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Startup Book Summaries

Zero to One
by Peter Thiel • 2014
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
4.15
400k+
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Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel 2014 195 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
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The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries • 2011
4.11
300k+
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The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries 2011 299 pages
4.11
300k+ ratings
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Startup
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz • 2014
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
4.20
100k+
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
by Ben Horowitz 2014 304 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Hooked
by Nir Eyal • 2013
A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Technology
4.12
50k+
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Design
Psychology
Hooked Summary
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Hooked
A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Technology
by Nir Eyal 2013 154 pages
4.12
50k+ ratings
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Design
Psychology
$100M Money Models
by Alex Hormozi • 2025
How To Make Money
4.56
1k+
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Money
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$100M Money Models Summary
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$100M Money Models
How To Make Money
by Alex Hormozi 2025 190 pages
4.56
1k+ ratings
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Money
Entrepreneurship
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove • 1983
4.30
21k+
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Management
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High Output Management Summary
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High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove 1983 272 pages
4.30
21k+ ratings
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Management
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The $100 Startup
by Chris Guillebeau • 2012
Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
3.89
71k+
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The $100 Startup Summary
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The $100 Startup
Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
by Chris Guillebeau 2012 304 pages
3.89
71k+ ratings
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Self Help
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
4.04
61k+
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The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997 288 pages
4.04
61k+ ratings
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Traction
by Gabriel Weinberg • 2014
A Startup Guide to Getting Customers
4.11
9k+
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Traction Summary
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Traction
A Startup Guide to Getting Customers
by Gabriel Weinberg 2014 288 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
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The Practice of Management
by Peter F. Drucker • 1954
4.25
2k+
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Management
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The Practice of Management
by Peter F. Drucker 1954 420 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
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Management
Leadership
Buy Then Build
by Walker Deibel • 2018
How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game
4.31
2k+
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Finance
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Buy Then Build
How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game
by Walker Deibel 2018 312 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
Finance
Crossing the Chasm
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2002
Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
4.02
31k+
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Crossing the Chasm
Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2002 290 pages
4.02
31k+ ratings
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Obviously Awesome
by April Dunford • 2019
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
4.24
4k+
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Obviously Awesome Summary
Immersive
Obviously Awesome
How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
by April Dunford 2019 204 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
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Beyond Entrepreneurship
by Jim Collins • 1992
Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
4.11
403
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Entrepreneurship
Management
Beyond Entrepreneurship Summary
Beyond Entrepreneurship
Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
by Jim Collins 1992
4.11
403 ratings
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Entrepreneurship
Management
Lean Analytics
by Alistair Croll • 2013
Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
4.11
8k+
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Lean Analytics Summary
Lean Analytics
Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
by Alistair Croll 2013 440 pages
4.11
8k+ ratings
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Zero to One
by Peter Thiel • 2014
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
4.15
400k+
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Startup
Zero to One Summary
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel 2014 195 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
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Running Lean
by Ash Maurya • 2012
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
4.10
20k+
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Running Lean
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
by Ash Maurya 2012 367 pages
4.10
20k+ ratings
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BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)
by Jim Collins • 2001
Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
4.39
2k+
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BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0) Summary
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)
Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
by Jim Collins 2001 344 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
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Leadership
The Mom Test
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2013
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
4.37
13k+
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The Mom Test Summary
The Mom Test
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2013 138 pages
4.37
13k+ ratings
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Built to Sell
by John Warrillow • 2010
Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
4.24
7k+
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Buisness
Built to Sell Summary
Built to Sell
Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
by John Warrillow 2010 176 pages
4.24
7k+ ratings
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Buisness
Oversubscribed
by Daniel Priestley • 2015
How to Get People Lining Up to Do Business with You
4.19
2k+
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Oversubscribed Summary
Oversubscribed
How to Get People Lining Up to Do Business with You
by Daniel Priestley 2015 224 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
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Psychology
Scaling Up
by Verne Harnish • 2014
How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't
4.16
6k+
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Scaling Up Summary
Scaling Up
How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't
by Verne Harnish 2014 272 pages
4.16
6k+ ratings
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The Startup Owner's Manual
by Steve Blank • 2012
The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
4.11
12k+
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The Startup Owner's Manual Summary
The Startup Owner's Manual
The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
by Steve Blank 2012 608 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
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Company Of One
by Paul Jarvis • 2019
3.91
6k+
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Company Of One Summary
Company Of One
by Paul Jarvis 2019
3.91
6k+ ratings
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Launch
by Jeff Walker • 2014
How Ordinary People Are Creating Extraordinary Success Online
3.99
4k+
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Launch Summary
Launch
How Ordinary People Are Creating Extraordinary Success Online
by Jeff Walker 2014 206 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
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Hacking Growth
by Sean Ellis • 2017
How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
4.11
5k+
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Hacking Growth Summary
Hacking Growth
