r/startups · 2019
Most-mentioned books in r/startups during 2019
This page ranks books by exact tracked mentions in r/startups within the published source unit for 2019. Counts come from the reconciled subreddit-by-month matrix; a source unit may be a bounded sample.
#1 The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Eric Ries tells founders to ship a broken version on purpose, collect data, and repeat until the market stops ignoring them.
#2 Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Phil Knight recounts selling Japanese running shoes out of a car trunk in 1962 and the 26-year scramble to turn that bet into Nike.
#3 Inspired
Marty Cagan
Marty Cagan's manual for what product management actually is — written for teams that are tired of treating PM as a project coordinator role.
#4 The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz on the decisions nobody prepares you for: layoffs, firings, and the WFIO moments every real company survives or doesn't.