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.

4 books on Branding & Storytelling for finding pmf

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    Ann Handley

    In a content-flooded world, clear writing is your competitive edge.

    A practical handbook for producing high-quality marketing content across every channel. Handley argues that in the digital age everyone is a writer, and the quality of...

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    John Caples

    Test everything; the audience decides what works.

    A foundational text on direct-response advertising built on rigorous split-testing of real campaigns. Caples shows that small changes, especially to headlines, can...

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    Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha

    Run your career like a startup: adapt, network, and take smart risks.

    Hoffman and Casnocha argue that everyone should manage their career with the same strategies entrepreneurs use to build companies: permanent beta, competitive...

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    Zag

    Marty Neumeier

    When everybody zigs, zag.

    Neumeier's central thesis is radical differentiation: when everyone else zigs, the winning brand zags. The book offers a 17-step checklist for finding and executing a...

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