I enjoy reading about startups, entrepreneurs and online community development. Stories that describe how other entrepreneurs overcome adversity are the best. Especially if I can directly relate their stories to my current situation as I work on my latest project. Below are books, magazines and websites that made my reading list. Check back often for updates.
Books
The Web Startup Success Guide – By Bob Walsh
The Jelly Effect: How To Make Your Communication Stick – By Andy Bounds
Brewing Up a Business: Adventures In Beer From The Founder Of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – By Sam Calagione
Enchantment – By Guy Kawasaki
Out of Character: Surprising Truths About The Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking In All Of Us – By David Desteno, Piercarlo Valdesolo
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference – By Malcolm Gladwell
Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive And Others Die – By Chip and Dan Heath
Switch: How To Change Things When Change Is Hard – By Chip and Dan Heath
SuperBusiness: How I Started SuperJam From My Gran’s Kitchen – By Fraser Doherty
We The Media. Grassroots Journalism By The People, For The People – By Dan Gillmor
Steve Jobs: The Brilliant Mind Behind Apple – By Anthony Imbimbo
Walt Disney: A Biography – By Louise Krasniewicz
Don’t Make Me Think – By Steve Krug
Community Building On The Web – By Amy Jo Kim
Free: The Future Of A Radical Price – By Chris Anderson
Magazines
Technology Review
Inc.
2600 – The Hacker Quarterly
Websites
Top 25 Blog For Internet Entrepreneurs
Wired.com
PressThink.com
JoelOnSoftware.com
Videos
Getting Your Story Straight
Leave me a comment if you’ve read any of these books or have any other recommendations.