The Green Techpreneur
Founder Book Club
The books behind the founders.
Every founder and investor we interview recommends one book. This is the shelf they’ve built, one recommendation at a time.
Start anywhere. Every book here was chosen by someone building the future.
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This month’s pick · November 2026
The Ministry for the Future
Chosen by Cory Sanderson
Co-founder & CEO, Sustaera
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How the club works
Chapter I
Every interview ends with a book
We ask each founder and investor we feature for the one book they’d pass on to another founder.
Chapter II
One pick a month
Each month we choose one book from the shelf for the community to read together.
Chapter III
Read along
The monthly pick, and the founder who chose it, goes out in the Friday newsletter. Soon, founders will meet online each month to discuss it: join the waitlist.
The shelf
Chosen by the founders we feature
A growing shelf: a new book joins it with every interview we publish.
Hover over a book to hear why it was picked
Building the company
See all 8 in the library →Recommended by Safia Qureshi, CLUBZERØ
Recommended by Safia Qureshi, CLUBZERØ
Recommended by Killian Stokes, Moyee Coffee
Recommended by Ash Stott, Rhizo PTX
“People are the most critical resource for a startup. This book teaches you a lot about yourself, but also what to look for in talent.”
Karim Tarraf · Co-founder, Hawa Dawa
Mindset & meaning
See all 8 in the library →Recommended by Killian Stokes, Moyee Coffee
Recommended by Killian Stokes, Moyee Coffee
Recommended by Killian Stokes, Moyee Coffee
Recommended by Abijit Aji, Gradiant
The climate future
See all 8 in the library →Recommended by Cory Sanderson, Sustaera
Recommended by Cory Sanderson, Sustaera
Recommended by Abijit Aji, Gradiant
Recommended by Sarah Nolet, Tenacious Ventures
Recommended by Sarah Nolet, Tenacious Ventures
“About an anti-GMO activist who became very pro-GMO.”
Sarah Nolet · Co-founder, Tenacious Ventures
Off the clock
Browse the library →“The Russian classics give an understanding of human nature that’s still universally valid.”
Irina Fedorenko · Serial entrepreneur
“The Russian classics give an understanding of human nature that’s still universally valid.”
Irina Fedorenko · Serial entrepreneur
Recommended by Olympia Yarger, Goterra
“Sometimes I just need something well-written and funny.”
Olympia Yarger · Founder, Goterra
“Sometimes I just need something well-written and funny.”
Olympia Yarger · Founder, Goterra
Notes in the margin
“People are the most critical resource for a startup. This book teaches you a lot about yourself, but also what to look for in talent.”
Karim Tarraf · Co-founder, Hawa Dawa · on The Rare Find
Coming soon · waitlist open
Read it together. Talk it through together.
We’re starting a monthly book club meeting for climate founders. Each month we’ll meet online to discuss the latest pick: what landed, what you’d borrow for your own company, and what you’d argue with.
Join the waitlist and we’ll invite you to the first meeting.
Founders only, small group, good conversation.
Get the monthly pick
Read along with the community
The pick goes out in the Friday newsletter, with the founder who chose it.
Add your book
Building in climate?
Every founder and investor we feature chooses one book for the shelf. Tell us your story and add yours.
In their words
Why founders recommend these books
Meet the founders behind the picks, and what each book taught them, in our Founder Book Club article.