Ask HN: Books giving practical advice on starting a solo SaaS business? ↗

The books people recommended

2020-03-28 · 379 points · 99 comments · 15 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

7
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
7 here · 28 all-time · #208 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 4,371 ratings on Amazon
4Start Small, Stay Small
Start Small, Stay Small
Rob Walling
4 here · 16 all-time · #390 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 750 ratings on Amazon
2
Zero to One
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
2 here · 89 all-time · #37 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 40,093 ratings on Amazon
2
Deep Work
Cal Newport
2 here · 72 all-time · #46 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,713 ratings on Amazon
2
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Steve Blank
2 here · 36 all-time · #137 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 673 ratings on Amazon
2
Traction
Gabriel Weinberg
2 here · 30 all-time · #189 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2,092 ratings on Amazon
2
Getting Real
37 Signals
2 here · 20 all-time · #310 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 281 ratings on Amazon
2Company of One
Company of One
Paul Jarvis
2 here · 3 all-time · #2425 overall
1
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
1 here · 56 all-time · #67 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 15,933 ratings on Amazon
1
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
1 here · 24 all-time · #244 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 13,028 ratings on Amazon
1The Challenger Sale
The Challenger Sale
Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson
1 here · 9 all-time · #761 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2,424 ratings on Amazon
1The Millionaire Fastlane
The Millionaire Fastlane
MJ DeMarco
1 here · 8 all-time · #794 overall
1Lean Customer Development
Lean Customer Development
Cindy Alvarez
1 here · 8 all-time · #795 overall
1Ready, Fire, Aim
Ready, Fire, Aim
Michael Masterson
1 here · 5 all-time · #1235 overall
1Who
Who
Geoff Smart
1 here · 3 all-time · #2426 overall