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.
3 books on Hiring, Team & Culture for leading at scale
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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...
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A founder returns to rescue the company he built.
Howard Schultz tells how he returned as CEO of Starbucks in 2008 to lead a turnaround as the company faltered amid overexpansion and the financial crisis. He recounts...
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Effectiveness is a habit anyone can learn.
Drucker argues that effectiveness, doing the right things, is a discipline that can be learned rather than an innate talent. He lays out practices including managing...
Questions, answered
What books do founders recommend?
Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like Dhandha: How Gujaratis Do Business, Onward, and The Effective Executive. 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.
