Resources for Early Stage Businesses

Thanks to community input, we’ve complied a quick list of the business resources people found to be the most helpful!  Links in the peacock green color denotes a ‘Felena Favorite’!

Books: “You cannot open a book without learning something.”- Confucius

The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

Birthing an Elephant by Karin Abarbanel and Bruce Freeman

Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson 

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Rework (founders of 37 Signals) by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

The Narrow Road by Felix Dennis

$100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau

Imagine by Jonah Lehrer

Trump University Entrepreneurship 101 by Michael E. Gordon

The E-Myth Enterprise by Michael Gerber

The Millionaire Messenger by Brendon Burchard

Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul by Susan Harrow

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Apple Human Interface Guideline by Inc. Apple Computer

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Purple Cow by Seth Godin

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Websites: “Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.”- Mitchell Kapor

Inc.com

Entrepreneur.com

SCORE.org

Magazines: “Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It’s the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.” – Orson Scott Card

Harvard Business Review

Forbes Magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine

SUCCESS Magazine

Fast Company Magazine

under30ceo Magazine

This list was complied with special thanks to Sorrento Valley Hera Hub members: Renee Zau, Christina Hall, Marie Fox, Alice Greene, Etta Wilson, Stephanie Nivinskus, Katherine Zacharias, Vanessa Lillegren, Nichole MacDonald, Elizabeth Hedstrom, and Liz Stone. Also special thanks to our Facebook friends Say Vende T-Shirt Design, Jeff Katz, Working in the Unoffice, Puja Sachdev, Certified Tax Coach, ScheduleMAX Online Scheduling, and Launch Your Life, Life Coaching for Women.

Please leave a comment with your favorite start-up resources too!