Best Books On Product Innovation

What books should you read on the broad topic of product innovation? We set out to create the final list. We spent several hours researching the expert’s advice on product innovation books to read.

The result was a list of more than 102 recommended books on product innovation. We have then structured it by the most recommended books first – so what you see – is a prioritized list of the best books on product innovation. A clear winner with a 50% recommendation rate is The Lean Startup. Scroll down to see the other top contenders for your reading list.

#1 The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation To Create Radically Successful Businesses

recommended by 50%

#2 Innovation And Entrepreneurship

recommended by 40%

#3 The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change The Way You Do Business

recommended by 30%


#4 Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How To Create Uncontested Market Space And Make The Competition Irrelevant

recommended by 30%


#5 Seizing The White Space: Business Model Innovation For Growth And Renewal

recommended by 20%

#6 The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms To Fail (Management Of Innovation And Change)

recommended by 20%

#7 Ten Types Of Innovation: The Discipline Of Building Breakthroughs

recommended by 20%


#8 Business Model Generation: A Handbook For Visionaries, Game Changers, And Challengers (the Strategyzer Series)

recommended by 20%


#9 Open Innovation: The New Imperative For Creating And Profiting From Technology

recommended by 20%

#10 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way Of True Inspiration

recommended by 20%


#11 Democratizing Innovation (the Mit Press)

recommended by 20%


#12 This Is Service Design Thinking: Basics, Tools, Cases

recommended by 20%

Best Books On Mentoring And Coaching

We spent several hours researching books on Mentoring And Coaching. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Mentoring And Coaching on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 89 books about Mentoring And Coaching. We found the ultimate 10 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Mentoring And Coaching books out there. Here you go. The best books on Mentoring And Coaching.

#1 The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change The Way You Lead Forever

recommended by 33%

#2 Business Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies

recommended by 11%


#3 The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

recommended by 11%

#4 Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook Of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell

recommended by 11%


#5 Co-active Coaching, Fourth Edition: The Proven Framework For Transformative Conversations At Work And In Life

recommended by 11%

#6 Be Fearless: Change Your Life In 28 Days

recommended by 11%

#7 Identity Leadership: To Lead Others You Must First Lead Yourself

recommended by 11%

#8 Learning To Lead: The Journey To Leading Yourself, Leading Others, And Leading An Organization

recommended by 11%


#9 Athena Rising: How And Why Men Should Mentor Women

recommended by 11%


#10 Coaching And Mentoring For Work-life Balance

recommended by 6%

Best Books On Conflict Resolution

We spent several hours researching books on Conflict Resolution. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Conflict Resolution on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 76 books about Conflict Resolution. We found the ultimate 10 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Conflict Resolution books out there. Here you go. The best books on Conflict Resolution.

#1 Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most

recommended by 17%

#2 The Conflict Pivot: Turning Conflict Into Peace Of Mind

recommended by 11%


#3 Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

recommended by 11%

#4 The Dance Of Opposites: Explorations In Mediation, Dialogue And Conflict Resolution Systems

recommended by 6%


#5 Beyond Neutrality: Confronting

recommended by 6%

#6 The Conflict Paradox: Seven Dilemmas At The Core Of Disputes

recommended by 6%

#7 Managing Conflict: A Practical Guide To Resolution In The Workplace

recommended by 6%

#8 Crucial Accountability

recommended by 6%


#9 The Good Fight

recommended by 6%


#10 Why Are We Yelling?

recommended by 6%

Best Books On Recruiting

We spent several hours researching books on Recruiting. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Recruiting on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 90 books about Recruiting. We found the ultimate 13 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Recruiting books out there. Here you go. The best books on Recruiting.

