Top 7 Books, 5 Movies, 3 Blogs Every Entrepreneur Must See. Plus Kindle GiveAway | Karan Bajaj 

We’re delighted to announce the winners of the Kindle Giveaway for sharing your favorite start-up resources and learnings! Plus adding 2 gifts (Rs 500 Amazon Book Gift Card each to buy books of your choice) given the wonderful responses. Keep Reading, Keep Growing! To claim your prize please email us at theseekerbook@gmail.com and provide (1) proof of identity. 1. Grand winner: Shubham Bansal 2. Runner-up: Pankaj 3. Runner-up: Rajput *Kindle Giveaway Winning Comment* from Shubham Bansal Books like - Atomic Habit, Smarter Faster Better - provide specific and actionable insights. But here, I am listing books specific to the business world. 1. No Rule Rules by Netflix founder Reed Hasting Core Insights : Talent Density is more important than Talent Quantity Specific Actionable : Conduct one-on-one feedback sessions at least once every month with direct reportees and reportee's reportee. This can be the single most important action item to create a high performing organisation and the best way to continuously keep the team in-sync with the company's vision. 2. Creativity Inc by Pixar Founder Ed Catmull Core Insights : The responsibility for finding and fixing problems should be assigned to every employee, from the most senior manager to the lowliest person on the production line Specific Actionable : Create a culture of Radical Transparency so people are not afraid of sharing problems which they see. This can be done by setting up examples through rewarding people who surface the most critical problems of their department. 3. Four Disciplines of Execution by Sean Cove Specific Actionable : Weekly Review is the most underrated thing and can produce massive improvements. Have a weekly review of goals with your team. 4. Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath Core insights : It's the peak (both highest or lowest) moments which defined our experience. Specific Actionable : Customer delight can be engineered with the help of EPIC framework : Elevation, Pride, Insight, Connection. A customer needs to have multiple moments while using the product where they can either feel elevated or generate pride, or stuck to some deep insights or make a connection. 5. Principles By Ray Dalio Core Insight : Everything in business is a machine Specific Actionable : Identify the equation between inputs and output of the business through this 5 Steps process. : Measure Goals, Identify the problems, Diagnosis, Design new way of doing things, Implement and Measure outcomes, Repeat. The key thing was : Document everything for compounding improvements. 6. Competing Against Luck by Prof. Clayton Core Insights : Customers have certain jobs-to-be-done in their life. They buy products or services which help them do those jobs more effectively. Specific Actionable : Write down the needs of the consumer and then articulate them in a 'jobs-to-be-done' language. Bonus Book : This book along with another book called, Jobs-to-be-done by Anthony Ulwick is a whole package to understand what a customer really wants. 7. Autobiography of a Yogi Core insights : Life is nothing but manifestation of your thoughts Specific Actionable : Regularly visualise your vision for the company in as specific and as detailed manner. Movie/Webseries 1. Money Heist Context : Money Heist is all about foreseeing every possibility and planning every move. It's like a real life Chess game. In real life, we can do away with 2 levels also. Core Insight : Plan the work, work your plan! Specific Actionable : For every decision, foresee at-least 2 degree of possible outcomes i.e Decision ⟶ X no. of possible outcomes ⟶ Y no. of possible outcomes for every X outcomes. Hence, in total we get X*Y outcomes. This increases the probability of making a correct decision. Some people have the ability to do it mentally and intuitively, but for most it's a good practice to systematically write it. 2. Wolf of Wall Street Context : The movie and the book (Way of the world by real life Jordan Belfort) is about making an effective sales pitch. Core Insights : Sales is 99% feelings, 1% features Specific Actionable : The only goal of the sales pitch is to stop the prospects from having any internal monologue and make them emotionally comfortable. And the salesperson has just those initial 4 secs in which they can do that. 3. MoneyBall : Context : The movie, as well the book, share the story of a baseball team which was considered the worst, and then how Coach Billy Beane used the power of Data and helped that same team win the tournament. Core Insights : Right people on right seats are better than great people on wrong seats. This goes counter intuitive to the idea of "hiring great people". Specific Actionable : Everyone is great in something or the other. And it's the leader's job to find that out. Continuously evaluate the weakness and strength of a team member through regular one-on-ones, and adjust them to the role in the company. The great thing about this approach is that it can act as a lever when you are up against a giant competitor who has more resources. 4. Pursuit of Happiness Context : The movie is based on the real life story of Chris Gardnerm, who went from homelessness to becoming a millionaire. Core Insights : Sometimes, all you need is grit, which is stronger than perseverance alone. Specific Actionable : Identify 3-5 people you can call mentors for your business and have regular discussions with them. Grit, at times, is a function of sharing what you are thinking and going through. (This is something which has played an important role in my journey)

