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.
2 books on Investing for growth & scaling
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Pay yourself first and let savings compound.
Through a set of parables set in ancient Babylon, the book teaches timeless principles of personal finance such as saving at least a tenth of what you earn and putting...
1 founder recommends Get the book ↗
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The founding text of free-market economics.
Smith's landmark treatise is the first comprehensive system of political economy, treating economics as a subject in its own right. He argues that the division of...
Questions, answered
What books do founders recommend?
Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like The Richest Man in Babylon and The Wealth of Nations. 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.
