A Good Hard Kick In the Ass: Basic Training for Entrepreneurs – by Austin’s own Rob Adams, 2002
A Primer on Technology Licensing – Gregory J. Battersby and Charles W. Grimes, 1996
Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation - Larry Downes and Paul Nunes, 2014
Blue Ocean Strategy (Expanded Edition) - W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, 2015
Business Model Generation - Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur, 2010
How to Win Friends and Influence People - by Dale Carnegie, 1936
If You Build It They Will Come – by Austin’s own Rob Adams, 2010
Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity - Hugh MacLeod, 2009
Lincoln on Leadership – Donald Phillips, 1992
Naturally Caffeinated: Addicted to Entrepreneurship - by Austin's own Steve Guengerich, 2015
Term Sheets and Valuations – Alex Wilmerding, 2006
The E-Myth Revisited - Michael E. Gerber, 1995
The Four Lenses of Innovation - Rowan Gibson, 2015
The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steve Gary Blank, 2005
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement - Eliyahu M. Goldratt, 1984
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change The Way You Do Business - Clayton M. Christenen, 1997
The Innovators's Toolkit: 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth - David Silverstein, Philip Samuel, Neil DeCarlo, 2009
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries, 2011
The Medici Effect – Frans Johannsson, 2006
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, 2012.
The Startup Owner's Manual - Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, 2012. A must ready for any startup founder.
The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career - Reid Hoffman, 2012
The Successful Marketing Plan: A Disciplined and Comprehensive Approach - Roman G. Hiebing Jr. and Scott W. Cooper, 2003. Great reference book for startups.
The Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price - Laurence G. Weinzimmer and Jim McConoughey, 2012
Venture Deals – Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, 2011
Legal
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Silicon Hills Lawyer - an Austin startup lawyer helps startups and founders navigate through startup law and venture capital. A phenomenal site with a plethora of useful information by José Ancer.
Traverse Legal - Intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, and patents) and internet law. Brian A. Hall is professional, knowledgeable, responsive and efficient.
Upcounsel - Startup Law Resources. This lawyer-run page provides free, in-depth answers to hundreds of FAQs that business owners should be aware of prior to launch. Topics touch on: raising venture capital, protecting intellectual property, incorporating a startup, and everything in between.
Networking and Events
ATX Startup Crawl – A pub crawl for Austin startups to network and socialize
Austin Startup Digest - Curated by Josh Baer (the Executive Director of the Capital Factory). Sign up now!
Austin Tech Happy Hour – Lists upcoming happy hours for the tech community throughout Austin
TeXchange - TeXchange promotes the entrepreneurial environment in Texas and develops the next generation of executives for technology and life sciences companies. The Austin chapter brings together subject matter experts, industry thought leaders and proven entrepreneurs for informative and educational discussions on current topics in business.
Global Startup News - Global Startup News (GSN) is a curated resource, showcasing hard-to-find, early-stage technology companies, and related startup industry news from around the world.
Business Rockstars - Entrepreneurial business community driven by broadcast, mobile and social media. Huge amount of entrepreneurial content provided by Ken Rutkowski (Fellow WIU alum!) and his team.
Email Verifier - If you are not quite sure if you have the correct email format use this free service to see if the email is valid.
Factiva - want to do a quick "news run" but can't afford Dow Jones Factiva? Head to the Austin Public Library and get your card to get access to Factiva (must be an Austin resident). It has more than 26,000 sources from 159 countries in 22 languages, plus company reports and current and historical market data.
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