Platform Revolution by Parker, Alstyne, Choudary. It provides a comprehensive framework for scaling, specially for platforms but applicable to all startups with good tactics and examples.
One book I'd recommend for scaling startups is Zero to One by Peter Thiel. It offers a unique perspective on building companies that can achieve exponential growth.
My top 3 are:
-The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
-Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
-Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
As someone who has transitioned from being an engineer to a startup founder, I highly recommend "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries. It provides a practical approach to building and scaling a successful startup, emphasizing the importance of continuous innovation and customer feedback.
Additionally, "Zero to One" by Peter Thiel offers valuable insights on creating and dominating new markets, which is critical for startups to succeed in the long run.
Lastly, "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" by Ben Horowitz is an honest and candid account of the challenges faced by startup founders and how to overcome them. These books have been instrumental in my own journey and I hope they can be helpful to you as well.
I think amazing books have already been shared. So I will share something a bit off, where you can learn lessons for the topic, even though it is not written for the topic:
"The Campaigns of Napoleon - Book by David P. Chandler"
This book is an excellent way to see the rise of a leader with great tactical ability and strategic decision making, and how at scale the needs for growing the ones below you and teaching them how to do your work is more important than your skill.
I'm a bit of an history geek, but really, there are many lessons in agile, company management and different company stages in this one, if you are willing to make the connections.
PS: Also has battle maps, but that is just a plus ;)