Built to Sell by John Warrillow is about building a business that can survive without you! - I learned a valuable lesson about hiring. "Employ people who excel at selling products rather than services. More than tailoring your offering to the client's desires, these people can determine how your product can meet their needs." A new hiring system based on 3T (talent, trust, tangible) allowed us to turn down clients and focus on clients where we could excel, increasing revenue by 80%

I'm 18 years old. I've recently started reading books after my sister committed suicide (last year) to change my perspective about life and the way I live. I completed atomic habits and now implementing the ideas into my life and trying to become 1% Better everyday. I've also started reading the subtle art of not giving a fuck to help myself focus on the more important things in my life.

Book 1. Finish What You Start by Peter Hollins Excellent book which taught you, How to complete your started work and how can you finish your work to make to-do list and not to-do list. Movie 2. Whiplash - Wonderful Movie Which reminds me all of time not to give up on what you start. 3. Blog - Mark Menson Blogs Really Gives Postive Vibes.

These are some recommendations from my side - Books: 1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch taught me to build optimism as a habit, to dream more specifically, and made me realise that not all goals are meant to be. . 2. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink gave me frameworks that helped me identify when it’s the ideal time to move forward or take a step back. For example, I now work for 52 minutes straight, and then take a 17-minute break and keep repeating the cycle throughout my work day. Podcasts: 1. How I built this with Guy Raz is a series of power packed interviews with entrepreneurs - From the stories it is very clear that failure is infinitely more interesting than success. And for growth it is essential that we choose to be curious. 2. Imagined Life is a podcast that narrates biographies of famous people - my takeaway is extraordinary lives are very much ordinary lives lived extraordinarily. Movies: 1. Erin Brockovich - talk to your customers so often that you know them better than themselves. 2. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind taught me how the solution to most problems lies in harnessing the power within us!

Books 1. Shoe dog 2. Auto biography of a yogi 3. Man enough 4 . Art of bitfulness ( recent book highly recommended for new age era ) Podcast 1. Waking up by Sam Harris 2. The Fintech world by Wharton Fintech Movies / videos 1 . Forest grump 2. All videos by Karan bajaj Thanks

Hi Karan, thanks for the fantastic video again. Books- 1. The four by Scott Galloway I read this book in college & the early days of my career, the initial chapters tell about the working culture, strategy & technology used by Amazon, Google, Facebook, & Apple. The last chapters talk about character building to become successful in the business world. 2. Only the paranoid survive by Andy Grove As I am running a startup in the electric vehicle space, this book is helping me in figuring out product & strategy by providing a practical guide on Porter's Five Forces. 3. This is Marketing by Seth Godin He is a marketing guru & clearly differentiate between Sales & Marketing since a lot of people mix up day-to-day sales job as marketing but marketing is very different, it is run by a vision. 4. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman He is the father of UX and this book helps me in the product designing for my startup to the very detail like if a sound clicks for on/off button during product operation gives a feeling of satisfaction with why. PS: A great book is coming by this May is named 'BUILD', written by Tony Fadell, on product, culture & team building.

The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday. The single most important lesson I learned from the book was to always focus on what I can control rather than what’s not in my control. The book has helped me become more proactive in uncertain situations rather than reactive. It’s based around the philosophy of stoicism. Must read I believe for everyone who is facing uncertainties and obstacles in their life, it helped me a lot to deal with all the issues I faced after my father passed away due to COVID.

