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
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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...
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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,...
Questions, answered
What books do founders recommend?
Founders on the eChai network recommend titles like How to Win Friends and Influence People and The Practice of Management. 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.
