Books, etc.

Here’s a list of books that have influenced my thinking.  Innovation often comes from the convergence of disparate ideas and I’m a big advocate of reading outside of ones field of expertise.  Hopefully this list reflects that.  Please let me know if there’s something I should be reading that’s not on the list.

Biotechnology

• Commercializing Successful Biomedical Technologies: Basic Principles for the Development of Drugs, Diagnostics and Devices by Shreefal S. Mehta: Overview of commercializing technologies within the context of biotechnology.
• Biotechnology Valuation: An Introductory Guide (The Wiley Finance Series) by Karl Keegan: a good introduction to valuing biotechnology companies. It mostly deals with publically traded companies but also touches on private companies.

Product Development

• The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steven Gary Blank: the manual for product and customer discovery.
• Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan: a good book about product management.
• Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice (O’Reilly)) by Scott Berkun: a good book on project management.

Startup

• The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries: a great book on applying Lean Startup methodologies to your venture.
• The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki: a must read for those starting companies, organizations, products, etc..
• Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition by Guy Kawasaki: extends on the ideas in Art of the Start
• Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model
  by John Mullins and Randy Komisar: gives a systematic framework for adapting for success.

Venture Capital

• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, and Dick Costolo: gives a term-by-term understanding of venture deals.
• Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur by Dermot Berkery: gives a good overview of the process of raising venture dollars.
• Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation by Andrew Metrick: the nuts and bolts of venture capital finance and then some.