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.
5 books on Strategy for fundraising
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The wildest corporate takeover battle of the 1980s, told in full.
Barbarians at the Gate is a detailed account of the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, the largest of its era. It follows the egos, bankers, and executives who...
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Win the deal by controlling the frame, not just the facts.
Klaff presents his STRONG method for pitching, built on the idea that every interaction is a collision of psychological frames and the stronger frame wins. He draws on...
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How values and culture scaled Starbucks one cup at a time.
Howard Schultz tells the story of how he transformed Starbucks from a small Seattle bean roaster into a worldwide brand built on the Italian espresso bar experience....
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The craft of designing slides that actually communicate.
Duarte presents a practical methodology for designing presentation slides, covering everything from data visualization and typography to building a coherent visual...
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Everything is negotiable if you know how power and time work.
Cohen argues that negotiation is a pervasive part of daily life and that almost everything is negotiable. He frames every negotiation around three variables: power,...
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