Before I get to the list of books about entrepreneurship, let me be very clear about what a startup is. I’m stealing this definition directly from The Lean Startup by Eric Reis (one of the books I’m going to recommend you read).

A startup is an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom.

Therefore, whether you are starting a new organization or working within an organization, you can be an entrepreneur. Companies such as Intuit (market cap of $19.2B) consider themselves start-ups and actively endeavor to create entrepreneurs throughout the organization.

If you are seeking to be an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, change agent, etc, then this is a must read list for you.

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