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Startup

Building a company from scratch requires equal parts vision, grit, and strategic know-how, whether you're launching your first venture or scaling the next unicorn. These books take you inside the minds of founders, the mechanics of rapid growth, and the hard-won lessons from both spectacular successes and cautionary tales in the entrepreneurial world.

Startup Book Summaries

The Monk and the Riddle
by Randy Komisar • 2000
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
3.87
3k+
🛠️ Meaningful Work🚀 Startup Culture💎 Values Alignment🎨 Life Design🏢 Purpose-Driven Work
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
by Randy Komisar 2000 181 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
🛠️ Meaningful Work🚀 Startup Culture💎 Values Alignment🎨 Life Design🏢 Purpose-Driven Work
Strategize
by Roman Pichler • 2016
Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.
4.01
500+
📋 Product Management🚲 Lean Startup💎 Value Proposition Design🗺️ Roadmapping🚀 Startup Playbooks
Strategize Summary
Strategize
Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.
by Roman Pichler 2016 172 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
📋 Product Management🚲 Lean Startup💎 Value Proposition Design🗺️ Roadmapping🚀 Startup Playbooks
The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business
by Keith J. Cunningham • 2011
Why profitable businesses still fail, and the five-lever fix that turns the math on its head.
4.37
246
💸 Cash Flow Management📊 Financial Metrics🏢 Small Business Finance⚙️ Operational Efficiency🌱 Profit Before Growth
The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business Summary
The Ultimate Blueprint for an Insanely Successful Business
Why profitable businesses still fail, and the five-lever fix that turns the math on its head.
by Keith J. Cunningham 2011 163 pages
4.37
246 ratings
💸 Cash Flow Management📊 Financial Metrics🏢 Small Business Finance⚙️ Operational Efficiency🌱 Profit Before Growth
Dream with Your Eyes Open
by Ronnie Screwvala • 2015
A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.
3.88
1k+
🧗 Bootstrapping🏢 Organizational Culture📈 Scale Mindset🔄 Failure Resilience🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage
Dream with Your Eyes Open Summary
Dream with Your Eyes Open
A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.
by Ronnie Screwvala 2015 185 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
🧗 Bootstrapping🏢 Organizational Culture📈 Scale Mindset🔄 Failure Resilience🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage
Lost and Founder
by Rand Fishkin • 2018
Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.
4.30
2k+
🗣️ Startup Memoir💰 Bootstrapped Startups♻️ Customer Retention🛞 Marketing Flywheel🛡️ Psychological Safety
Lost and Founder Summary
Lost and Founder
Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.
by Rand Fishkin 2018 300 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
🗣️ Startup Memoir💰 Bootstrapped Startups♻️ Customer Retention🛞 Marketing Flywheel🛡️ Psychological Safety
Startup CEO
by Matt Blumberg • 2013
Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.
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1k+
🚀 Startup Scaling👥 Board Management💰 Fundraising Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture🧘 Founder Self-Care
Startup CEO Summary
Startup CEO
Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.
by Matt Blumberg 2013 400 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
🚀 Startup Scaling👥 Board Management💰 Fundraising Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Company Culture🧘 Founder Self-Care
Finish Big
by Bo Burlingham • 2013
Every founder exits. The difference between regret and fulfillment starts years before the sale.
4.11
247
🚪 Exit Strategies🔄 Succession Planning🧠 Founder Psychology🪪 Work And Identity👤 Founders
Finish Big Summary
Finish Big
Every founder exits. The difference between regret and fulfillment starts years before the sale.
by Bo Burlingham 2013 304 pages
4.11
247 ratings
🚪 Exit Strategies🔄 Succession Planning🧠 Founder Psychology🪪 Work And Identity👤 Founders
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling
by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2013
Cold calling yields 95 percent rejection. The attraction principles that flip that math to yes.
4.05
209
📈 Sales Methodology📩 Inbound Selling🎁 Value-First Selling👤 Personal Branding🧠 Sales Mindset
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling Summary
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling
Cold calling yields 95 percent rejection. The attraction principles that flip that math to yes.
by Jeffrey Gitomer 2013 208 pages
4.05
209 ratings
📈 Sales Methodology📩 Inbound Selling🎁 Value-First Selling👤 Personal Branding🧠 Sales Mindset
Sales Truth
by Mike Weinberg • 2019
Stop chasing sales fads. Prospect relentlessly, message to customer outcomes, master boring basics.
