a reading stack for entrepreneurs, accountants and others interested in perspectives on professional services, culled from the reading list at the stanford business school…<\/i><\/p>\n
entrepreneurship<\/b>
\n“beyond entrepreneurship,” james c. collins, william c. lazier: new jersey: prentice hall, 1992.
\ndiscussion of the roles of leadership, vision, and creativity in growing, entrepreneurial ventures<\/i>.<\/p>\n
“glorious accidents,” michael j. glauser: utah. shadow mountain, 1998.
\nhow everyday americans create thriving companies<\/i>.<\/p>\n
“new business ventures and the entrepreneur,” howard h. stevenson, michael j. roberts, and h. irving grousbeck: boston: richard d. irwin, inc., 1989.
\ntextbook that traces the entrepreneurial process from the initial idea through business operations to harvest and includes case studies.<\/i><\/p>\n
“soloing,” harriet rubin: new york: harper collins publishers, inc., 1999.
\ndiscussing the ups and downs of going solo in business.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the book of entrepreneurs’ wisdom,” edited by peter krass: new york: john wiley & sons, inc., 1999.
\nclassic writings by legendary entrepreneurs such as; lillian vernon, phil knight, and dave thomas.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the entrepreneurial mindset,” by rita mcgrath and ian macmillan: cambridge: harvard university press, 2000.
\nstrategies for continuously creating opportunity in an age of uncertainty.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the 10-second internet manager,” by mark breier: new york: crown business, 2000.
\nsurvive, thrive, and drive your company in the information age.<\/i><\/p>\n
“moral intelligence: enhancing business performance and leadership success” by doug lennick & fred kiel.
\ndemonstrates that maintaining the highest ethical standards is not only the ‘right’ thing to do, but produces the best companies and the best results.<\/i><\/p>\n
“engineering your start-up: a guide for the high-tech entrepreneur” by james a. swanson and michael l. baird, 2003.
\ngives you all the basic information needed to make your idea a business reality<\/i>.<\/p>\n
silicon valley<\/b><\/p>\n
“understanding silicon valley: the anatomy of an entrepreneurial region,” edited by martin kenney, stanford university press, 2000.<\/p>\n
“regional advantage,” annalee saxenian. cambridge: harvard university press, 1996.
\nanalysis of the factors contributing to the success of silicon valley and route 128.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the silicon valley way,” elton b. sherwin, rocklin, ca: prima publishing, 1998.
\nprovides background on the growth of silicon valley and a concise business planning approach.<\/i><\/p>\n
“in the company of giants,” rama dev jager, rafael ortiz. new york: mcgraw hill, 1997.
\nconversations with 16 leaders of the digital world.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the silicon boys and their valley of dreams,” david a. kaplan, new york: william morrow and company, inc., 1999.
\na look at some of the most powerful people in silicon valley: bill gates, jim clark, andy grove, to name a few.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the monk and the riddle,” randy komisar, cambridge: harvard university press, 2000.
\nthe education of a silicon valley entrepreneur.<\/i><\/p>\n
start-up stories<\/b><\/p>\n
“upstart start-ups!,” ron lieber. new york: broadway press, 1998.
\nlearnings from 34 young entrepreneurs, including 1993 stanford gsb graduates, steve pollock and gary alpert, founders of wet feet press.<\/i><\/p>\n
“growing a business,” paul hawken. new york: simon & schuster, 1987.
\na classic story of building a business.<\/i><\/p>\n
“startup: a silicon valley adventure,” jerry kaplan. new york: penguin books, 1994.
\na behind-the-scenes look at a company’s creation and eventual demise.<\/i><\/p>\n
the internet<\/b><\/p>\n
“aol.com,” kara swisher. new york. random house, 1998.
\nhow steve case beat bill gates, nailed the netheads, and made millions in the war for the web.<\/i><\/p>\n
“webonomics,” evan i. schwartz, new york: broadway books, 1997
\nstrategies for capitalizing on potential of the internet<\/i>.<\/p>\n
financing<\/p>\n
“blown to bits,” philip evans and thomas s. worsted, boston: harvard business school press, 2000.
\nhow the new economics of information transforms strategy.<\/i><\/p>\n
“done deals,” edited by udayan gupta. cambridge: harvard business school press, 2000.
\nventure capitalists tell their stories.<\/i><\/p>\n
“where to go when the bank says no,” david r. evanson. princeton: bloomberg press, 1998.
\npractical advice on how to get small business financing.<\/i><\/p>\n
“finding your wings,” gerald a. benjamin, joel margolius. new york: john wiley & sons, 1996.
\nguide to finding private investors to fund a start-up.<\/p>\n
reference guides<\/b><\/p>\n
“the home business bible,” david r. eyler. new york: john r. wiley & sons, inc., 1994.
\nan encyclopedia of information for the home-based entrepreneur.<\/i><\/p>\n
“the entrepreneur’s guide to business law,” constance e. bagley, craig e. dauchy. west educational publishing company, 1998.
\nthis guide walks the entrepreneur through all the legal steps required to start a business.<\/i><\/p>\n
“guts & borrowed money,” tom s. gillis. austin: bard press, 1997
\nnuts and bolts guide to starting your own business.<\/i><\/p>\n
social entrepreneurship<\/b><\/p>\n
“revolution of the heart,” bill shore. new york: riverhead books, 1995.
\nthe story of share our strength, a self-sustaining nonprofit organization.<\/i><\/p>\n
“new social entrepreneurs: the success, challenge and lessons of non-profit enterprise creation,” jed emerson and fay twersky. san francisco: the roberts foundation, 1996.
\nexperiences of the roberts foundation in nonprofit enterprise development.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"