HBR's 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups (featuring Bonus Article “Why the Lean Startup Changes Everything” by Steve Blank)

The best entrepreneurs balance brilliant business ideas with a rigorous commitment to serving their customers' needs.If you read nothing else on entrepreneurship and startups read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your company for enduring success.Leading experts and practitioners such as Clayton Christensen Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman provide the insights and advice that will inspire you toUnderstand what makes entrepreneurial leaders tickKnow what matters in a great business planAdopt lean startup practices such as business model experimentationBe prepared for the race for scale in Silicon ValleyBetter understand the world of venture capital--and know what you'll get along with VC fundingTake an alternative approach to entrepreneurship buy an existing business and run it as CEOThis collection of articles includes Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader by Timothy Butler How to Write a Great Business Plan by William A. Sahlman Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything by Steve Blank The President of SRI Ventures on Bringing Siri to Life by Norman Winarsky In Search of the Next Big Thing an interview with Marc Andreessen by Adi Ignatius Six Myths About Venture Capitalists by Diane Mulcahy Chobani's Founder on Growing a Start-Up Without Outside Investors by Hamdi Ulukaya Network Effects Aren’t Enough by Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman Blitzscaling an interview with Reid Hoffman by Tim Sullivan Buying Your Way into Entrepreneurship by Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff and The Founder's Dilemma by Noam Wasserman.