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Startup Reading List

My friend Chrissie is taking over a startup that Kyle and I had started in June but set aside because we got too busy, and she asked me to put together a reading list for first time entrepreneurs. So, here we go…

~~Marc Andreesen’s startup guide series~~ Oh no, I think he deleted them all! Here’s what I could find thanks to google and the internet archive. READ EVERY SINGLE ONE:
Part 1 - Why not to do a startup

Part 2 - When the VCs say no

Part 3 - “But I Don’t Know Any VCs!”

Part 4 - The only thing that matters

Part 5 - The Moby Dick theory of big companies

Part 6 - How much funding is too much funding?

Part 7 - Why a startup’s initial business plan doesn’t matter much

Part 8 - Hiring, managing, promoting, and firing executives

Eric Ries and Steve Blank’s customer development blogs

Josh Kopelman’s blog, especially his post on the Penny Gap

Most essays by Paul Graham, like yesterday’s essay on being Ramen Profitable and Startups in 13 Sentences.

Umair Haque on helping your customers create value for themselves, instead of extracting as much from your customers as you can.

Josh Porter’s blog on social web design, like activity-centered design, the social web usage lifecycle, etc. Actually, just go read his book.

Definitely the book Founders at Work.

Steve Barsh’s talk on de-risking.

Fred Wilson’s A VC blog. Start with the Freemium post, if you’re brand new to the industry. Other excellent VCs to read are Bijan, Albert, and Brad.

For all of your marketing needs, Seth Godin is your man.

Do you have suggestions for the reading list?