As a young founded with very less experience I was not able to manage stuff. I always thought I am the best at everything so I did not hire anyone. This mindset stopped my company's growth but after reading REWORK by Jason fried I changed my mindset instead of being a manager I became a creator. Hired managers to manage and grow businesses.

Atomic Habits by James Clear. The msg from this book has motivated me that how my habits can help me define my future and even help me build a successful company. I loved the phrase : Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.

These are helping me in my journey: Books: PEAK, The 4 Disciplines of Execution, the personal MBA, The 4 Hour Work Week, Crossing the Chasm, Atomic Habits Podcasts: The Week in Startups, Startup Therapy Podcast Blogs: paul graham's blog, medium startup articles, fourminutebooks Movies: 3 Idiots, Dangal

one of the book is The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time Book by Jim McKelvey. It gives example of audacity to problem by entrepreneur like founder of ikea, south west airline, bank of Italy and square

I think all videos by think school and karan bajaj are really helpful while building a company.

Hi Karan, thanks for the great video Books- 1 Rich Dad and poor dad 2. The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness Book by Eric Jorgenson 3. The Richest Man in Babylon Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneu Movie - The Pursuit of Happiness The founder Podcast - Raj Shamani with kunal Sah TRS -kunal Sah

Courage to be disliked - Read this book at the end of 2021 and changed my approach to like starting 2022. The book helped me explain so many of my relationships that I had struggled with like my father. And made me realise I didn’t close many things with him and now I cannot do it anymore. One of the most powerful and insightful books I have read.

'As a man thinketh' This book is not easy to digest for everyone.. When someone have reached at a level of spirituality.. Then this books brings magic. One lesson i learned from this book is-it what we feed our mind all day finally decides our destiny.

Movie : The Pursuit of Happiness There's only one line in the movie that resonates with me even today.. “Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You can’t do something. Not even me. Alright? You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do something’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something’, go get it. Period.”

The compound effect ~ Takeaway for me ~ be consistent best quote for me ~ secret of your success is found in your daily routine. Healing power of mind ~ Takeaway here is how to focus and rejoice solitude and win over loneliness ~ favourite quote ~ Set attainable goals, strive for them with positive energy. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse ~ Takeaway for me ~ It’s okay for where you are today. Favourite quote ~ Asking for help isn’t giving up, It’s refusing to give up.

My Book choices: 1. 100 Dollar Startup : This Book gave a clarity and confidence that i can start small and still become successful 2. Simply Fly : Learnt the power of Dream, Hard work and vision that can bring change in the entire industry 3. One Thing : A practical book to clarify your vision and start with the things that really matter in life and business. 4. Tuesdays with Morrie: Its a life changing book that puts things in perspective about life and work.

I am a teacher at WhitehatJr ... I have read Simon Sinek start with why.. it made me understand about the company's why.. the problem that my company wants to solve , what kind of experience my company wants to offer it's customers.. and finally what does it expect from me.. I have been able to perform really well at my work ! There are 2 more books that have changed me in and out , in my personal space to my professional work are the Bhagwat Gita and Autobiography of a yogi.

Thank you 🙏 I would love to recommend Rework (every page teaches you so many things) Movie--pursuit of happiness (taught me the power of perseverance) Can't suggest a blog Thank you for this content I hope i can meet and learn from you someday 🙏

Great inputs! Here are the 3 books which impacted me the most in my career as an education professional, as a founder of an education company, curriculum and programs designer and as an educator. 1. Education and Significance of Life by Jiddu Krishnamurti - helped me to understand philosophy of education. what education means to a child, how it helps to build life of a child. 2. Experience and Education by John Dewey - To understand pedagogy, to understand what is an educational experience and how can one create educational experiences for children. 3. Tottochan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi - to understand role of a teacher. It helped me understand how a teacher can impact positively or negatively on child's life and to some extent, role of a parent too. Education can only be imparted when parent and teacher work with each other towards child's development. For entering into a specific field it is extremely important to understand the crux of it.

