The Founder Bookshelf

Books founders recommend to each other. Browse by topic or by where you are as you grow, mark what you've read, and add what's next.

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2 books on Founder Memoirs

  1. Backstage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years cover
    Backstage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years

    Montek Singh Ahluwalia

    An insider's account of the reforms that powered India's growth.

    Backstage is part memoir and part economic history, recounting Ahluwalia's role in India's liberalization and high-growth years. He offers a behind-the-scenes view of...

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    The Z Factor

    Subhash Chandra with Pranjal Sharma

    How a small-town outsider built India's first private TV empire.

    The Z Factor is the autobiography of Subhash Chandra, founder of Zee TV and the Essel Group. He recounts his rise from a family grain-trading business in Haryana to...

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