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Entrepreneurship Book Summaries

The Star Principle
by Richard Koch • 2008
Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.
4.18
378
The Star Principle Summary
The Star Principle
Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.
by Richard Koch 2008 272 pages
4.18
378 ratings
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance • 2017
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
4.22
1k+
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Summary
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
by Ashlee Vance 2017 288 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Nail It then Scale It
by Nathan Furr • 2010
Most startups die building what nobody needs. Find a real pain, solve it tight, grow only then.
4.12
500+
Nail It then Scale It Summary
Nail It then Scale It
Most startups die building what nobody needs. Find a real pain, solve it tight, grow only then.
by Nathan Furr 2010 260 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
A Sense of Urgency
by John P. Kotter • 2008
Anxious busyness resembles urgency but is its opposite, and it kills 70 percent of change efforts.
3.73
2k+
A Sense of Urgency Summary
A Sense of Urgency
Anxious busyness resembles urgency but is its opposite, and it kills 70 percent of change efforts.
by John P. Kotter 2008 208 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman • 2019
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
3.97
159
Designing Experiences Summary
Designing Experiences
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
by J Robert Rossman 2019 224 pages
3.97
159 ratings
The Rugged Entrepreneur
by Scott Andrew • 2021
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
3.82
22
The Rugged Entrepreneur Summary
The Rugged Entrepreneur
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
by Scott Andrew 2021 239 pages
3.82
22 ratings
Fanocracy
by David Meerman Scott • 2020
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
3.64
356
Fanocracy Summary
Fanocracy
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
by David Meerman Scott 2020 304 pages
3.64
356 ratings
How To Start A Cult
by Jody Raynsford • 2021
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
3.89
88
How To Start A Cult Summary
How To Start A Cult
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
by Jody Raynsford 2021 270 pages
3.89
88 ratings
Trump
by Donald J. Trump • 2004
Spot underpriced assets, dominate the table, and turn a name into an entire business empire.
3.61
2k+
Trump Summary
Trump
Spot underpriced assets, dominate the table, and turn a name into an entire business empire.
by Donald J. Trump 2004 288 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Gods of Management
by Charles B. Handy • 1986
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
3.78
144
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
by Charles B. Handy 1986 268 pages
3.78
144 ratings
Wealth Exposed
by M.J. DeMarco • 2020
The safe career path is a cage. Build a system that earns time, not just money.
3.85
500+
Wealth Exposed Summary
Wealth Exposed
The safe career path is a cage. Build a system that earns time, not just money.
by M.J. DeMarco 2020 55 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated
by Ram Charan • 2017
Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.
3.88
3k+
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated Summary
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated
Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.
by Ram Charan 2017 176 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
by Beverly E. Jones • 2016
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
3.76
304
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
by Beverly E. Jones 2016 224 pages
3.76
304 ratings
Zero to Sold
by Arvid Kahl • 2020
From niche idea to self-running, sellable company: the bootstrapped founder's end-to-end playbook.
4.14
434
Zero to Sold Summary
Zero to Sold
From niche idea to self-running, sellable company: the bootstrapped founder's end-to-end playbook.
by Arvid Kahl 2020 502 pages
4.14
434 ratings
This Is Not a T-Shirt
by Bobby Hundreds • 2019
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
4.21
1k+
This Is Not a T-Shirt Summary
This Is Not a T-Shirt
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
by Bobby Hundreds 2019 338 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Selling Luxury
by Robin Lent • 2009
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
3.54
233
Selling Luxury Summary
Selling Luxury
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
by Robin Lent 2009 176 pages
3.54
233 ratings
You Can Farm
by Joel Salatin • 1998
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
4.31
1k+
You Can Farm Summary
You Can Farm
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
by Joel Salatin 1998 480 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Book on Managing Rental Properties
by Brandon Turner • 2015
A landlord's operating system that minimizes tenant drama and keeps the money flowing.