A book that change my life little bit is MUSAFIR by Achyut Godbole, actually it is marathi autobiography of achyut godbole sir but this book changed me. After reading this book I started to consume good content and I started reading books. From his life I astonished how someone can have so much hungry for knowledge so I decided to keep same hunger in me.

Hello Karan "I am That" by nisarga datta maharaj. This had been a great book for me. The message from the book was to know one self and then act. This is were it helped in terms of yoga and stay balanced while doing work at Job or to find time to research for business process to implement in my job role.

One of the most usefull book that changes me and my Team life as an entrepreneur is "MOM TEST by Rob Fitzpatrick". I cannot express how impactful this Book was on our Startup Journey. This book teaches you how to ask right questions with your users and get unbiased feedback. For Example if you ask your mother will you download an app to see recepies. Definately she will say YES to you. But then when you spend months building the product you end up with no user. Even your mom won't be using it. So, this book teaches you the right question which you should ask to your user/ customer personas in order to get right, unbiased feedback from your prospets. 1. After reading this book we never asked users what feature you want? 2. We never asked - Will you love to have blaaa..blaaa... feature. 3. if we will launch this will you use it? New Founder specially in early phase its a must read.

My books recommendation 1. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel 2. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid by C. K. Prahalad 3. Banker to the Poor by Alan Jolis and Muhammad Yunus 4. Behave by Robert Sapolsky 5. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson My movies/Tv recommendation 1. The Founder 2. There will be blood 3. Suits 4. Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (Documentary) 5. Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle My podcast/blog recommendation 1. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel podcast 2. Paul Graham blog

I'd like to share 3 books which really influenced me ✅ Atomic Habits by James clear Very powerful book on building Good Habits. ✅ Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins Inspiring book for becoming a mentally strong person. ✅ Mindset by Dr Carol S Deck Great book for a growth mindset.

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, it tells us how startups are a marathon, and it doesn't matter if you're not funded, as long as your product is superior you can build your company from customers itself!

I Read Rich Dad Poor Dad. At that time i get to know about four quadrant and I got inspired to start a business. This book changed my mindset from job seeker to aspiring entrepreneur. To be very honest I have not started anything yet however I am a aspiring entrepreneur. After doing some research about organic farming I left my job in 2017 to get out of the Rat Race and I failed at ground level.. I also failed in online Toy selling business. I always wanted to become a social entrepreneur and wanted to impact millions using technology in social sector. And THANK YOU KARAN SIR FOR SUCH AMAZING VIDEOS... LOTS OF LOVE 💗

Buzzing Communities by Richard Millington. I am reading this book and simultaneously as a product manager in an ed-tech company building a community of passionate educators looking to scale their businesses. This book gives a clear understanding of the pillars of community building and how to design actionable items to increase community engagement and finally build a product vertical.

Your videos are seriously very informative & to the point. No commercial angle. Thats why I am writing comment for the first time. On your request following my likes & learning: Movies: 1. The pursuit of happiness 2. 42 3. Mandela long walk to freedom 4. The Blind Side Learning - Doesnt matter how bad or worse your life, just dont quit & keep going Documentaries: 1. Why We Ride 2. Supercars - Natural Geographic Learning - These documentaries worked as the fuel to follow what I like & my dream Books: 1. The Toyota Way 2. 7 Habits of The Most Effective People 3. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 4. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Learning: How to deal with people, importance of quality in the products & how to make beautiful products that align the consumers' expectations

Hi Karen, Thanks for your recommendations Books: After reading many books the major one which gave impact on me were: 1) "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E Frankl | Learning : Primary search for human is not only pleasure but purpose 2) "The Subtle Art of Not giving a F**CK" - Learning - Don't ask for validation, take action and do the work Movies: 1) "The Shawshank redemption" - The greatest movie I have ever seen with more than 100 of odd lessons : Perseverance, Consistency and Being true to yourself in all the ups and down of life 2) "Lucy" - Use 100% of your brain Thanks Karen, looking forward for more Insightful videos on your channel !

