At MentorCruise, we are all about making the most out of the experience of others. As part of that, we've connected and asked dozens of experts and professionals about their favourite Entrepreneurship books – and here are the answers.
Did you know? We have over 3,000 mentors available right now!
Understanding the concepts of Entrepreneurship starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.
Business Adventures by John Brooks is a collection of twelve stories based on historic business events, providing insights into the unpredictable nature of the corporate world and lessons we can learn from past failures and successes.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
transforming a company into a superorganism that kills the competition.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest, and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
Most people look for wealth in all the wrong places. From dropshipping and startups to grinding for promotions, you might believe you have to trade your life to be one of the few who win. But the truly rich know these paths are paved with delusion and false promises.
In Main Street Millionaire, Codie Sanchez teaches you the path the wealthy really walk. Instead of risking it all with little…
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
Girl Code is a roadmap for female entrepreneurs, professional women, "side hustlers" (those with a day job plus a part-time small business), and anyone in between. This book won't teach you how to build a multimillion-dollar company. It won't teach you about systems or finance.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies" is a business book written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. The book outlines the key characteristics and habits of successful companies that have managed to stand the test of time and remain competitive in their respective industries.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
These books are not required for you to learn Entrepreneurship, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.
When Derek Sivers started CD Baby, he wasn’t planning on building a major business. He was a successful independent musician who just wanted to sell his CDs online. When no one would help him do it, he set out on his own and built an online store from scratch. He started in 1998 by helping his friends sell their CDs. In 2000, he hired his first employee. Eight years later, he sold CD Baby for …
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s blog. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how diffi…
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau is a guide for aspiring entrepreneurs. It offers practical insights and case studies on starting and growing a business on a shoestring budget. The book emphasizes creativity, simplicity, and resourcefulness as key ingredients for success.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
Richard Branson talks about his life and business experiences, his success story as well as his failures, and takes his readers on a journey that is truly unique and brilliant in every way!
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
The Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Steve Blank is an entrepreneurial guidebook that outlines a practical approach to launching successful products by emphasizing customer discovery, validation, creation, and development.
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
You've got your basics in order – time to move on to some advanced and specialized concepts. Entrepreneurship is evolving every day, these books can help you master it.
From the creator of Valuetainment, the number-one YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals.
Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in fro…
Recommended by the experts and mentors at MentorCruise
This list is curated by MentorCruise and can include Amazon affiliate links. Have any other suggestions? Add here.
There is no better source of accountability and motivation than having a personal mentor. What used to be impossible to find is now just two clicks away! All mentors are vetted & hands-on!
We’ve already delivered 1-on-1 mentorship to thousands of students, professionals, managers and executives. Even better, they’ve left an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 for our mentors.
"Naz is an amazing person and a wonderful mentor. She is supportive and knowledgeable with extensive practical experience. Having been a manager at Netflix, she also knows a ton about working with teams at scale. Highly recommended."
"Brandon has been supporting me with a software engineering job hunt and has provided amazing value with his industry knowledge, tips unique to my situation and support as I prepared for my interviews and applications."
"Sandrina helped me improve as an engineer. Looking back, I took a huge step, beyond my expectations."
"Andrii is the best mentor I have ever met. He explains things clearly and helps to solve almost any problem. He taught me so many things about the world of Java in so a short period of time!"
"Greg is literally helping me achieve my dreams. I had very little idea of what I was doing – Greg was the missing piece that offered me down to earth guidance in business."
"Anna really helped me a lot. Her mentoring was very structured, she could answer all my questions and inspired me a lot. I can already see that this has made me even more successful with my agency."
