Entrepreneurship includes the creation and extraction of economic value. It is the act of being an entrepreneur, or the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits. Entrepreneurs act as managers and oversee the launch and growth of an enterprise. Entrepreneurs create something new and unique—they change or transmute value. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well among today’s youth, and a lot of people from the youth have set or have been setting up their own business enterprise. To motivate , inspire and guide youth in entrepreneurship, here is a list of 10 must-read books for young entrepreneurs in 2025:
1. Rich Dad Poor Dad ( An expert father’s advice to a young entrepreneur)
Rich Dad Poor Dad is written in the style of a set of parables presented as autobiographical. The titular “rich dad” is his best friend’s father who accumulated wealth due to entrepreneurship and savvy investing, while the “poor dad” is claimed to be Kiyosaki’s own father who he says worked hard all his life but never obtained financial security.
| Title | Rich Dad Poor Dad |
| Author | Robert T. Kiyosaki |
| Published | April 8, 1997 |
| Amazon | 4.5/5 |
| Goodreads | 4.1/5 |
| Barnes and Noble | 4.1/5 |
Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad―the #1 personal finance book of all time―Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes that each of us has the power to makes changes in our lives, take control of our financial future, and live the rich life we deserve. With perspectives on money and investing that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned an international reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage and has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for financial education.
Review:
While reading this book, you are able to connect with reality that this is how this person is rich and this why this person is poor. We may also connect personal life too, what was correct and wrong corresponding to grow assets. In summary, you will get deep insight on asset making.A must-read for understanding the difference between earning money and growing wealth. It changed how I view assets, liabilities, and financial freedom. Simple, practical, and powerful.The First Lesson By Mike’s Father : Rich Dad Was Just Awesome.
2. Zero To One ( A philosophy to young entrepreneur)
Zero To One is an inside look at Peter Thiels philosophy and strategy for making your startup a success by looking at the lessons he learned from founding and selling PayPal, investing in Facebook and becoming a billionaire in the process. Zero To One will teach you the way he thinks, how he approaches business, and what you can do to build your startup’s own future and shape the future of the world in the process.
Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor. He started PayPal in 1998, led it as CEO, and took it public in 2002, defining a new era of fast and secure online commerce. In 2004 he made the first outside investment in Facebook, where he serves as a director. The same year he launched Palantir Technologies, a software company that harnesses computers to empower human analysts in fields like national security and global finance. He has provided early funding for LinkedIn, Yelp, and dozens of successful technology startups, many run by former colleagues who have been dubbed the “PayPal Mafia.”
Review:
In the words of Peter, this book (or better to say a compilation of notes) is about how to build companies that create new things. Zero to One has been on my brother’s bookshelf from quiet some time, I came across many recommendations that put this book at the top of their reading wishlist. This book contains some interesting concepts about capitalism, markets, and how we should view the business/ tech world. Peter, being a conservative, you can find his views sprinkled all over the book that you may disagree with. But overall a nice read.
3. The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup is a 2011 book by American entrepreneur Eric Ries. It outlines the lean startup methodology, a framework for startup development that prioritizes rapid prototyping, validated learning, and iterative product releases. The goal of this methodology is to shorten product development cycles. The lean startup method draws on concepts from lean manufacturing and agile development. It focuses on adapting strategies based on experimentation and user feedback rather than relying on long-term business planning.
Eric Ries, an entrepreneur from San Francisco. is well-known for his Lean Startup methodology. It has been written about in famous newspapers and blogs, like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Harvard Business Review, and the Huffington Post. He is asked to speak publicly on various important business events, and he also has a popular blog of his own, called Startup Lessons Learned.
Review:
This book is full of excellent ideas that I expect will be critical to running a startup. I feel that I’m much better equipped to take the plunge after reading this book. The fact that Eric’s ideas are widely adopted nowadays — minimum viable product, pivot, metrics, and so on.The book is a cheat code for efficiency and success. The author solves a real problem for startups and helps them to move ahead experimenting. It also deals with the insecurities of the founders.
4. Think And Grow Rich
“Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill is like a success playbook from the past. Hill reveals the principles of achieving wealth and success by harnessing the power of your thoughts and beliefs. It’s about unlocking your potential through focused thinking. He claimed to be inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
| Title | Think & Grow Rich |
| Author | Napoleon Hill |
| Published | 1937 |
| Amazon | 4.4/5 |
Napoleon Hill was born in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a “mountain reporter” for small town newspapers and went on to become America’s most beloved motivational author. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation.His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time.
Review:
What I love most is that this isn’t just a “get rich quick” book—it’s a mindset manual. Hill interviewed hundreds of successful people (including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie) and distilled their success into practical, repeatable principles like Desire, Faith, Autosuggestion, and Persistence.Think and Grow Rich is more than just a book about making money—it’s a powerful guide to mindset, discipline, and purpose. Finely analyze every minute details of life in the context of failure and success. Perfect guide to achieve success in life
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5. The Psychology of Money
The core concept of the book The Psychology of Money is that doing well with money has little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. But in finance, people know the theory; still, they took decisions based on emotions. Luck & risk are factors that are hard to judge in an individual’s financial success.
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids.
