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A New Book of the Startup Bible

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The average business book is a blog post stretched to 250 pages by an underpaid ghost writer who hates what their life has become. That said, there are some that really do matter. A select few books pass the sniff test either by a.) offering robust data analysis that can be analyzed by outside experts, such as The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, or b.) relying on case studies from the author’s unique experiences and putting forward a genuinely novel business idea, such as High Output Management by Andy Grove. By my count, the number of books that satisfies either of these conditions is fewer than 30. Today, I’m excited to announce that there is a new book that deserves to be added to that painfully short list of required reading: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Startups Change the Future by Mike Maples, Jr. and Peter Ziebelman. In Pattern Breakers, the venture-capitalist authors tackle a core conundrum of startups: Many of the most successful startups pivoted from their original

A New Book of the Startup Bible *]:block [&>*]:mt-2 [&>*]:pt-2 mt-4" > Home Newsletter Columnists Columns Podcast Products Events Guides Consulting *]:block space-y-2"> Sign in *]:block space-y-2 py-2 my-2 border-y border-dashed border-homeborder" > Search About us Careers Advertise with us The team FAQ Help center DALL-E/Every illustration By Evan Armstrong Napkin Math Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math. Napkin Math A New B ook of the Startup Bible It’s the rare business book that you should actually read Evan Armstrong July 17

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