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Books like Behind the Cloud
The best books like Behind the Cloud are Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, and No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff is about entrepreneurship, saas, sales. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight · Memoir
Shoe Dog is Phil Knight's account of the first two decades of Nike, from the $50 loan he borrowed from his father in 1964 to fund his first shipment of Japanese running shoes to the company's IPO in 1980.
Both dig into entrepreneurship.
Read the summary → - The Hard Thing About Hard Things
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz · Business
The Hard Thing About Hard Things is Ben Horowitz's account of what it actually feels like to run a company through crisis.
Both dig into leadership.
Read the summary → - No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer · Business
No Rules Rules is Reed Hastings's account of the management philosophy that has governed Netflix since the company pivoted from DVDs to streaming and built one of the most watched entertainment platforms in the world.
Both dig into leadership.
Read the summary → - The Lean Startup
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Eric Ries · Business
The Lean Startup is Eric Ries's argument that the biggest cause of startup failure is not building the wrong product — it's spending months or years building something before finding out whether anyone wants it.
Both dig into entrepreneurship.
Read the summary → - Beyond Entrepreneurship
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Jim Collins & William Lazier · Business
Beyond Entrepreneurship is Jim Collins's first major book, co-written with William Lazier and published in 1992, before the research that produced Built to Last and Good to Great.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - Lost and Founder
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Rand Fishkin · Business
Rand Fishkin built Moz, the SEO software company, from a bootstrapped consultancy into a venture-backed business with millions in revenue — and then watched it nearly collapse under the weight of that growth.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business
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Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters · Business
Rocket Fuel extends the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) framework that Gino Wickman introduced in Traction by focusing on a specific organizational dynamic: the relationship between a Visionary and an Integrator.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - That Will Never Work
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Marc Randolph · Business
That Will Never Work is Marc Randolph's memoir of co-founding Netflix with Reed Hastings, covering the period from the original idea in 1997 through the company's IPO in 2002.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - The Art of the Start 2.0
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Guy Kawasaki · Business
The Art of the Start 2.0 is Guy Kawasaki's updated guide to launching a company, product, or movement.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - The Boron Letters
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Gary Halbert · Business
The Boron Letters is a collection of letters written by Gary Halbert to his son Bond from Boron Federal Prison Camp in California, where Halbert was serving time for mail fraud in the early 1980s.
Shares entrepreneurship and sales with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Brad Stone · Business
The Everything Store is Brad Stone's account of Amazon's founding and growth from a book retailer to one of the most powerful companies in the world.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
Read the summary → - The Ride of a Lifetime
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Robert Iger · Business
The Ride of a Lifetime is Robert Iger's account of his fifteen years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, from his appointment in 2005 to his planned retirement in 2020.
Shares entrepreneurship and leadership with Behind the Cloud.
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Books like Behind the Cloud: quick answers
What are the best books like Behind the Cloud?
The best books like Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff are Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight, The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Beyond Entrepreneurship by Jim Collins & William Lazier, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Behind the Cloud, such as entrepreneurship, saas, sales.
What should I read after Behind the Cloud?
A natural next read after Behind the Cloud is Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight. Both dig into entrepreneurship. Other strong choices are The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
What books are similar to Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff?
Behind the Cloud centers on entrepreneurship, saas, sales. Books with a similar feel include Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight, The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Beyond Entrepreneurship by Jim Collins & William Lazier, Lost and Founder by Rand Fishkin — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
