Recommended Reading

The following authors, entrepreneurs, and investors have blazed the trail to make The Agile Startup possible. In no particular order, the following books, articles, and blogs are highly recommended reading. The author’s writings, philosophies, and methodologies are referenced throughout The Agile Startup.

  • Steve Blank
    • Blog—http://steveblank.com/
    • Book—The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf (Pescadero, CA: K&S Ranch Press, 2012)
  • Brad Feld
    • Blog—Feld Thoughts—www.feld.com/wp/
    • Book—Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, and Dick Costolo (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2012)
  • Guy Kawasaki
    • Blog—http://blog.guykawasaki.com/
    • Book—The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki (New York: Penguin Group, 2004)
  • Eric Ries
    • Blog—www.startuplessonslearned.com/
    • Book—The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries (New York: Crown Business, 2011)
  • Mark Suster
  • Alexander Osterwalder
    • Book—Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
  • Peter Drucker
    • Book—Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker (New York: HarperCollins, 2006)
  • Geoffrey Moore

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