4.38
399
🤝 B2b Sales📋 Sales Fundamentals🏹 Hunter Mentality📞 Cold Calling🔍 Prospecting
Sales Truth Summary
Sales Truth
Stop chasing sales fads. Prospect relentlessly, message to customer outcomes, master boring basics.
by Mike Weinberg 2019 245 pages
4.38
399 ratings
🤝 B2b Sales📋 Sales Fundamentals🏹 Hunter Mentality📞 Cold Calling🔍 Prospecting
Startup Boards
by Brad Feld • 2013
Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.
4.06
500+
🏛️ Board Governance🚀 Startup Founders💰 Venture Capital🧭 Startup Leadership🔄 Founder Transitions
Startup Boards Summary
Startup Boards
Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.
by Brad Feld 2013 240 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
🏛️ Board Governance🚀 Startup Founders💰 Venture Capital🧭 Startup Leadership🔄 Founder Transitions
Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds
by Mike Moyer • 2012
A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.
4.16
1k+
💰 Startup Equity🥾 Bootstrapping🤝 Cofounder Relationships📜 Partnership Structures🚀 Early Stage Startups
Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds Summary
Slicing Pie - Funding Your Business Without Funds
A dynamic equity model that replaces fixed splits, so your stake matches your actual contribution.
by Mike Moyer 2012 188 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
💰 Startup Equity🥾 Bootstrapping🤝 Cofounder Relationships📜 Partnership Structures🚀 Early Stage Startups
The Forever Transaction
by Robbie Kellman Baxter • 2020
Build a subscription around an ongoing promise, and customers stop looking elsewhere.
4.01
244
🔄 Subscription Models🌐 Subscription Economy🎯 Customer Centricity💰 Customer Lifetime Value🏷️ Pricing Strategy
The Forever Transaction Summary
The Forever Transaction
Build a subscription around an ongoing promise, and customers stop looking elsewhere.
by Robbie Kellman Baxter 2020 256 pages
4.01
244 ratings
🔄 Subscription Models🌐 Subscription Economy🎯 Customer Centricity💰 Customer Lifetime Value🏷️ Pricing Strategy
Validating Product Ideas
by Tomer Sharon • 2016
Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.
4.10
289
🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🚀 Lean Startup💡 Design Thinking🧪 Lean Experimentation
Validating Product Ideas Summary
Validating Product Ideas
Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.
by Tomer Sharon 2016 345 pages
4.10
289 ratings
🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🚀 Lean Startup💡 Design Thinking🧪 Lean Experimentation
Think Big, Act Small
by Jason Jennings • 2005
The most profitable companies in America share one habit: they never stop acting like beginners.
3.72
367
🏢 Corporate Culture📈 Sustainable Growth🤲 Humble Leadership🔑 Ownership Mindset🛠️ Hands-On Management
Think Big, Act Small Summary
Think Big, Act Small
The most profitable companies in America share one habit: they never stop acting like beginners.
by Jason Jennings 2005 272 pages
3.72
367 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture📈 Sustainable Growth🤲 Humble Leadership🔑 Ownership Mindset🛠️ Hands-On Management
The Entrepreneur Mind
by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013
The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.
3.98
500+
🚀 Startup Mindset💼 Business Fundamentals💰 Financial Strategy👥 Team Building🤝 Sales Skills
The Entrepreneur Mind Summary
The Entrepreneur Mind
The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.
by Kevin D. Johnson 2013 172 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
🚀 Startup Mindset💼 Business Fundamentals💰 Financial Strategy👥 Team Building🤝 Sales Skills
The Startup Checklist
by David S. Rose • 2016
From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.
4.12
326
🚀 Startup Playbooks🔄 Lean Startup💰 Venture Funding🍰 Equity Splits🎤 Investor Pitching
The Startup Checklist Summary
The Startup Checklist
From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.
by David S. Rose 2016 320 pages
4.12
326 ratings
🚀 Startup Playbooks🔄 Lean Startup💰 Venture Funding🍰 Equity Splits🎤 Investor Pitching
Customer Success
by Nick Mehta • 2016
Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.
