Top 5 books every entrepreneur must read!

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Entrepreneurs are known to be lifelong learners, avid readers and creative people. Learn from Warren Buffet and his friend Charlie Munger who are always reading. Here are the top 5 books that we recommend.

The Lean Start-up by Eric Ries - This book is all about the building process that uses a science. The wisdom in this book is applied by many entrepreneurs in the world and is highly favoured by many people in Silicon Valley, the Tech hub of the world.

Four Legs of The Table by Raymond Ackerman - If you know Pick N' Pay you must be familiar with the man that started the franchise when he bought 4 stores from the founder Jack Goldin in the
1960s, he raised funding from family and friends to start the business. The four legs are a metaphor and refer to Administration, Promotion, Merchandise and People. Right at the top of the table is the customer, to support the customer, all four legs must be strong. It's an amazing read!

Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance  - Elon Musk needs no introduction, but nevertheless, here we go; Elon Musk is a South African born Tech entrepreneur with a plan to establish life on Mars through colonisation. He co-founded Paypal and subsequently sold it and accumulated $180 million that he invested in Tesla, Space X and Solar City. This is a well written biography about his adventures as as an entrepreneur. A truly entertaining story.

Das Kapital by Karl Marx - When you want to understand the genesis of capitalism this is the book for you. Karl Marx's easy to understand but yet hard to read ideas critique capitalism to its granular level. A real first principles approach to understanding the nature of a capitalist. A greatly compelling book by one of the finest enlightenment period thinkers.

Webs Of Influence by Nathalie Nahai - In this day and age entrepreneurs need a digital mind. This books gives entrepreneurs an approach into mastering Social Media for business and creating highly persuasive digital content. The title of this blog uses an idea from the book. Digital content works like compound interest, there more content you create overtime, the greater attention it attracts. Therefore when you are new to social media for business be really patient as the results will emerge and once you get a good audience your phone won't stop ringing.

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