Hi, Karan Sir I really appreciate your video and also learn how to become best of myself. One of the best movie I saw Shawshank redemption. In this movie one line said by Andy Dufresne -“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”

☆Books:- 1. The power of your subconscious mind 2. Think and grow rich 3. Rich dad poor dad ☆PODCAST 1. TRS 2. Raj shamani 3. Steven furvick with bishop td jakes. and many more 4. Tom bilyue with sadhguru ☆ learning:- • How powerful impact your thoughts have in your life. •Energy management > time management • Your business should be based on your customer needs not on your needs.

Hi Karan. In my opinion, it's not a particular piece (book or movie) that would inspire or give insight. Rather, it depends on our attitude; how de we perceive these books and movies. For instance, Steve Jobs or Social Network never inspired me despite being biographies of great entrepreneurs. I find the Pursuit of Happyness more inspiring. Talking about books, The Alchemist should be the very first book for an entrepreneur to read, even before Zero to One.

Podcasts/RU-vid 
1️⃣ theFutur (Chris Do) 👉 Learnt how to measure even the most abstract things, how to focus on results and remove internal biases 
2️⃣ YOU can beat Google the way Amazon does. Here’s how. (Gary Tan) 👉 Learnt why a small startup could beat the biggest companies

3️⃣ Michael Seibel - How to Plan an MVP👉 How to focus on the core features and resist the loop of perfection in the early days of a startup 
4️⃣ Seth Godin’s Podcasts 👉 Learnt how to marketing by building tribes
 
Books

1️⃣ 48 Laws of Power 👉 Increased my understanding about people and power structures
 3️⃣ Tao Te Ching 👉 How one can solve problems without using up will or force

4️⃣ Alchemist 👉 One must listen to nature and his inner calling 

Movies/Anime 
1️⃣ Naruto 👉 One can move mountains if he can become the face of hope for people
 Blogs 1️⃣ The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence 👉 How AI could change the way we operate, raised my curiosity in tech

Book :- Thinking fast and slow, Zero to one, lean startup

On movies I would recommend ‘flight of phoenix’ , ‘pursuit of happiness’ and ‘ganashatru- by satyajit ray’ there are others as well

One sentence for you Karan Sir. You Are Blessing For Me.

No Excuses!!! The Power of Self Discipline by Brian Tracy This book explains us how much it is important to be self disciplined at every phase of life.

"You are looking weak" by Karan Bajaj, is the book I want to read, will you write it for me. Thank you, brother. The most important lesson I want to learn from this book is that what you look and what is within is a world apart along with many other learning such that some entrepreneur refers this book as one of the books that inspired during the process of building a business.

Extremely helpful content Karan. please keep these coming.

Hi Karan. I have been searching for Glengarry Glen Ross for months now. It is not available on Netflix, Amazon, Disney, hungama, youtube movies. ☹C an you plz suggest where to buy or rent.

Rocky - It's an exemplary example of zero to one and maintaining the no.1 position being equally respectfull and ruthless towards the competition. Every time I am down, I remember his dialogue- it ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward ⏩

Sir the only movie I would recommend any entrepreneur should watch is Pushpa.. I believe it is one of the strongest character I have seen. I am not really a big fan of larger than life character movies. But Pushpa is a common man with the highest grit and determination. He is fearless and confident. If I keep the dhisoom dhisoom aside I see the leadership qualities which is unmatchable. He has the foresight to lead during uncertain times and he clearly leads by example. He is courageous and he builds an empire with his courage. He is not perfect but he choses to focus on his strengths than weaknesses. And in the end he is our homegrown talent even if it is a figment of someone’s imagination. Everyone should aspire to be courageous like Pushpa to excel in their career. This movie in simple words is about his career and how with no backing or support he manages to cut through his competition and rise to the top by skilfully using his intelligence. The one thing I’d like to conclude my comment is that how small time companies like Uber, Netflix disrupted incumbents like Blockbuster, car rental industries with disruptive innovation similarly our Pushpa disrupted the incumbents of his industry with disruptive machoism.. So my actionable insight is be courageous, take the leap, be confident in your vision. Let your courage and confidence shine rest will follow..

Karan bhai tum bahut ache insaan ho You are one of my inspiration

Thanks sir, your experience guide many of us to start new start up. Keep video making on useful contents.