4.00
1k+
🏪 Subscription Economy🔒 Customer Retention💻 Saas Strategy📈 Product-Led Growth📊 Metrics-Driven Management
Customer Success Summary
Customer Success
Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.
by Nick Mehta 2016 256 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
🏪 Subscription Economy🔒 Customer Retention💻 Saas Strategy📈 Product-Led Growth📊 Metrics-Driven Management
The Year Without Pants
by Scott Berkun • 2013
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
3.81
2k+
📡 Remote Work🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Asynchronous Communication🎯 Results-Only Work Environment🚀 Continuous Deployment
The Year Without Pants Summary
The Year Without Pants
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
by Scott Berkun 2013 258 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
📡 Remote Work🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Asynchronous Communication🎯 Results-Only Work Environment🚀 Continuous Deployment
The PayPal Wars
by Eric M. Jackson • 2004
Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.
3.99
1k+
🚀 Startup Stories💳 Fintech History🔗 Network Effects🌉 Silicon Valley History🦠 Viral Growth
The PayPal Wars Summary
The PayPal Wars
Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.
by Eric M. Jackson 2004 230 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
🚀 Startup Stories💳 Fintech History🔗 Network Effects🌉 Silicon Valley History🦠 Viral Growth
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
by Jeremy Gutsche • 2020
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
3.93
289
🏢 Innovation Culture🏭 Corporate Innovation🧠 Cognitive Biases🔮 Trend Forecasting⚡ Disruptive Innovation
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook Summary
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
by Jeremy Gutsche 2020 360 pages
3.93
289 ratings
🏢 Innovation Culture🏭 Corporate Innovation🧠 Cognitive Biases🔮 Trend Forecasting⚡ Disruptive Innovation
The Startup Playbook
by David S. Kidder • 2012
Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.
3.78
500+
🚀 Startup Playbooks💡 Founder Advice🎯 Product Market Fit🔄 Lean Methodology🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom
The Startup Playbook Summary
The Startup Playbook
Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.
by David S. Kidder 2012 292 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
🚀 Startup Playbooks💡 Founder Advice🎯 Product Market Fit🔄 Lean Methodology🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom
The Art of Selling Your Business
by John Warrillow • 2021
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
4.31
184
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
The Art of Selling Your Business Summary
The Art of Selling Your Business
Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.
by John Warrillow 2021 241 pages
4.31
184 ratings
💰 Selling A Business🚪 Exit Planning📊 Business Valuation🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🎲 Deal Negotiation
Lean Customer Development
by Cindy Alvarez • 2014
Save five hours of wasted development for every hour you spend talking to customers.
4.18
1k+
🏗️ Lean Startup👂 Customer Development🚀 Startup Founders📋 Product Managers🎙️ Customer Interviews
Lean Customer Development Summary
Lean Customer Development
Save five hours of wasted development for every hour you spend talking to customers.
by Cindy Alvarez 2014 236 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
🏗️ Lean Startup👂 Customer Development🚀 Startup Founders📋 Product Managers🎙️ Customer Interviews
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
by Colin C. Campbell • 2023
Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.
4.31
173
🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship🚀 Startup Scaling💸 Bootstrapping📉 Lean Operations💼 Business Exits
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. Summary
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.
by Colin C. Campbell 2023 473 pages
4.31
173 ratings
🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship🚀 Startup Scaling💸 Bootstrapping📉 Lean Operations💼 Business Exits
Mastering the VC Game
by Jeffrey Bussgang • 2010
A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.
3.90
1k+
🏦 Venture Capital🎤 Pitching Investors📄 Term Sheets👥 Startup Boards🚪 Exit Strategies
Mastering the VC Game Summary
Mastering the VC Game
A VC's unvarnished playbook: how deals get done, from the first pitch to the final exit.
by Jeffrey Bussgang 2010 256 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
🏦 Venture Capital🎤 Pitching Investors📄 Term Sheets👥 Startup Boards🚪 Exit Strategies
The Start-Up J Curve
by Howard Love • 2016
Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.
4.23
466
🚀 Startup Lifecycles🔄 Business Pivots⚡ Execution Over Ideas📋 Business Model Design🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology
The Start-Up J Curve Summary
The Start-Up J Curve
Your startup will dip before it climbs. Six phases for navigating every stage without breaking.
by Howard Love 2016 288 pages
4.23
466 ratings
🚀 Startup Lifecycles🔄 Business Pivots⚡ Execution Over Ideas📋 Business Model Design🏗️ Lean Startup Methodology
The SaaS Sales Method
by Jacco van der Kooij • 2018
SaaS sales playbook turning cold calls warm, emails opened, meetings closed without the hard sell.
