50 Books like The E-Myth Enterprise

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business

by Michael Parrish DuDell • 2013

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

3.62

600

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business Summary

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business 97%

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

by Michael Parrish DuDell 2013

3.62

600 ratings

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

The High-Performance Entrepreneur

by Subroto Bagchi • 2006

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

3.91

711

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary

The High-Performance Entrepreneur 97%

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

by Subroto Bagchi 2006

3.91

711 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

Startup Nation

by Jeff Sloan • 2005

A startup guide that begins where most don't: with the life you actually want to live.

3.76

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🌱 First-Time Founders ⚖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 💰 Bootstrapping 💵 Startup Funding

Startup Nation 97%

A startup guide that begins where most don't: with the life you actually want to live.

by Jeff Sloan 2005

3.76

96 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🌱 First-Time Founders ⚖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 💰 Bootstrapping 💵 Startup Funding

The Entrepreneur Mind

by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

3.98

987

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Entrepreneur Mind 97%

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

by Kevin D. Johnson 2013

3.98

987 ratings

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Most Successful Small Business in The World

by Michael E. Gerber • 2009

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

3.09

281

🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🔭 Visionary Thinking

The Most Successful Small Business in The World Summary

The Most Successful Small Business in The World 97%

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

by Michael E. Gerber 2009

3.09

281 ratings

🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🔭 Visionary Thinking

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide

by Ken Colwell • 2019

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

4.07

298

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide Summary

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide 97%

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

by Ken Colwell 2019

4.07

298 ratings

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Awakening the Entrepreneur Within

by Michael E. Gerber • 2008

Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.

3.59

461

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🚀 Startup Methodology 💡 Business Storytelling 📈 Scaling A Business 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Awakening the Entrepreneur Within Summary

Awakening the Entrepreneur Within 97%

Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.

by Michael E. Gerber 2008

3.59

461 ratings

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🚀 Startup Methodology 💡 Business Storytelling 📈 Scaling A Business 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

The E-myth Revisited

by Michael E. Gerber • 1985

Why the skill that makes you a great baker sinks your bakery, and how to escape.

4.07

98k+

🧱 Business Design ⚙️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Strategic Planning 🎭 Customer Psychology

The E-myth Revisited 97%

Why the skill that makes you a great baker sinks your bakery, and how to escape.

by Michael E. Gerber 1985

4.07

98k+ ratings

🧱 Business Design ⚙️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Strategic Planning 🎭 Customer Psychology

E-Myth Mastery

by Michael E. Gerber • 2004

Most business owners are trapped doing the work. The system for escaping the daily grind.

4.03

2k+

🏗️ Small Business Systems ⚙️ Business Process Design 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔄 Systems Thinking 💰 Cash Flow Management

E-Myth Mastery 97%

Most business owners are trapped doing the work. The system for escaping the daily grind.

by Michael E. Gerber 2004

4.03

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Small Business Systems ⚙️ Business Process Design 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔄 Systems Thinking 💰 Cash Flow Management

Failing Fast?

by Luv Tulsidas • 2024

Skip failing fast. Read market timing, build one standout feature, pick the customer who spreads it.

4.02

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Founder Mindset 🔄 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition 🗺️ Market Positioning

Failing Fast? 97%

Skip failing fast. Read market timing, build one standout feature, pick the customer who spreads it.

by Luv Tulsidas 2024

4.02

45 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Founder Mindset 🔄 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition 🗺️ Market Positioning

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It

by Richard Branson • 2012

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

3.90

16k+

🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It Summary

Let's Not Screw It, Let's Just Do It 97%

Fun before spreadsheets: the Virgin founder on why most business rules are for breaking.

by Richard Branson 2012

3.90

16k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Advice 📖 Founder Stories 🏷️ Brand Building ⚖️ Business Ethics 💡 Creative Disruption

Get Big Fast and Do More Good

by Ido Leffler • 2013

No-ad-budget playbook: trade-show stunts, a social mission, and partnerships that land retail.