4.55
1k+
The Book on Managing Rental Properties Summary
The Book on Managing Rental Properties
A landlord's operating system that minimizes tenant drama and keeps the money flowing.
by Brandon Turner 2015 377 pages
4.55
1k+ ratings
The Unusual Billionaires
by Saurabh Mukherjea • 2016
Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.
4.01
1k+
The Unusual Billionaires Summary
The Unusual Billionaires
Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.
by Saurabh Mukherjea 2016 454 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Little Black Book of Connections
by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2006
Why the people who give without a ledger end up with the fullest networks.
3.94
1k+
Little Black Book of Connections Summary
Little Black Book of Connections
Why the people who give without a ledger end up with the fullest networks.
by Jeffrey Gitomer 2006 230 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Pricing Roadmap
by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt • 2023
B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.
5.00
1
The Pricing Roadmap Summary
The Pricing Roadmap
B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.
by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt 2023 296 pages
5.00
1 ratings
Convert!
by Ben Hunt • 2011
Stop designing for yourself. A system for building websites that answer what visitors actually need.
3.91
128
Convert! Summary
Convert!
Stop designing for yourself. A system for building websites that answer what visitors actually need.
by Ben Hunt 2011 312 pages
3.91
128 ratings
The Founders
by Jimmy Soni • 2022
The PayPal story is not about one genius. It is about what happens when brilliant misfits collide.
4.23
3k+
The Founders Summary
The Founders
The PayPal story is not about one genius. It is about what happens when brilliant misfits collide.
by Jimmy Soni 2022 496 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Perfect Day to Boss Up
by Rick Ross • 2021
The mogul's manual: how vision, financial discipline, and an allergy to excuses build an empire.
4.02
1k+
The Perfect Day to Boss Up Summary
The Perfect Day to Boss Up
The mogul's manual: how vision, financial discipline, and an allergy to excuses build an empire.
by Rick Ross 2021 256 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Bitcoin Billionaires
by Ben Mezrich • 2019
After $65 million from Facebook, the twins bet everything on digital money the world called a joke.
3.98
7k+
Bitcoin Billionaires Summary
Bitcoin Billionaires
After $65 million from Facebook, the twins bet everything on digital money the world called a joke.
by Ben Mezrich 2019 288 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Know What Matters
by Ron Shaich • 2023
Work backward from the legacy you want: the hard choices that build a life worth owning.
4.23
430
Know What Matters Summary
Know What Matters
Work backward from the legacy you want: the hard choices that build a life worth owning.
by Ron Shaich 2023 272 pages
4.23
430 ratings
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting
by Nicolas Cole • 2023
Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.
4.27
122
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting Summary
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting
Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.
by Nicolas Cole 2023 264 pages
4.27
122 ratings
Better, Simpler Strategy
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee • 2021
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
4.06
415
Better, Simpler Strategy Summary
Better, Simpler Strategy
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021 273 pages
4.06
415 ratings
Making Websites Win
by Karl Blanks • 2017
The scientific method applied to your website: how tiny, tested changes compound into doubled sales.
4.31
435
Making Websites Win Summary
Making Websites Win
The scientific method applied to your website: how tiny, tested changes compound into doubled sales.
by Karl Blanks 2017 352 pages
4.31
435 ratings
Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires
by Adam Khoo • 2008
$300 monthly in an index fund, thirty years, over a million. The math self-made millionaires trust.
4.21
460
Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires Summary
Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires
$300 monthly in an index fund, thirty years, over a million. The math self-made millionaires trust.
by Adam Khoo 2008 368 pages
4.21
460 ratings
Dirtbag Billionaire
by David Gelles • 2025
Building Patagonia was an accident. Signing it over to the planet was the final, irreversible act.
4.16
2k+
Dirtbag Billionaire Summary
Dirtbag Billionaire
Building Patagonia was an accident. Signing it over to the planet was the final, irreversible act.
by David Gelles 2025 320 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Money-Smart Solopreneur
by Laura D. Adams • 2020
From quarterly taxes to a solo retirement plan, the financial system for people without an employer.
