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 Productivity & Habits for leading at scale

  1. How to Win Friends and Influence People cover

    Dale Carnegie

    Win people over by genuinely caring about them first.

    Carnegie distills timeless principles for getting along with and influencing others: avoid criticism, give honest appreciation, see things from the other person's...

  2. The Practice of Management cover

    Peter F. Drucker

    The book that turned management into a discipline.

    Drucker's foundational text argues that management is a distinct, learnable practice rather than an accident of personality. It introduces management by objectives,...

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