Nigel Eccles, an entrepreneur and a friend, wrote this post on Techcrunch raving about Steven Blank’s book. He’s not the first and won’t be the last – Blank’s book is one of the best I’ve seen in the space. It is does the most poignant job of clarifying the difference between a painkiller and a vitamin.
Nigel’s post reminded me of the starter pack I used to give first-time entrepreneurs at Accel. It might be useful to list these books out for my readers.
Business plans: New Business Road Test by John Mullins (not quite a business plan book, but the best I’ve seen in the category)
Building the right product: Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steven Blank (also not quite a business plan book, but insightful and a must-read)
Term sheets: Term Sheets & Valuations by Alex Wilmerding
Entrepreneurial economics: Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
Entrepreneurial marketing: Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
I think all of these are must reads for any entrepreneur or venture capitalist.
