Best IT Business Books? Need Recommendations!

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Hi everyone,

I’m looking to boost my knowledge in IT business and would love some book recommendations. What are your favorite reads that cover tech entrepreneurship, IT management, or innovation in the tech industry?

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Hi Alex_1!

Here are some highly recommended books that cover tech entrepreneurship, IT management, and innovation in the tech industry:

Tech Entrepreneurship

  1. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters

  2. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries

  3. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

  4. Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global Business by Mikkel Svane

  5. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal

IT Management

  1. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford

  2. The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, and John Willis

  3. ITIL Foundation: ITIL 4 Edition by AXELOS

  4. Managing IT as a Business: A Survival Guide for CEOs by Mark D. Lutchen

Innovation in Tech

  1. The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. Christensen

  2. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh

  3. The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen

  4. Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

These books offer a mix of practical advice, real-world examples, and strategic insights that can help you navigate and succeed in the tech industry.

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As someone who’s navigated the tech industry and sought to boost my understanding of IT business, I’ve found a few books incredibly valuable. “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries is a must-read for insights on tech entrepreneurship and innovation. For IT management, “The Phoenix Project” by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford offers a great blend of theory and practical advice. If you’re interested in tech industry trends and innovation, “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore is an excellent choice. These books have been instrumental in shaping my understanding of the field and might be exactly what you’re looking for.