3.75

220

🫂 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerilla Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 🤝 Partnership Dynamics

Get Big Fast and Do More Good 97%

No-ad-budget playbook: trade-show stunts, a social mission, and partnerships that land retail.

by Ido Leffler 2013

3.75

220 ratings

🫂 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerilla Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 🤝 Partnership Dynamics

Scale or Fail

by Allison Maslan • 2018

A scaling business outgrows its founder first. Here is how to outpace it.

3.93

148

🚀 Entrepreneurial Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management 👥 Team Building ⚙️ Business Systems 🧠 Founder Mindset

Scale or Fail 97%

A scaling business outgrows its founder first. Here is how to outpace it.

by Allison Maslan 2018

3.93

148 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management 👥 Team Building ⚙️ Business Systems 🧠 Founder Mindset

Think Bigger

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt • 2017

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

3.29

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

Think Bigger 97%

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt 2017

3.29

14 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

Midas Touch

by Donald J. Trump • 2012

The traits separating wealthy founders from struggling ones: zero luck required, all trainable.

3.95

3k+

🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Startup Fundraising 🛡️ Business Resilience 📈 Sales Skills 👤 Personal Branding

Midas Touch 97%

The traits separating wealthy founders from struggling ones: zero luck required, all trainable.

by Donald J. Trump 2012

3.95

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Startup Fundraising 🛡️ Business Resilience 📈 Sales Skills 👤 Personal Branding

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

4.19

14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

EntreLeadership 97%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

The Personal MBA 97%

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

by Josh Kaufman

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

The Rugged Entrepreneur

by Scott Andrew • 2021

Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.

3.82

🛠️ Startup Playbooks 💡 Disruptive Innovation ⚒️ Work Ethic 🧠 Mental Toughness ♟️ Strategic Thinking

The Rugged Entrepreneur 97%

Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.

by Scott Andrew 2021

3.82

22 ratings

🛠️ Startup Playbooks 💡 Disruptive Innovation ⚒️ Work Ethic 🧠 Mental Toughness ♟️ Strategic Thinking

The Intelligent Entrepreneur

by Bill Murphy Jr. • 2010

Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.

4.01

999

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Problem-First Thinking 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Business Networking 🛠️ Team Assembly

The Intelligent Entrepreneur 96%

Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.

by Bill Murphy Jr. 2010

4.01

999 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Problem-First Thinking 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Business Networking 🛠️ Team Assembly

The Power of Broke

by Daymond John • 2016

Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.

3.89

4k+

💰 Bootstrapped Startups 📖 Founder Stories 🎨 Creative Constraints 🎯 Goal-Setting Systems 🏷️ Brand Authenticity

The Power of Broke 96%

Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.

by Daymond John 2016

3.89

4k+ ratings

💰 Bootstrapped Startups 📖 Founder Stories 🎨 Creative Constraints 🎯 Goal-Setting Systems 🏷️ Brand Authenticity

THE MINDFUL ENTREPRENEUR

by Joel Gerschman • 2017

A morning ritual and five systems: how to build a business that runs without running you.

4.42

128

🛠️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧭 Business Purpose 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

THE MINDFUL ENTREPRENEUR 96%

A morning ritual and five systems: how to build a business that runs without running you.

by Joel Gerschman 2017

4.42

128 ratings

🛠️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧭 Business Purpose 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market

by Mark C. Thompson • 2010

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

3.88

118

🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market Summary

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market 96%

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

by Mark C. Thompson 2010

3.88

118 ratings

🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

4.20

2k+

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 96%

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

by Sahil Lavingia 2021

4.20

2k+ ratings

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Tao of the Side Hustle

by Don Hyun Kiolbassa • 2022

Most side hustle advice says work harder. This one says think like a strategist.