How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
by Sean Ellis 2017 320 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Business
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High Growth Handbook
by Elad Gil • 2018
Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
4.08
2k+
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Entrepreneurship
High Growth Handbook Summary
High Growth Handbook
Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
by Elad Gil 2018 344 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
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The Founder's Dilemmas
by Noam Wasserman • 2011
Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
4.02
5k+
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The Founder's Dilemmas Summary
The Founder's Dilemmas
Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup
by Noam Wasserman 2011 480 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
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Startup
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
by Uri Levine • 2023
4.36
1k+
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Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Summary
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
by Uri Levine 2023 304 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
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Sprint
by Jake Knapp • 2016
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
4.18
23k+
Business
Design
Management
Sprint Summary
Sprint
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp 2016 274 pages
4.18
23k+ ratings
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Design
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Blitzscaling
by Reid Hoffman • 2018
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
3.95
6k+
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Blitzscaling Summary
Blitzscaling
The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
by Reid Hoffman 2018 336 pages
3.95
6k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
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Angel
by Jason Calacanis • 2017
How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
4.25
2k+
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Angel Summary
Angel
How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
by Jason Calacanis 2017 264 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
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The 1-Page Marketing Plan
by Allan Dib • 2016
Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd
4.32
10k+
Business
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Self Help
The 1-Page Marketing Plan Summary
The 1-Page Marketing Plan
Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd
by Allan Dib 2016 224 pages
4.32
10k+ ratings
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Entrepreneur Revolution
by Daniel Priestley • 2013
How to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and start a business that works
4.04
1k+
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Entrepreneur Revolution Summary
Entrepreneur Revolution
How to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and start a business that works
by Daniel Priestley 2013 232 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany
by Steve Blank • 2003
Successful Strategies for Products That Win
3.96
16k+
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany Summary
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Successful Strategies for Products That Win
by Steve Blank 2003 370 pages
3.96
16k+ ratings
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Platform Revolution
by Geoffrey G. Parker • 2016
How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy―and How to Make Them Work for You
4.04
4k+
Business
Technology
Economics
Platform Revolution Summary
Platform Revolution
How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy―and How to Make Them Work for You
by Geoffrey G. Parker 2016 352 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
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Technology
Economics
Predictable Revenue
by Aaron Ross • 2011
Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com
3.97
5k+
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Predictable Revenue Summary
Predictable Revenue
Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com
by Aaron Ross 2011 213 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
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Startup
The Business Model Navigator
by Oliver Gassmann • 2013
55 Models That Will Revolutionise Your Business
4.10
455
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The Business Model Navigator Summary
The Business Model Navigator
55 Models That Will Revolutionise Your Business
by Oliver Gassmann 2013 400 pages
4.10
455 ratings
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Management
The Art of the Start
by Guy Kawasaki • 2004
The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
3.90
29k+
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The Art of the Start Summary
The Art of the Start
The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
by Guy Kawasaki 2004 226 pages
3.90
29k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
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Business Model Generation
by Alexander Osterwalder • 2010
A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
4.21
59k+
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Business Model Generation Summary
Business Model Generation
A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
by Alexander Osterwalder 2010 288 pages
4.21
59k+ ratings
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Entrepreneurship
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Small Giants
by Bo Burlingham • 2005
Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big
3.85
5k+
Business
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Management
Small Giants Summary
Small Giants
Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big
by Bo Burlingham 2005 264 pages
3.85
5k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
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Play Bigger
by Al Ramadan • 2016
How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
3.86
2k+
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Play Bigger Summary
Play Bigger
How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
by Al Ramadan 2016 272 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
The SaaS Playbook
by Rob Walling • 2023
Build a Multimillion-Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
4.28
500+
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Startup
The SaaS Playbook Summary
The SaaS Playbook
Build a Multimillion-Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
by Rob Walling 2023 202 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Founders at Work
by Jessica Livingston • 2001
Stories of Startups' Early Days
4.03
38k+
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Founders at Work Summary
Founders at Work
Stories of Startups' Early Days
by Jessica Livingston 2001 456 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
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Competing Against Luck
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2016
4.15
6k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Competing Against Luck Summary
Competing Against Luck
by Clayton M. Christensen 2016 288 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
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Management
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The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
by Robert Solomon • 2003
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
3.95
500+
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The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition Summary
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
by Robert Solomon 2003 208 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
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Design
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The Great CEO Within
by Matt Mochary • 2019
The Tactical Guide to Company Building
4.34
2k+
Business
Leadership
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The Great CEO Within Summary
The Great CEO Within
The Tactical Guide to Company Building
by Matt Mochary 2019 200 pages
4.34
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Lean Product Playbook
by Dan Olsen • 2015
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
4.27
3k+
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The Lean Product Playbook Summary
The Lean Product Playbook
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
by Dan Olsen 2015 307 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
The Sales Acceleration Formula
by Mark Roberge • 2015
Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
4.26
2k+
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Leadership
The Sales Acceleration Formula Summary
The Sales Acceleration Formula
Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
by Mark Roberge 2015 224 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2013
3.80
465
Business
Management
Leadership
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation
by Harvard Business Publishing 2013 179 pages
3.80
465 ratings
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