Of course, you might ask "Why, mindcrime, why do you recommend a billg book so highly?" Fair question... I find it interesting for the vision that Gates lays out regarding how organizations should use technology to operate more efficiently. He leaned heavily on the analogy with the human autonomic nervous system back in those days, and was throwing around the term "Digital Nervous System[1]" a lot... and I think that that concept A. makes and lot of sense, and B. is still - after all these years - largely unfulfilled.
If you're in the business of software (at least the business of business software) I think the Gates book is still very inspirational and could seed some very interesting ideas, vis-a-vis technology in organizations.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Nervous_System
Other than that, my own list would include:
The Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki
The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steve Blank
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey Moore
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Al Ries & Jack Trout
Positioning - Al Ries & Jack Trout
Repositioning - Jack Trout (with Steve Rivkin)
Differentiate or Die - Jack Trout (with Steve Rivkin)