4.24

💼 Side Hustle Guides 🌱 New Entrepreneurs 👢 Bootstrapping ⏳ Time Management 💰 Financial Discipline

The Tao of the Side Hustle 96%

Most side hustle advice says work harder. This one says think like a strategist.

by Don Hyun Kiolbassa 2022

4.24

17 ratings

💼 Side Hustle Guides 🌱 New Entrepreneurs 👢 Bootstrapping ⏳ Time Management 💰 Financial Discipline

The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster

by Darren Hardy • 2015

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

4.32

3k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster 96%

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

by Darren Hardy 2015

4.32

3k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

4.17

4k+

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How I Built This 96%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

Future-Proofing You

by Jay Samit • 2021

Find gaps others miss, turn what scares you into momentum, and build wealth in any economy.

3.97

245

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Growth Mindset 🔍 Spotting Opportunities ⚡ Fear Management

Future-Proofing You 96%

Find gaps others miss, turn what scares you into momentum, and build wealth in any economy.

by Jay Samit 2021

3.97

245 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Growth Mindset 🔍 Spotting Opportunities ⚡ Fear Management

Think Like Zuck

by Ekaterina Walter • 2012

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

3.83

449

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Think Like Zuck 96%

Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.

by Ekaterina Walter 2012

3.83

449 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏗️ Company Building 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Hiring And Talent 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Instant MBA

by Nicholas Bate • 2008

Strategy, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurial mindset: an MBA distilled into one afternoon.

3.44

284

🏢 Business Strategy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🛍️ Customer Experience

Instant MBA 96%

Strategy, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurial mindset: an MBA distilled into one afternoon.

by Nicholas Bate 2008

3.44

284 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🛍️ Customer Experience

Zero to IPO

by Frederic Kerrest • 2022

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

4.10

282

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

Zero to IPO 96%

A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.

by Frederic Kerrest 2022

4.10

282 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Venture Capital 🏢 Company Culture 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Team Building

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010

by Jere L. Calmes • 2010

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

3.92

351

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 Summary

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 96%

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

by Jere L. Calmes 2010

3.92

351 ratings

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

The Startup Playbook

by David S. Kidder • 2012

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

3.78

584

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

The Startup Playbook 96%

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

by David S. Kidder 2012

3.78

584 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution

by Uri Levine • 2023

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

4.36

1k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Summary

Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution 96%

Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.

by Uri Levine 2023

4.36

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Product-Market Fit 🔄 Failure And Iteration 🔍 User Research 💰 Fundraising

Like a Virgin

by Richard Branson • 2012

People before profits, gut over analysis: the Virgin founder's business lessons no classroom taught.

3.73

4k+

🔥 Entrepreneurial Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 💡 Disruptive Innovation 👥 Customer Experience

Like a Virgin 96%

People before profits, gut over analysis: the Virgin founder's business lessons no classroom taught.

by Richard Branson 2012

3.73

4k+ ratings

🔥 Entrepreneurial Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 💡 Disruptive Innovation 👥 Customer Experience

Pilot to Profit

by Lisa Larter • 2016

The solo playbook for turning content and email into a profitable, predictable business.

4.28

👤 Solopreneurship 🖥️ Online Business 📝 Content Marketing ✉️ Email Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing

Pilot to Profit 96%

The solo playbook for turning content and email into a profitable, predictable business.

by Lisa Larter 2016

4.28

25 ratings

👤 Solopreneurship 🖥️ Online Business 📝 Content Marketing ✉️ Email Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire

by Ryan Scribner • 2023

Turn a side hustle into a million-dollar business through frugal living, cheap tests, and 100 fans.

3.45

💼 Side Hustles 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💸 Passive Income ❤️ Monetizing Passion 🛠️ Bootstrapping

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire Summary

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire 96%

Turn a side hustle into a million-dollar business through frugal living, cheap tests, and 100 fans.

by Ryan Scribner 2023

3.45

49 ratings

💼 Side Hustles 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💸 Passive Income ❤️ Monetizing Passion 🛠️ Bootstrapping

Manage Your Day-to-Day

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

3.98

28k+

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

Manage Your Day-to-Day 96%

Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013

3.98

28k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Workflow 🔕 Attention Management 🔄 Habit Design 📵 Digital Minimalism 🚧 Creative Constraints

Nine-Figure Mindset

by Brandon Dawson • 2023

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

4.10

224

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

Nine-Figure Mindset 96%

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

by Brandon Dawson 2023

4.10

224 ratings

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

Radical Simplicity

by Ken Allen • 2019

A 220-country logistics giant, hemorrhaging cash. The CEO's turnaround rule: simplify ruthlessly.

