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Several great business books come out every month. It’s not possible to read them all, but the best business books attract readers and positive reviews even long after their publication dates.
Further down the page, you’ll find more business book recommendations for this month. Many of these books are fantastic as well as they will help entrepreneurs at every level.
1. I Came Upon a Lighthouse by Shantanu Naidu
I told him that when I write a book, I would write about another side of him and not just historic events or business milestones. I would write about us and our adventures together, and how I saw him, colors and shades of him unknown to the world. Life beyond the great steel wall of ‘industry doyen’.
He agreed. ‘There cannot be one book that captures everything … So you do your thing, give your perspective.’
It was their shared empathy for homeless dogs that sparked an unlikely friendship. In 2014, Shantanu Naidu, an automobile design engineer in his early twenties, developed an Read More..
2. Dream With Your Eyes Open by Ronnie Screwvala
Like the book’s advice, it’s not something you could read overnight and know it all the next morning. It’s more like a Guide to get you going in your start-up life.
Ronnie Screwala writes in such simple English and with such good examples that it makes you only believe how you could also be an Entrepreneur one day. Ronnie has mentioned his start and struggle, this book will give you great insight from an Indian perspective but since it covers film and entertainment so you can expect high growth and bigger challenges. Read More..
3. LifePass by Payal Kadakia
Introducing The LifePass Method: A unique method of goal setting from the founder of ClassPass that will help you hone in on your feelings, screen out unnecessary distractions, and live a successful and fulfilling life based on your deepest desires. When Payal Kadakia let go of the pressure to achieve a traditional kind of success, she tuned in to her calling and built ClassPass into a multi-million-pound company. In LifePass, she shares the unique how she changed her approach to not just business, but to her life.
In LifePass, you will learn how to:
– Focus on what’s meaningful to you
– Embrace all parts of your identity Read More..
4. The High-Performance Entrepreneur by Subroto Bagchi
‘Highly readable, crisply written inspirational reading for any new Indian entrepreneur’—Frontline Difficult though setting up a business is, becoming a high-performance entrepreneur is harder still. And yet, of the many thousands who try, there are those who go on to become successful; some even graduate to setting up companies that hold their own against the toughest competition, becoming icons of achievement. In The High-performance Entrepreneur, Subroto Bagchi, co-founder, and chief operating officer of MindTree Consulting, draws upon his own highly successful experience to offer guidance from the idea stage to the IPO level. This includes how to decide when one is ready to launch an enterprise, selecting a team, defining the values Read More..
5. Everything Is Out of Syllabus by Varun Duggirala
Life seldom comes with an instruction manual or a guidebook. It’s often messy and unpredictable too. While our education may prepare us for situations covered within its set syllabus, most of life happens outside this realm and this leaves us grappling with questions around work, life, and everything in between. Hence, this book.
Varun Duggirala has survived and thrived in a system that throws curveballs at us without the tools to actually overcome them. In Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he offers answers to important questions like:
What is the true meaning of success? Read More..
6. The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia
Cracks are forming in the myth of the VC-funded, IPO-driven billion-dollar company. They’re unprofitable, unethical, and unsustainable – so why bother chasing unicorns? The Minimalist Entrepreneur is the manifesto for a new generation of founders who would rather build great companies than big ones.
Packed with hard-won, battle-tested lessons from Lavingia’s own journey of building Gumroad, The Minimalist Entrepreneur teaches founders how to start from anywhere to build any kind of software-enabled business. You will learn how to:
Resist investments that set you up to fail;
Run a tight ship amid the rise of the gig economy Read More..
7. 7 things you should not ignore as a businessman by Mandeep Brar
The Author of the book Mr. Mandeep Brar says, ‘In my journey of ten years, I committed several mistakes, but one thing I never stopped was learning from my failures. In this book, I have tried explaining those things, which can benefit you as a budding entrepreneur. Through my learning, I want to preserve your time and money by explaining all the mistakes others and I have made. After splurging lots of money, I took ten years to acquire and implement all these things in my career. I hope you can read the squeeze of my ten years of personal experience from this book in a few days to benefit yourself in your career. I have tried my best to meet the expectations of everyone who are thinking of starting their own business or are wanting to ascend it to Read More..
8. Are You Made to Do Business with Your Father? by Ayush Soni
This book is all about the personal experience of the Author Ayush Soni. In this book, he has shared his personal experience, while he started working with his father, and from his experience and study, he had explained to the readers of this book through various important subjects and with examples whether a son is made to work with his father. And after you find out the right answer to the question, He also had elaborated on how to deal with it in a manner that will help you grow the business.
There are some real points in this book which is highlighted in simple language for readers to understand. The book is pretty insightful. Must read for people in a family business. Read More..
9. Design Your Personal Brand Presence by Diya Asrani
In this book, Diya Asrani has taken a simple, personalized yet impactful approach towards the concept of personal branding. She highlights a subtle amalgamation of her own stories with a timeless perspective of one’s role as a brand presence in the industry. Fighting through the dilemma of figuring out ways to grow her business and get more clients effortlessly, she has built an evergreen presence that gets her clients effortlessly. This book is a guiding light for many entrepreneurs and knowledge-givers seeking help in building and designing a presence that’s profitable, impactful, and assertive. Diya approaches the concept in a casual yet excitingly coachable way that grabs the attention and helps the reader take action. We all know getting Read More..
10. Back On Your Feet by Neha Lagoo Ratnakar
“We’re not here to transform society overnight. We’ll focus on one person, one family, and one career at a time – and it all begins with you.” – Neha Lagoo Ratnakar
We, women, often witness life passing us by, especially when we take a break to focus on our families. We try to live up to the labels put on us by society – mother, wife, daughter. We ignore the itch to do something more with our talents. Why? We’re afraid of what others will say, of making mistakes, and all too often, of our own success.
Although our fears tell us it’s impossible, you can restart your career after a break. Are you ready to ignore those fears and get started? You’re not alone! Read More..