The BOOK called Blitzscaling by reid Hoffman......

Books that have fundamentally improved my business skills: 1) The Personal MBA This book is just wow, it goes threw everything like value creation,12 forms of value, loss aversion, shadow testing etc ❤️ 2) How to win friends and influence people ❤️ A absolutely masterpiece, teaches you empathy and how to perceive things from someone else’s perspective which is very crucial in any business ( people skills ) This channel has given me many learning’s ❤️ you don’t know how you are helping people just like me who want to build something, I win the Kindle giveaway or not it doesn’t matter as this channel has already given me 10x value ( practical knowledge) can’t express in words ❤️ Karan sir kudos to you! Cheers✌️✌️

GREAT SIR, I finally know that my favourite book zero to one is also your favourite book and this book is very useful for my startup journey, and i learn many things from this book such as (1) make incremental advances, (2) stay lean and flexible, (3) improve on the competition, and (4) focus on product, not sales.👍 That all sir thank you for giving me this oppourtunities.

Hi Sir.. I really love ur perspective abt different things....could u plz share ur perspective abt 1 Hobbies 2 Happiness

Hey Karan, great video. Is it possible to also post the books/references that helped you as a non-technical founder - to get an adequate grip on technical matters?

I am Sales Associate at Byju's. Be obsessed or be Average helped me very much to stick to the job and I fairly became successful at selling our product. I was expecting this book along with start with why by Simon sinek , anyway you mentioned it as a youtube video

Thank you and Happy Teachers' Day Sir🙏 this video was really helpful.

Very Usefully information shared Karan, definitely it will to grow the Business

The pursuit of happiness movies, i learnt value of money

Thank you for this valuable information.

Hi Karan, The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant, This book completely changed my life, I wish I would had it earlier, I really admire Naval and in this book, he answered almost all the questions I had within me. You should check this out (if not already)

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and his blog was very helpful for me along with the timeless " The art of war by Sun tzu". For character building "Meditations" by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

The almanack of Naval Ravikant. Very Very Practical and good book i have every read.

Autobiography of Elon musk. The key learnings were that nothing comes easy. The success you see today is decades of hardwork. Startups are all about perseverance. Nothing is built in a day or a month or an year. It’s never the destination. It is the journey that should drive you.

Apne jo suggest kiya vo sab thik hai But vo hidden secrets share kijiye jisne apko bahut pareshan kiya ho apne struggle time pe.... Common things nhi but insaan ko tod dene wali chiz jiske bare m koi baat krna nhi chahta hai... Please share kijiye

The book zero to one is great bcz Only first step matters and rest is all journey of various expect of life

Very nice vedio Karan thanks for sharing. One Hindi movies "Drishyam" of Ajay Devgan is very useful. May be not important from startup point of view. But very good for learning some corporate concepts like plannig, execution, prediction, confidence, confidentiality, calmness, visualisation, patience, Training etc. Thanks

Into the wild movie, Mans search for meaning book and Builld blog forum . These 3 factors have always helped me in building my startup with perseverance

The Revenant movie inspired me a lot. The spirit of Perseverance shown by the protagonist in the movie inspires me every single day

This one is really amazing how you took the entire company from - Idea to Execution & In this video related it to 7 books - Wow master stroke (because every non-fictional book is having some purpose). Hope some day you will come up with your own book in self-help/business genre. One movie which I always like the most is Pursuit of Happiness. I always inspire me that life is all about "Learning and persistantly working hard towards our goal & pivot whenever necessary. The Founder is another Movie which I like - The message of the move is you are never late to start anything new & fresh.

Karan , i guess your videos and blog had a very profound impact on me ..so thanks a lot for that...I relate the mission impossible series to life at start up ..you keep learning and improvising , each day is new and so is the battle ..and you solve all the issues with the collective power of a strong ...team You have my most sincere regards alwys ...

Hey karan .. Thank you for this video. By being completely honest i didn't have read so much books,but i have a deep desire of building my own startup and the information i gained from your video is like a direction for me ,the first book you have mentioned Zero to one by Peter Thiel ,I m going to give a shot on it . ThankYou, appreciate your Work.