#1 Social Media Recruitment: How To Successfully Integrate Social Media Into Recruitment Strategy

recommended by 27%

#2 The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide For Recruitment And Sourcing Professionals

recommended by 19%


#3 Who: The A Method For Hiring

recommended by 15%

#4 Hiring For Attitude: A Revolutionary Approach To Recruiting And Selecting People With Both Tremendous Skills And Superb Attitude

recommended by 15%


#5 Full Stack Recruiter: New Secrets Revealed

recommended by 12%

#6 The Savage Truth: Lessons In Leadership, Business And Life From 40 Years In Recruitment

recommended by 12%

#7 Talent Without Borders: Global Talent Acquisition For Competitive Advantage

recommended by 12%

#8 Recruitment And Selection: Strategies For Workforce Planning And Assessment

recommended by 12%


#9 Moneyball: The Art Of Winning An Unfair Game

recommended by 12%


#10 Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-based Hiring To Build Great Teams

recommended by 12%

#11 96 Great Interview Questions To Ask Before You Hire

recommended by 12%


#12 Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business

recommended by 12%


#13 The Talent Fix: A Leader’s Guide To Recruiting Great Talent

recommended by 12%

Best Books On Feedback

We spent several hours researching books on Feedback. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Feedback on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 65 books about Feedback. We found the ultimate 10 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Feedback books out there. Here you go. The best books on Feedback.

#1 Giving Effective Feedback

recommended by 21%

#2 The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team

recommended by 14%


#3 Work Rules!: Insights From Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live And Lead

recommended by 14%

#4 How The Way We Talk Can Change The Way We Work

recommended by 14%


#5 The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

recommended by 14%

#6 Thanks For The Feedback: The Science And Art Of Receiving Feedback Well

recommended by 14%

#7 Radical Candor

recommended by 14%

#8 Learner-Focused Feedback: 19 Strategies To Observe For Impact

recommended by 14%


#9 Feedback

recommended by 14%


#10 How To Perform Under Pressure: The Science Of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most

recommended by 7%

Best Books on Bootstrapping

We spent several hours researching books on Bootstrapping. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Bootstrapping on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 88 books about Bootstrapping . We found the ultimate 11 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Bootstrapping books out there. Here you go. The best books on Bootstrapping.

#1 Hooked: How To Build Habit-forming Products

recommended by 17%

#2 The Lean Startup

recommended by 11%

#3 Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

recommended by 11%

#4 Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup

recommended by 11%

#5 Jump Start Bootstrap: Get Up To Speed With Bootstrap In A Weekend

recommended by 11%

#6 Step By Step Bootstrap 3: A Quick Guide To Responsive Web Development Using Bootstrap 3

recommended by 11%

#7 Zero To Sold

recommended by 6%


#8 Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self To Your Biggest Challenges

recommended by 6%

#9 Lost And Founder

recommended by 6%

#10 The Four Steps To The Epiphany

recommended by 6%

#11 Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

recommended by 14%

#12 The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating And Avoiding The Pitfalls That Can Sink A Startup

recommended by 14%

Best books On Silicon Valley

We spent several hours researching books on Silicon Valley. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Silicon Valley on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 98 books about Silicon Valley. We found the ultimate 18 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Silicon Valley books out there. Here you go. The best books on Silicon Valley.

#1 Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies In A Silicon Valley Startup

recommended by 41%


#2 Zero To One: Notes On Startups, Or How To Build The Future

recommended by 23%

#3 Steve Jobs

recommended by 18%


#4 The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, And The Killer Companies Of The New Silicon Valley Are Changing The World

recommended by 18%

#5 Uncanny Valley

recommended by 18%

#6 Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune And Random Failure In Silicon Valley

recommended by 14%

#7 The Code: Silicon Valley And The Remaking Of America

recommended by 14%


#8 The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

recommended by 14%


#9 Brotopia: Breaking Up The Boys’ Club Of Silicon Valley

recommended by 14%

#10 Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, And The Quest For A Fantastic Future

recommended by 14%

#11 Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber

recommended by 9%

#12 Hackers: Heroes Of The Computer Revolution

recommended by 9%


#13 The Innovators: How A Group Of Hackers, Geniuses, And Geeks Created The Digital Revolution

recommended by 9%

#14 Hatching Twitter: A True Story Of Money, Power, Friendship, And Betrayal

recommended by 9%


#15 The Four: The Hidden Dna Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, And Google

recommended by 9%


#16 Valley Of Genius: The Uncensored History Of Silicon Valley (as Told By The Hackers, Founders, And Freaks Who Made It Boom)

recommended by 9%

#17 How The Internet Happened: From Netscape To The Iphone

recommended by 9%


#18 Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming Of Age

recommended by 9%

Best Books on Intrapreneurship

We spent several hours researching books on Intrapreneurship. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Intrapreneurship on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 99 books about Intrapreneurship. We found the ultimate 10 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Intrapreneurship books out there. Here you go. The best books on Intrapreneurship.