3.69

127

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 📋 Ceo Memoirs 🌐 Organizational Culture 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Engagement

Radical Simplicity 96%

A 220-country logistics giant, hemorrhaging cash. The CEO's turnaround rule: simplify ruthlessly.

by Ken Allen 2019

3.69

127 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 📋 Ceo Memoirs 🌐 Organizational Culture 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Engagement

Behind the Cloud

by Marc Benioff • 2009

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

3.78

5k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

Behind the Cloud 96%

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

by Marc Benioff 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success 🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Platform Ecosystems

She Means Business

by Carrie Green • 2017

Build the founder, then the business: clearing the blocks that keep women from launching online.

4.11

2k+

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 💻 Online Business 🚀 Startup Guides 🧠 Founder Mindset 💰 Money Mindset

She Means Business 96%

Build the founder, then the business: clearing the blocks that keep women from launching online.

by Carrie Green 2017

4.11

2k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 💻 Online Business 🚀 Startup Guides 🧠 Founder Mindset 💰 Money Mindset

Breaking Out and Making Big

by Rudrajeet Desai • 2014

For founders who want craft, not luck: hire right, raise clean, scale what works.

3.72

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Methodology 💰 Venture Capital 🛠️ Product Development ✅ Task Management

Breaking Out and Making Big 96%

For founders who want craft, not luck: hire right, raise clean, scale what works.

by Rudrajeet Desai 2014

3.72

71 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Methodology 💰 Venture Capital 🛠️ Product Development ✅ Task Management

Company of One

by Paul Jarvis • 2019

The best businesses stay small on purpose. Scale systems, not headcount, and let profit grow.

3.91

6k+

🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 🏪 Small Business Strategy 🏝️ Lifestyle Businesses 💰 Sustainable Profitability ⚙️ Systems Thinking

Company of One 96%

The best businesses stay small on purpose. Scale systems, not headcount, and let profit grow.

by Paul Jarvis 2019

3.91

6k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 🏪 Small Business Strategy 🏝️ Lifestyle Businesses 💰 Sustainable Profitability ⚙️ Systems Thinking

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

3.92

383

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Double Double 96%

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

by Cameron Herold 2011

3.92

383 ratings

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Dear Founder

by Maynard Webb • 2018

Founder letters for the moments no one warns you about: from co-founder fights to cash crises.

3.76

250

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💌 Founder Advice 🤝 Co-Founder Dynamics 🧑‍💼 Hiring And Culture 💰 Fundraising Strategy

Dear Founder 96%

Founder letters for the moments no one warns you about: from co-founder fights to cash crises.

by Maynard Webb 2018

3.76

250 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💌 Founder Advice 🤝 Co-Founder Dynamics 🧑‍💼 Hiring And Culture 💰 Fundraising Strategy

The Reluctant Entrepreneur

by Michael Masterson • 2012

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

3.61

174

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

The Reluctant Entrepreneur 96%

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

by Michael Masterson 2012

3.61

174 ratings

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

Your First 100 Million

by Daniel S. Peña • 1999

Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.

4.23

376

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Capital Raising 📈 Exponential Growth 🎩 Personal Branding 💡 Unconventional Thinking

Your First 100 Million 96%

Most advice keeps you average. The actual playbook for a hundred-million-dollar exit.

by Daniel S. Peña 1999

4.23

376 ratings

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Capital Raising 📈 Exponential Growth 🎩 Personal Branding 💡 Unconventional Thinking

Entrepreneurial Leap

by Gino Wickman • 2019

Not everyone is born a founder. Six non-negotiable traits that reveal whether you are.

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