There are thousands of books on entrepreneurship available on the market. Which ones are actually worth reading? Are there any really inspiring ones? Let’s look at books suggested by some of StartTech Ventures/Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem CEO’s and team leaders. Very useful suggestions from real entrepreneurs and experienced business owners who know how to appreciate a good read!
Dimitris Tsingos, StartTech Ventures CEO (www.starttech.vc) suggests:
Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life. Written by Eugene O’Kelly.
Eugene O’Kelly was Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms; he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close friends. At 53 he was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given 3-6 months to live. Chasing Daylight is the account of his final journey, focusing not on how someone can prepare to die but on how one should live.
Athanasios Papagellis, CTO of Epignosis (www.efrontlearning.net & www.talentlms.com) suggests:
Rework. Written by Jason Fried & David Hansson.
Had enough with reading business advice on how to make a business plan? Or how to make a proper marketing strategy?
Rework is shows you a better, faster, easier way…well, it is sure is a different way to succeed in business. Read it and you’ll find out useful insights on why plans can be harmful, why you don’t need to be a workaholic or why you might not even need an office.
Obviously, Jason Fried, the author makes an attempt to prove that….there is no excuse if you want to make business. Start working, be productive and follow the interesting ideas the books suggests in order to be inspired and provoked.
Andrew Hughes, CEO of AbZorba Games (www.abzorbagames.com) suggests:
Key Performance Indicators – The 75 measures every manager need to know by Bernard Marr.
Andrew calls this book an indispensable read and he is right. This book is aimed at making your life easier by defining KPIs, explaining how and when they should be used and providing a rich library of KPIs that have been proven to significantly improve performance. The book presents case examples to illustrate the selection and use of the KPIs and provides tools such as KPI selection templates and Key Performance Questions to help you apply the most appropriate KPIs effectively in your business.
Vaggelis Mihalopoulos, Flipnode CTO (www.sologateway.com) suggests:
The author Eric Ries (born 1979) is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author recognized for pioneering the Lean Startup movement, a new-business strategy which directs startup companies to allocate their resources as efficiently as possible. He is also a well-known blogger within the technology entrepreneur community.
This book is all about knowing how to avoid failure for your startup, about a new brave approach to business, about adapting and adjusting to new environments. About thinking Lean on entrepreneurship.
Giorgos Kripotos, Insurance Manager CEO (www.insurancemanager.gr) suggests:
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
Venture deals are now on the spotlight. This book is a reliable resource for everyone wishing to be involved in deal of this kind!
