I have been associated with several companies in India and had worked with startups too. I have read several books on startups which have proven helpful in the long run. Let me discuss them one by one below:
1. The Fixer by Bradley Tusk: This book is one of the finest in the market as far as startup is concerned. This bite-sized bestseller shows you the ups and downs of the startup life, allowing you to side-step common mistakes and place yourself firmly on the road to success. This book gives you in-depth advice on how to play the political business game to your advantage, avoiding pitfalls to drown you before you even begin. in " The Fixer", the author Bradley Tusk shares the skills and knowledge he developed working with Chuck Schumer, Michael Bloomberg, Rod Blagojevich, and other political and business legends to help startups fight back.

2. Lost and Founder by Rand Fishkin: The author is the founder and former CEO of Moz, reveals traditional Silicon Valley "wisdom" leads far too many startups astray. Fishkin pulls back the curtain on tech startup mythology, exposing the ups and downs of startup life that most CEOs would rather keep secret. His hard won lessons are applicable to any kind of business environment. Up or down the chain of command, at both early-stage startups and mature companies, whether your trajectory is riding high or down in the dumps: this book can help solve your problems and make you feel less alone for having them. This is a definitive guide to funding startups.

3. Bad Blood by John Carreyrou: Another good book on startup osd written by John Carreyrou, he is a French-American journalist with "The Wall Street Journal"and the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Bad blood tells the inside story of their breathtaking rise and fall of a multibillion dollar startup, Theranos.

4. Super pumped by Mike Issac: Super pumped is a Norton Best Non-Fiction Book of 2019 and is written by tech reporter and winner of Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Reporting, Mike Issac. The book provides brilliant expose on the journey to dominance and eventual fall from grace of the tech gaint Uber. With information stemming from interviews with both past and current employees of the company, along with never before published documents, this book gives readers a look into the life of its founders, the sacrifice it took and the mistakes to be avoided if you are to reproduce the success the company enjoyed without the blowback.

I believe that these books will help you greatly before starting your first startup. If you have any follow up questions regarding these books feel free to contact me.