A selection of reading inspiration for start-ups in the tech world

Absorb as much knowledge and opinions from tech and business experts, to help set your business on the path to success. Knowledge is power in business, and in the rapidly evolving sector of technology, staying ahead is critical.

With so much information at our disposal, how do you seek out the most relevant sources to boost your business’ growth and development? From how to create the optimum working environment for creative minds, to the world’s next consumer-changing trends, there’s a lot you don’t know yet about entrepreneurship and the tech industry that you can discover in this reading list from UK commercial printing company: Where The Trade Buys.

Kevin Kelly: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly’s book shares how the world will develop over the coming years. The best part of it is how it paints a picture of ways in which technological forces will overlap, mix and come to co-depend on each other — crucial to know if any of these trends relate to your business.

There are some very valuable insights to take away from this book, including some about advances in multiple aspects of digital, such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence. If you’re new to the tech industry, learn what to expect to prep your company now for the customer of tomorrow.

Ivan R. Misner: Networking Like a Pro

Read this book and you’ll boost your knowledge of overcoming various networking hurdles that could hold you back as your company grows. Build your business contacts with the help of this book.

From making useful associates to develop your business, to implementing an effective referral marketing campaign – there’s plenty to glean from this book. Networking Like a Pro offers tools, templates and a results-measuring system to help you action your networking strategy and make valuable business connections.

Evan Carmichael: Your One Word

Evan Carmichael offers a very inspiring read and a good choice for confidence boosting in the early stages of building your business. He also wrote Your One Word, launched and sold his biotech company at just 19 years old — so, his book is perfect if you want the same rapid success. This book is a wonderful injection of motivation to start making your tech-business dreams come true.