4.32
265
💼 B2b Sales📞 Cold Calling✉️ Email Outreach🤝 Social Selling💬 Consultative Selling
The SaaS Sales Method Summary
The SaaS Sales Method
SaaS sales playbook turning cold calls warm, emails opened, meetings closed without the hard sell.
by Jacco van der Kooij 2018 135 pages
4.32
265 ratings
💼 B2b Sales📞 Cold Calling✉️ Email Outreach🤝 Social Selling💬 Consultative Selling
Explosive Growth
by Cliff Lerner • 2017
Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.
4.15
500+
📖 Startup Memoirs💻 Tech Entrepreneurship📈 Growth Hacking🔥 Viral Growth📊 Data-Driven Decisions
Explosive Growth Summary
Explosive Growth
Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.
by Cliff Lerner 2017 314 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
📖 Startup Memoirs💻 Tech Entrepreneurship📈 Growth Hacking🔥 Viral Growth📊 Data-Driven Decisions
Scale
by Jeff Hoffman • 2014
Your business is a job you cannot quit. Seven systems that make it run without you.
4.24
228
🏗️ Business Scaling😮‍💨 Founder Burnout⚙️ Process Design⏰ Time Management🔍 Customer Discovery
Scale Summary
Scale
Your business is a job you cannot quit. Seven systems that make it run without you.
by Jeff Hoffman 2014 288 pages
4.24
228 ratings
🏗️ Business Scaling😮‍💨 Founder Burnout⚙️ Process Design⏰ Time Management🔍 Customer Discovery
The Private Equity Playbook
by Adam Coffey • 2019
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
4.05
1k+
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
The Private Equity Playbook Summary
The Private Equity Playbook
PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.
by Adam Coffey 2019 186 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧱 Private Equity💰 Mergers And Acquisitions⚙️ Operational Efficiency📈 Value Creation👨‍💼 Business Owners
El libro negro del emprendedor
by Fernando Trías de Bes • 2008
Most ventures fail not from bad ideas but from the self-deception founders bring to the launch.
4.05
1k+
💀 Entrepreneurial Failure💰 Bootstrapping🤝 Business Partnerships🧠 Founder Psychology📐 Business Model Design
El libro negro del emprendedor Summary
El libro negro del emprendedor
Most ventures fail not from bad ideas but from the self-deception founders bring to the launch.
by Fernando Trías de Bes 2008 192 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
💀 Entrepreneurial Failure💰 Bootstrapping🤝 Business Partnerships🧠 Founder Psychology📐 Business Model Design
Go It Alone!
by Bruce Judson • 2004
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
3.92
1k+
🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship🔄 Lean Methodology📦 Outsourcing⚙️ Business Systems💰 Bootstrapping
Go It Alone! Summary
Go It Alone!
Build a substantial business alone by outsourcing everything but the one skill that makes you money.
by Bruce Judson 2004 240 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship🔄 Lean Methodology📦 Outsourcing⚙️ Business Systems💰 Bootstrapping
Levers
by Amos Schwartzfarb • 2021
Replace intuition with math: a founder's framework for building a predictable, repeatable business.
4.19
166
🕵️ Customer Discovery🔄 Lean Methodology📊 Data-Driven Decisions🧮 Business Modeling🔁 Repeatable Processes
Levers Summary
Levers
Replace intuition with math: a founder's framework for building a predictable, repeatable business.
by Amos Schwartzfarb 2021 190 pages
4.19
166 ratings
🕵️ Customer Discovery🔄 Lean Methodology📊 Data-Driven Decisions🧮 Business Modeling🔁 Repeatable Processes
Software as a Science
by Dan Martell • 2024
SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.
4.53
169
🚀 Saas Founders🔄 Subscription Revenue🧩 Growth Frameworks⭐ Customer Success💲 Pricing Strategy
Software as a Science Summary
Software as a Science
SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.
by Dan Martell 2024 333 pages
4.53
169 ratings
🚀 Saas Founders🔄 Subscription Revenue🧩 Growth Frameworks⭐ Customer Success💲 Pricing Strategy
Dealing with Darwin
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2005
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
3.75
389
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
Dealing with Darwin Summary
Dealing with Darwin
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2005 302 pages
3.75
389 ratings
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
The Business Idea Factory
by Andrii Sedniev • 2013
Program your subconscious tonight and wake up with a business idea: the system behind it.