Sir do you have a coding background also ?

Thank you Karan, this video was really informative. I am not a person that reads many books but after u said that you read around 100-150 books before starting WhiteHat Jr, it really inspired me and motivated me to constantly read books and blogs and get as much knowledge as possible. So from now onwards I'll start my reading journey and will try to consume knowledge of all the fields that intrest me. I have just graduated from college and I don't have much resources to buy multiple books so getting a Kindle will be really helpful in consuming knowledge. Thank you. You are a rockstar 😊

I think *The man who builds America* must-watch documentary for all entrepreneurs.

Hi all, I think one book that can be included along with Lean startup is " The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers and Learn If Your Business is a Good Idea when Everyone is Lying to You" by Rob Fitzpatrick. I came across this book while i was intensely talking to customers to gather some insights but was failing miserably at it. All customers that i talked to said that they really liked the product and would definitely pay for it. But, after the launch of the product no one actually did. After looking for potential solutions i came across this book and learnt that i was asking the wrong question to my potential customers the whole time and nor did i know how to interview them. You may also consider the blog titled "Do things that dont scale" by Paul Graham along with the book if you are iterating over product, speaking to customers and trying to achieve a product market fit.

Great suggestions 😊❤

Thanks, Sir for this great and helpful guide. You are true value provider

Shoe dog by Phil Knight... This book has motivated me a lot to keep moving no matter what problems do you face... I can relate my startup journey with all the ups and downs faced by Phil Knight building Nike.

Please do read "Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight, founder of Nike. It has taught multiple lessons throughout the book, but the one principle/lesson I liked the most was "Fail Fast". Being an entrepreneur we all know that we will face failures on our journey, but we should be ready to Fail but fail fast in it so that we can learn from that failure and move quickly to the next step.

I consider myself somewhat of a company bio junkie. I have always been fascinated to learn how companies got started and in discovering the untold story of their trials and triumphs as they grew. When I was adult my mom bought me a set of children’s books that in an illustrated way told the story of famous company founders like Walt Disney and how they rose to business greatness. I loved those books because they both inspired and ignited an entrepreneurial flame in me that still burns bright to this day. Through the years I have amassed a considerable library of books that tell the behind the scenes stories of ultimately successful companies and their revolutionary founders such as Marriott, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Google, Walt Disney, DELL, and of course McDonalds's. What these companies have in common is that they each experienced many challenging setbacks on the way to eventual success. So, when The Founder movie, the story of controversial McDonald’s co-founder Ray Kroc, was released recently I was anxious to see it. Here’s what I learned. My Top 5 Lessons Learned from “The Founder” 1. You Are Never too Old to Follow Your Dreams. While it’s the young tech company super stars that seem to get the press as overnight successes, there are thousands of lesser known entrepreneurs of all ages that have a dream and an idea and are making sacrifices and taking the necessary risks to launch their ventures. Ray Kroc found success at 52 and so can you. 2. Success Comes After Much Trial and Error. McDonald’s was an overnight sensation unless of course you consider that it took the restaurant’s namesake McDonald brothers several years of various restaurant iterations to develop the McDonald’s system that could be franchised. When Ray Kroc was once asked about how he became an overnight success, he said, "I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night." Most companies require long hours and years of persistent hard work to make them successful. 3. Honor Your Promises and Agreements. While today’s business climate requires a significant dose of “legalese” to get your operation up and going, you are only as good as the promises you make and keep. Your word and a handshake should be your contract. Had the McDonald brothers gotten in writing Ray Kroc’s verbally promised 0.5 percent royalty at the time of the company sale in 1961, they would have received an estimated $15 million a year by 1977 and as high as $305 million a year by 2012 which would have gone to their heirs. 4. Be Ambitious but not Ruthless. Success at any cost is accompanied ultimately by regret and loneliness. You don’t’ have to put your competitors out of business to excel. Don’t leave a wake of destruction on your way to success. Be persistent but do it the right way. 5. Don’t Neglect Those That Matter Most. While you are devoting long hours trying to build your company don’t forget to give meaningful time and focus to the loved ones who support and sustain you back on the home front. At the end of our lives few will say they wished they had spent more time at the office instead of spending time with those that matter. I think it’s safe to say that most successful founders have toiled for years to achieve their definition of success and it will likely take you just as long to achieve yours. Founders get to dream, decide, and do to launch their ideas. I’m fortunate to work with founders at all stages of company growth cycles where I get an up-close view of their struggles and their successes. They both inspire and motivate me. Good luck to all of you current and future founders! Thanks Karan♥️