3.78
69
Money-Smart Solopreneur Summary
Money-Smart Solopreneur
From quarterly taxes to a solo retirement plan, the financial system for people without an employer.
by Laura D. Adams 2020 267 pages
3.78
69 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill • 2017
Managing a function is about depth; leading a business is about breadth. The canonical frameworks.
4.21
318
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
Managing a function is about depth; leading a business is about breadth. The canonical frameworks.
by Linda A. Hill 2017 152 pages
4.21
318 ratings
Digital Transformation
by Thomas M. Siebel • 2019
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
3.87
500+
Digital Transformation Summary
Digital Transformation
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
by Thomas M. Siebel 2019 253 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Why Startups Fail
by Tom Eisenmann • 2021
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
4.13
497
Why Startups Fail Summary
Why Startups Fail
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
by Tom Eisenmann 2021 329 pages
4.13
497 ratings
Go for No! for Network Marketing
by Richard Fenton • 2017
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
4.44
299
Go for No! for Network Marketing Summary
Go for No! for Network Marketing
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
by Richard Fenton 2017 144 pages
4.44
299 ratings
Selling to Big Companies
by Jill Konrath • 2005
Big firms block pitches. Tight lists, deep research, and persistent multi-touch outreach get you in.
3.89
500+
Selling to Big Companies Summary
Selling to Big Companies
Big firms block pitches. Tight lists, deep research, and persistent multi-touch outreach get you in.
by Jill Konrath 2005 272 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2006
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
3.87
500+
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense Summary
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2006 288 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
The Tatas
by Girish Kuber • 2015
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
4.34
1k+
The Tatas Summary
The Tatas
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
by Girish Kuber 2015 276 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Art of Problem Solving
by Russell L. Ackoff • 1978
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
3.94
161
The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
by Russell L. Ackoff 1978 240 pages
3.94
161 ratings
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
by Richard Koch • 2013
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
3.66
500+
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
by Richard Koch 2013 338 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Lean Impact
by Ann Mei Chang • 2018
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
4.02
370
Lean Impact Summary
Lean Impact
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
by Ann Mei Chang 2018 304 pages
4.02
370 ratings
The Dan Sullivan Question
by Dan Sullivan • 2010
Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.
4.13
239
The Dan Sullivan Question Summary
The Dan Sullivan Question
Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.
by Dan Sullivan 2010
4.13
239 ratings
The Successful Business Plan
by Rhonda Abrams • 1991
Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.
3.90
278
The Successful Business Plan Summary
The Successful Business Plan
Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.
by Rhonda Abrams 1991 417 pages
3.90
278 ratings
Happy Sexy Millionaire
by George Stone
Why chasing wealth, fame, and validation is a trap, and what to pursue instead.
Happy Sexy Millionaire Summary
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Why chasing wealth, fame, and validation is a trap, and what to pursue instead.
by George Stone
The Lost Art of Closing
by Anthony Iannarino • 2017
The close is a myth. Deals advance on commitments traded for value step by step.
4.25
500+
The Lost Art of Closing Summary
The Lost Art of Closing
The close is a myth. Deals advance on commitments traded for value step by step.
by Anthony Iannarino 2017 213 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Getting Naked
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.
4.20
6k+
Getting Naked Summary
Getting Naked
The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002 240 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
Firestarters
by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
4.29
4k+
Firestarters Summary
Firestarters
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018 325 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Small Actions
by Eric Sim • 2021
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
4.25
68
Small Actions Summary
Small Actions
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
by Eric Sim 2021 282 pages
4.25
68 ratings
Product Management in Practice
by Matt Lemay • 2017
The product manager's real job is connecting people and navigating chaos, not choosing frameworks.
4.35
1k+
Product Management in Practice Summary
Product Management in Practice
The product manager's real job is connecting people and navigating chaos, not choosing frameworks.
by Matt Lemay 2017 188 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
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