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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.

1 book on Investing for fundraising

  1. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator cover

    Edwin Lefevre

    A century-old trader's tale on greed, fear, and timing.

    Told as the memoir of speculator Larry Livingston, the book traces a trader's rise, ruin, and recovery across early twentieth century markets. It captures the...

Questions, answered

What books do founders recommend?

Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. 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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