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Thank you for the giveaway Sir. Sharing my inspirations here. The Book: 'I too had a dream ' by Dr Varghese Kurian. It's such an inspirational account of his entrepreneurial spirit, work ethics, grit and perseverance. The movie: Mani Ratnam's Guru. Beautifully made, i watch it every time I feel down on energy. The podcast: Highway on my Podcast by Rocky and Mayur. Their passion is highly infectious! You get to listen to the back stories of India's most loved food show, Highway on my plate. Out of the box pick, but very inspiring. You should check it out. The Blog: 'Your Story' which covers the journey of fellow entrepreneurs from around the country. I hope these picks will be of help to all my fellow entrepreneurs and dreamers.

Blog/podcast: karan bajaj Honestly sir you really did motivate me Iam subscriberd to rich dad channel but the author talks about matters that dosent concern to entrepreneurs locally But you sir guides in almost every aspect like team building and management, how to balance life and work and also show how to keep ourself motivated I started doing "meditation" and "yoga" because of you sir you have also inspired me to read many books your my "guru" sir you teaches me books I have also told my fellow mates to subscribe to your channel we lucky to get most of these contents for free, Thank sir ❤.

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Thank you, Karan! Very good post. I am going to check out OKRs and The Hard things about Hard Things immediately. Have read some in the list (Zero to One which was amazing) and will check out the remaining in the future. Also, I am curious to hear your thought on why you think Malcolm X increased your willpower. My favorite books 1. My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi - Learned how a simple habit (I will always speak the truth) if persevered against all odds could move empires. Also, learned how we need to constantly experiment in life to keep growing. 2. The Annihilation of Caste by BR Ambedkar: It helped me to understand what critical thinking meant and why we should not get bogged down by big names. Masterclass on critical thinking. 3. Innovator's Solution by Clayton Christensen: Taught me how to analyze a business and an industry. Taught me the power of strategy and strategic 'moves'. Disruption helped me as a life philosophy. 4. Aram by Jeyamohan (Tamil): Aram means selfless compassion. The 'character' of the characters in the stories in the book is what I aspire and it taught me how to do everything in life as a service. 5. No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings: This book taught about leadership and organizational culture in a very unique way. The biggest takeaways are 'creating a feedback culture' and increasing talent density. Movies: 1. Gandhi and Swades: For the same reason as the book 2. Annamalai (Tamil): This Rajinikanth movie taught me the power of dreaming, focus, determination, ocurage and surprisingly, forgiveness. I used the forgiveness aspect repeatedly in my life and it gave me so much peace. 3. Charlie Chaplin Films: Creativity, Humour, Risk-Taking, and understanding the pulse of the audience across any culture. It just works everywhere. 4. Lion King: I started my career in computer animation. This movie had the power to make even the industry insiders get amazed by the craft and the quality. 5. Children of Heaven (Iranian): This movie taught me the power of constraints. Because the filmmakers had a very tight budget, they were able to create that extraordinary climax running sequence which otherwise would have been lost in gimmicks. Blogs: I don't read blogs that much. The blogs that I really liked are the following 1. Bruce Lee's notes: Bruce Lee interpreted my favorite philosopher J. Krishnamurti's 'Truth is a pathless land' to break down all his frameworks, his martial art technique and created the famous 'no way as the way' which remains my biggest aspiration in life. 2. Karan Bajaj: I see myself in him except that his reflections and his pursuit were far deeper. I have learned so much reading his blogs and watching his videos. My reflections have become better. Thank you for making me reflect and share these above. Hope it is useful to somebody.

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