#1 The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation To Create Radically Successful Businesses

recommended by 19%


#2 The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms To Fail (Management Of Innovation And Change)

recommended by 13%

#3 Changing Your Company From The Inside Out: A Guide For Social Intrapreneurs

recommended by 13%


#4 Social Intrapreneurism And All That Jazz: How Business Innovators Are Helping To Build A More Sustainable World

recommended by 13%


#5 The Intrapreneur: Confessions Of A Corporate Insurgent

recommended by 13%

#6 Business Model Generation: A Handbook For Visionaries, Game Changers, And Challengers

recommended by 13%


#7 The Realities Of Small Business Innovation: Intrapreneurship, Innovation And Strategy

recommended by 6%


#8 Intrapreneurship And Sustainable Human Capital: Digital Transformation Through Dynamic Competences (studies On Entrepreneurship, Structural Change And Industrial Dynamics)

recommended by 6%

#9 Intrapreneurs: Who, What, How And Why

recommended by 6%

#10 Design A Better Business : New Tools, skills, And Mindset For Strategy And Innovation

recommended by 6%

Best Books On Startup Accelerator

We spent several hours researching books on Startup Accelerator. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Startup Accelerator on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 68 books about Startup Accelerator. We found the ultimate 12 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Startup Accelerator books out there. Here you go. The best books on Startup Accelerator.

#1 How To Start A Startup: The Silicon Valley Playbook For Entrepreneurs

recommended by 21%


#2 The Startup Playbook: Founder-To-Founder Advice From Two Startup Veterans

recommended by 21%

#3 Accelerated Startup: Everything You Need To Know To Make Your Startup Dreams Come True From Idea To Product To Company

recommended by 14%


#4 Foundations Of Founding: A Handbook For Startup Ceos

recommended by 14%


#5 Drivers Of Corporate Learning Through An Involvement In Business Accelerators: Insights From An Explorative Study In The Aerospace Sector (bestmasters)

recommended by 14%

#6 Startup Cities: Why Only A Few Cities Dominate The Global Startup Scene And What The Rest Should Do About It

recommended by 14%


#7 Collective Disruption: How Corporations & Startups Can Co-create Transformative New Businesses

recommended by 14%


#8 The Keynote Pitch Deck: Creating A Pitch Deck That Wows Investors And Raises The Money You Need To Soar!

recommended by 14%

#9 Startup Incubators And Business Accelerators: The Easy Way To Create A Startup Incubation And Business Acceleration Center

recommended by 14%

#10 The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps To A Scalable, High-growth Business

recommended by 14%

#11 Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

recommended by 14%

#12 The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating And Avoiding The Pitfalls That Can Sink A Startup

recommended by 14%

Best Books On Lean Startup

We spent several hours researching books on Lean Startup. With the mission to find the best and most recommended list of Books on Lean Startup on the internet. We researched multiple sources on the topic and reviewed 88 books about Lean Startup. We found the ultimate 10 books. All of these books are recommended higher than the rest of the Lean Startup books out there. Here you go. The best books on Lean Startup.

#1 Zero To One

recommended by 31%


#2  The Lean Startup

recommended by 31%

#3 The Hard Thing About Hard Things

recommended by 25%


#4 Lean Startup

recommended by 19%


#5 Venture Deals

recommended by 19%

#6 Traction

recommended by 19%


#7 Founders At Work

recommended by 19%


#8 Mastering The Vc Game

recommended by 13%

#9 The Mom Test

recommended by 13%

#10 The E-myth Revisited

recommended by 13%

#11 Rework

recommended by 13%


#12  The Innovator’s Dilemma

recommended by 13%

#13 Crossing The Chasm

recommended by 13%


#14 The 4-hour Workweek

recommended by 13%


#15 The Startup Owner’s Manual

recommended by 13%

#16 Never Too Late To Startup

recommended by 13%


#17 Superbosses

recommended by 13%


#18 Creativity, Inc.

recommended by 13%

#19 Start Something That Matters

recommended by 13%

#20 The Power Of Broke

recommended by 13%


#21 Explosive Growth

recommended by 13%


#22 The Checklist Manifesto

recommended by 13%

#23 The Third Wave

recommended by 13%

#24 Will It Fly?

recommended by 13%