The Entrepreneur’s Faces, book review: A compendium of startup storiesIf you like magazine profiles of startup founders and entrepreneurs, this book is a veritable compendium, whatever you think of its somewhat contrived structure.January 11, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Startups
Startup Myths and Models, book review: A quirky guide to Startup LandPacked with anecdotes and experience, but also with rather pointless analogies, this by turns enlightening and irritating book promises to help you navigate the perilous world of startups.June 23, 2020 by Mary Branscombe in Startups
A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs, book review: Insights from the VC worldThis chatty but comprehensive book picks the brains of key investors and startup coaches to learn about investing in and running new businesses.May 4, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Startups
What You Know About Startups Is Wrong, book review: Puncturing the mythsVC and serial entrepreneur KP Reddy offers advice, anecdotes and common sense in this useful, if somewhat discursive, book.April 30, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Startups
Platform Strategy, book review: Business models for connected marketsThis authoritative book explains how platforms connect different customer groups to enable transactions, allowing businesses to scale and create value.January 18, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Startups
The San Francisco Fallacy, book review: Unconventional wisdomJonathan Siegel's book challenges the received wisdom about startup culture, and is a useful reference for anyone thinking of creating or joining a new business.November 3, 2017 by Mary Branscombe in Startups