The Bookshelf

Books founders recommend to each other.

Browse by topic or by where you are as you grow, mark what you have read, and add what is next.

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Topic

As you grow

1 book on Hiring, Team & Culture

  1. Dhandha: How Gujaratis Do Business cover

    The instinct, grit, and trading sense behind Gujarati business success.

    Dhandha profiles several successful Gujarati entrepreneurs, including a diamond merchant, a New York Life insurance agent, a motel owner, and hotel and manufacturing...

    1 founder recommends Get the book ↗

Questions, answered

What books do founders recommend?

Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like Dhandha: How Gujaratis Do Business. The bookshelf ranks books by how many founders have read them.

Where can I find a startup reading list?

The eChai founder bookshelf is a curated, founder-recommended reading list you can browse by topic (fundraising, product, hiring) and by stage.

How is the bookshelf ordered?

By recommendation: the more founders mark a book read, the higher it ranks. You can also sort by newest or A to Z.

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