3.98
462
🧠 Idea Generation💡 Entrepreneurial Creativity🧩 Combinatorial Creativity🧪 Low-Risk Testing🎨 Creative Process
The Business Idea Factory Summary
The Business Idea Factory
Program your subconscious tonight and wake up with a business idea: the system behind it.
by Andrii Sedniev 2013 124 pages
3.98
462 ratings
🧠 Idea Generation💡 Entrepreneurial Creativity🧩 Combinatorial Creativity🧪 Low-Risk Testing🎨 Creative Process
Leapfrog
by Nathalie Molina Niño • 2018
Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.
4.28
194
🚺 Women Entrepreneurs✊ Feminist Business💰 Startup Funding🛠️ Scrappy Startups🕸️ Strategic Networking
Leapfrog Summary
Leapfrog
Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.
by Nathalie Molina Niño 2018 256 pages
4.28
194 ratings
🚺 Women Entrepreneurs✊ Feminist Business💰 Startup Funding🛠️ Scrappy Startups🕸️ Strategic Networking
SUPERBOSSES
by Sydney Finkelstein • 2016
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
3.58
1k+
🌱 Talent Development👔 Executive Leadership🤝 Mentorship🔍 Unconventional Hiring🛠️ Apprenticeship Model
SUPERBOSSES Summary
SUPERBOSSES
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
by Sydney Finkelstein 2016 272 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
🌱 Talent Development👔 Executive Leadership🤝 Mentorship🔍 Unconventional Hiring🛠️ Apprenticeship Model
Overdeliver
by Brian Kurtz • 2019
Your list is worth more than your copy. A direct response veteran shows how to profit.
4.16
223
🎯 Direct Marketing✍️ Copywriting💰 Customer Lifetime Value📋 List Building📡 Multichannel Marketing
Overdeliver Summary
Overdeliver
Your list is worth more than your copy. A direct response veteran shows how to profit.
by Brian Kurtz 2019 298 pages
4.16
223 ratings
🎯 Direct Marketing✍️ Copywriting💰 Customer Lifetime Value📋 List Building📡 Multichannel Marketing
Lean Branding
by Laura Busche • 2014
Your brand is a hypothesis, not a logo. Here is how to run the experiments.
3.71
99
🎯 Brand Strategy🔄 Lean Startup📖 Brand Storytelling🎨 Visual Identity🧠 Consumer Psychology
Lean Branding Summary
Lean Branding
Your brand is a hypothesis, not a logo. Here is how to run the experiments.
by Laura Busche 2014 296 pages
3.71
99 ratings
🎯 Brand Strategy🔄 Lean Startup📖 Brand Storytelling🎨 Visual Identity🧠 Consumer Psychology
Well-Designed
by Jon Kolko • 2014
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
3.89
500+
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
Well-Designed Summary
Well-Designed
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
by Jon Kolko 2014 234 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management💡 Design Thinking🧠 Behavioral Design
Hacking Sales
by Max Altschuler • 2015
Stack the right tools, automate busywork, and build a pipeline that runs on data, not hustle.
3.65
311
🏢 B2b Sales⚙️ Sales Operations🎯 Lead Generation🤖 Sales Automation📧 Cold Outreach
Hacking Sales Summary
Hacking Sales
Stack the right tools, automate busywork, and build a pipeline that runs on data, not hustle.
by Max Altschuler 2015 149 pages
3.65
311 ratings
🏢 B2b Sales⚙️ Sales Operations🎯 Lead Generation🤖 Sales Automation📧 Cold Outreach
App Empire
by Chad Mureta • 2011
The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.
3.67
380
📱 App Business💰 Passive Income🤝 Outsourcing🔍 Market Research📊 Data-Driven
App Empire Summary
App Empire
The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.
by Chad Mureta 2011 205 pages
3.67
380 ratings
📱 App Business💰 Passive Income🤝 Outsourcing🔍 Market Research📊 Data-Driven
The Intelligent Entrepreneur
by Bill Murphy Jr. • 2010
Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.
4.01
500+
🚀 Startup Playbooks🔍 Problem-First Thinking🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset🤝 Business Networking🛠️ Team Assembly
The Intelligent Entrepreneur Summary
The Intelligent Entrepreneur
Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.
by Bill Murphy Jr. 2010 352 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
🚀 Startup Playbooks🔍 Problem-First Thinking🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset🤝 Business Networking🛠️ Team Assembly
Zero to IPO
by Frederic Kerrest • 2022
A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.
4.10
282
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Getting Acquired Summary
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livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010 Summary
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