Review:
“The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel completely shattered that notion and opened my eyes to a much more profound truth: financial success isn’t primarily about what you know, but about how you behave. It’s an elegant, thought-provoking guide on how people actually think about money—and how emotions, biases, and behavior often matter far more than knowledge or skill in determining financial outcomes.
6. Let’s Talk Money
Halan covers a plethora of aspects encompassing personal finance, which includes saving, investing, budgeting, insurance, and planning for retirement. She encourages readers to keep track of their expenses, create a realistic budget, and make financial goals a priority. She also speaks at length about the importance of building an emergency fund to be able to handle unforeseen expenses, thus advocating for the habit of regular saving.
Monika Halan is consulting editor and part of the leadership team at Mint. A certified financial planner, she has served as editor of Outlook Money and worked in some of India’s top media organizations, including the Indian Express, the Economic Times and Business Today. She has run four successful TV series around personal finance advice, on NDTV, Zee and Bloomberg India
Review:
If you’re looking for a simple, easy source to know about all the available investment options in India, and a little guidance to throw perspectives on them, Let’s Talk Money is the best book one can go for. Covering topics across a wide range – insurance policies, fixed income products, equity products, emergency funds, life insurance, mutual funds, retirement corpus and more, it does a decent job of breaking down the jargon. Feels like a one on one discussion with Monika where she answers all my beginner questions.
7. The Psychology of Selling
To be a successful salesperson, one can harness the power of the subconscious. Whatever we do consciously, our subconscious is always learning, analyzing, and working in the background. It functions even in our sleep. A person with positive self-esteem will always look for ways to repeat their success. A good salesperson first reads (listens to) their customer and understands their requirements well.
| Title | The Psychology Of Selling |
| Author | Brian Tracy |
| Published | 5 January 2022 |
| Amazon | 4.3/5 |
BRIAN TRACY is the Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. One of the top business speakers and authorities in the world today, he has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the United States and more than 60 countries worldwide. He has written 55 books and produced more than 500 audio and video learning programs on management, motivation, and personal success.
Review:
Brian’s words are so profound and to the point, that it perfectly makes sense why some people make sale and some don’t. It’s not just a sales book but I find it as a life changing book as well. The book is very valuable and gave deep insights about what the top and highly paid millionaire salespeople believe, intend, think and do differently. It is about how humans work, so it doesn’t matter that it has been around for a few years (I think it references the internet once.)
8. How to Win Friends and Influence People
How To Win Friends And Influence People is guaranteed to change your life forever. Not only will it teach you all the do’s and don’ts of the social life, but it will also teach you how to be a better entrepreneur. Dale Carnegie breaks down all the steps you need to take in order to make friends with everyone you meet. It teaches you the etiquette of how to overcome competition or how to win over people who are close-minded or simply not interested in your pitch.
| Title | How to Win Friends and Influence People |
| Author | Dale Carnegie |
| Published | October 1, 1936 |
| Amazon | 4.4/5 |
An American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills, Dale Carnegie was born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri. Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men (1926) was the first collection of Carnegie’s writings. It was later entitled Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1932). How to Win Friends and Influence People, when published by Simon & Schuster in 1936, became an instant bestseller and was his crowning achievement. Containing practical advice on how to create success in business and personal lives, this four-part book is a tool used in Dale Carnegie Training.
Review:
How to Win Friends anThe techniques are simple yet powerful, and the book is full of real-life examples. A must-read for anyone who wants to improve their people skills and become more influential. It is truly a masterpiece that has stood the test of time! This book is packed with practical wisdom that can help in both personal and professional life.
9. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman goes over the two systems found in our mind, that can make or break our ability to move forward and succeed in life.He talks about the fast and emotional system, and the slow, more logical system that makes up our whole mind. He breaks down the various effects of each system on our success, mentality, confidence, and teachability index.
| Title | Thinking, Fast and Slow |
| Author | Daniel Kahneman |
| Published | October 25, 2011 |
| Amazon | 4.5/5 |
Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science. His empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory.
Review:
The book is an eye opener into the world of the workings of the human mind. Loved it. Learnt a lot from it. I would have loved it even more if the author had used more examples to explain some of the concepts.”Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman is a thought-provoking masterpiece that explores the intricacies of human cognition and decision-making. It’s a book that challenges your perspective, making you reevaluate the way you think and make choices.
10. Crush It!
In Crush It! there are many reasons why you should stop sitting on your couch dreaming about the day you will get paid to do what you love. It wants you to get out of your comfort zone and create a happy and passionate life for yourself.If you need that little extra nudge to move on your passion and create a business, this is your go-to book!
| Title | Crush It! |
| Author | Gary Vaynerchuk |
| Published | 10 September 2013 |
| Amazon | 4.4/5 |
Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the creator and CEO of VeeFriends. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, relevance, and the internet. Known as “GaryVee,” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business. He is a New York Times bestselling author, a sought-after public speaker, and a prolific investor in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase, and Uber.
Review:
This book does the job of making you work towards your passion tirelessly. Even if you are not interested in a business, the idea of building a personal brand appeals to me and reminds me to get active on social media, something that, I admit,I have not done much about till date. Thanks Gary for opening my mind to building a personal brand. Everybody needs to do it and Gary shows you how he has done it and how everyone else can do it. A well chosen title for the 100 best books list by the Amazon Editors. A must read and a steal at the current price.
