Looking for a little business guidance? Some entrepreneurial inspiration? Want to feel productive while sitting on the beach / by the pool this summer? Then dig into this list of recommended business books, compiled by the users at Quora.com.
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Rework by Jason Fried and Davind Heinemeir Hansson
Seth Godin was mentioned in general about six times with varying books (Purple Cow, Linchpin, All Marketers are Liars
The Art Of War by Sun Tzu (Mentioned twice for business strategy)
Malcolm Gladwell’s books were each mentioned twice. (The Tipping Point, Outliers, Blink)
Innovators Dilemma and Innovators Solution by Clayton Christensen
Do More Faster by Brad Feld and David Cohen
Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Four Steps to Epiphany by Steve Blank
And from the Kutenda team:
Kevin Brown (VP of Sales)
- Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
- Influence by Robert Cialdini
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes and Jay Conrad Levinson
Ginevra Figg (Director of Marketing)
- Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
- Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (Zappos.com)
- Rework by Jason Fried and Davind Heinemeir Hansson
Mike Cooch (CEO)
- Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish
- The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
- The Great Game of Business: Unlocking the Power and Profitability of Open-Book Management by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham
James Omdahl (Director of Online Marketing)
- Reimagine by Tom Peters
- All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
- Web Analytics 2.0 by Avinash Kaushik
Never underestimate the power of a good book to get you re-energized! Happy reading.







