To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to juggle several hats at the same time. Identifying a problem and developing a scalable solution is the easy bit. Your initial days as a founder may be spent coding and refining the technical architecture, but then comes a concerted effort on streamlining operations, drumming up sales, and executing a marketing strategy.
In an ideal scenario, founders already have experience in what it takes to build a company. They might have worked different jobs in the past or have a fancy college degree which will, at the very least, point them in the right direction. But startups are tricky; be prepared to dig deep and get your hands dirty. Fortunately there’s a wealth of advice out there from people who’ve achieved brilliant things and want to give their knowledge to others like them. In no particular order, here are four books every aspiring tech founder should read.
1. Zero to One – Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel needs no introduction. As the co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, the American entrepreneur has done and seen it all. In his book, which Forbes says “makes you feel superhuman”, Peter outlines how great companies are born out of nothing. Zero to One urges founders to look at areas which are underserved and where they can carve out a niche – building a loyal base of customers which you can use as a foundation to scale.
Peter knows what he’s talking about – after all his net worth is approximately US$2.2 billion. Other chapters in his book talk about the nature of competition, the essence of building products investors will be interested in, and how it’s essential to have a great team.
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