📚 5 Books I Wish I’d Read in My First Years as a Founder

As a first-time founder, your highs are the highest and your lows can break you if you fail to see the valuable lesson they can unlock.

Looking back, I realize there are a handful of books that I wish I had discovered much earlier — books that could have saved me from the headaches, sleepless nights, and moments of doubt that were a recurring theme during those first years.

To summarise my Aha! moments and hopefully help someone’s journey I’ve decided to start a series of posts about the “5 Books I Wish I’d Read in My First Years as a Founder”, and share some insights and personal lessons that shaped my path.

Whether you’re just starting your entrepreneurial journey or have been in the game for a while, here’s an invitation to join me and add your nuggets of wisdom. The first post should be coming soon and I’m also looking forward to learning about some books that guided your journey as well.

🤔 Looking back, what are the books you wish you had read much earlier in your career? And why?

🚀 Let’s learn & grow together!

📚 And, here are the books:

1. “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni on building teams
2. “Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss on negotiation
3. “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz on the struggles you face as an entrepreneur
4. “The 4 Disciplines of Execution” by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey on executing your strategy
5. “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention” by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer