• Books are a great way for aspiring and early founders to learn from successful business owners.
  • Founders said they’d learned business theories and financial advice from books by entrepreneurs.
  • Here are 12 of the best books to read to prepare for the new year as a founder.

There’s a continued interest in becoming a founder: 418,905 businesses launched in November, and more than 10 million business applications have been filed since the start of 2020.

For entrepreneurs, including those who started businesses in the past three years, books can be a valuable resource for advice and guidance from some of the most successful founders. What’s more, books on business, team building, or founder stories can offer invaluable insight and knowledge.

Insider asked founders to recommend the one book they’d suggest all aspiring or early entrepreneurs read in the new year. Everything from financial advice to various business theories are explored in the pages of the following 12 books.