If You Have These Books, You Probably Don't Need a Mentor

当我们的父母辈的成员锻造出自己的职业生涯，这是很难达到你的技能不按传统大学路线。这些日子，然而，一个正规的教育就是，你可以利用，以建立您的业务技能的选项之一，很少有人知道，比最新的智能类，精明，而且足智多谋的企业家这更好。

胡利萨阿尔塞，笔者My (Underground) American Dream, says she used her spare time reading career books, which helped her plan out how to go from being an intern to being the vice president at Goldman Sachs—in just five years. "I stayed with family an hour and a half away to save on rent, and I used the commute to read卡内基沟通与人际关系两次，“她告诉CNBC，那么，”我看书等之后，想出了一个计划与成功有约."

To follow suit, we tapped 14 entrepreneurs to find out which books were instrumental in starting their businesses.You don't need to spend thousands of dollars on courses—just start with these smart and seriously serviceable books.

“这本书由本·霍罗威茨是围绕着我展开降落伞的时间公布。作为硅谷最成功的企业家之一，他对管理的挑战咨询在企业的早期阶段是非常有用的。我最宝贵的外卖中培养和维持一个CEO的心态。在他的领导技巧是无价的，因为我导航就如何进一步我的生意艰难的决定，”凯说。

“I read砂砾early on, and it demonstrated to me that you just have to keep trying and perfecting your craft and continue innovating. I recommend it to any business owner, as often when you're working on your own, you can get into a bit of a rut or even become complacent.砂砾提醒了我继续下去，并继续工作，以推动我的业务向前发展。Everyone needs a bit of grit!" says Tran.

“我的一个很好的朋友给我的一个副本战争的艺术。It's not a 'sit down and read it in one session' type of book. But I was facing some challenging moments, and she left a copy on my desk with a note that said 'you need this.' I opened a page randomly, and it said, 'Know yourself, and you will win all battles.' It resonated immediately with me.有时创始公司就像是一个战争：你需要纪律，比赛计划，信心，以及了解敌人（竞争）。我把它放在我的办公桌时刻时，我发现事情艰难。It's not always relevant, but sometimes, it's a better pep talk than any inspirational Instagram post," says Kennedy.

“狗鞋is absolutely incredible. He has a unique story and has obviously built Nike into a global icon. In his memoir, he doesn't just highlight the successes he's had, but he's also candid about the struggles of doing something different and new. It's illuminating, relatable, funny, and inspiring—everything you need in a good read," says Fulop.

“Delivering Happiness就是这样一个伟大的书，因为它把一个巨大的重点放在企业文化和员工士气。当建立一个企业，有这么多的事情要考虑，收入，支出，增长和雇佣，等等，所有这一切都是您成功的关键。它可以是很难知道什么优先。我已经从谢家华的书了解到，从我在镀时间，是，如果你专注于你的员工和投资早期建设一个积极和支持的文化，一切将水到渠成。”卡普说。

“这是关于神经科学，心理学之间的美丽交汇书讲座，和行为经济学的变化轻微的行为让你（和你的团队），每天有一个真棒一天。为枢纽的企业家，当有这么多的外在因素，你不能控制，”他说。

“One of the leadership books I enjoy rereading is沉思由马可奥勒留。即使它写于公元180年，他的许多关于领导力的想法仍然是那么重要和鼓舞人心的今天。其中的教训，我生活的尝试是不要让自己染上消极，判断和悲观情绪，并与善良，同情，和开放的心脏，而不是领导，”冯哈伯说。

“While I didn't read精益启动直到大约一年后，我开始Farmgirl花，它是一个工具性的书，我搞清楚如何通过早年导航业务。它给了我许可年初推出，改变了企业的主要方面迅速，没有很多大张旗鼓的。这让我不拿失败所以个人，看他们感激的学习机会。而作为一个完美主义者，这表明我让一些事情的重要性，去争取毅力和灵活性之间的平衡，” Stembel说。

“This memoir is about author Haruki Murakami's pursuits of running and writing, but it speaks to much more than that—it's about taking risks, making sacrifices, developing discipline, overcoming fear, and building resilience. I tend to read a lot of business books, but more often than not, the non-business books (like this one) are the ones that provide the most inspiration to me as I build Mend," says Huerta.

“Mark Globe defines the importance of shifting the focus from the product to people. Being restlessly imaginative, it is crucial that you are communicating your designs but also understanding it through your consumers' eyes and through head and heart emotional connections. The greatest lesson I learned is that there's no getting there without your team. It's that simple, and it cannot be overemphasized," says Malone.

“我吸引到书籍，多任务（比如我）：书籍工作和生活的影响最近，我读了（我建议你阅读）选项B通过桑德伯格。这是一个提醒不要放弃，但是将他救出，无论多么大或小的障碍。当你运行一个企业里是灵活的就是它的所有关于事物每天都在变化她的哲学，你可能需要改变方向或修改你的计划是非常适用的。而她的消息是简单而有效的。不管是什么，只是。保持。去，”卡普兰说。

“我喜欢这本书，因为它教你永远不会想当然任何东西。如果你接近你的业务的每一个元素作为创新的潜在的机会，你会不会觉得停滞不前。这本书给你的攻击问题的过程。没有人本书可以教你如何经营自己的公司。然而，这一个就如何界定和克服沿途的问题伟大的工具，”沙阿说。

你已经创建了一个公司吗？请告诉我们起步的时候什么书是有助的。