Covers everything that improves your business. From idea generation and entrepreneurship to building processes and scaling up.
Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip This Language: English Summary Identify your business’ chokepoint, have 1 priority, only plan 10-25 years and 3 months, keep everything stupidly simple and the best data is firsthand data. All you need from this book. For more, read Titan instead. Key Takeaways What I […]
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Reading Language: English Summary A short and practical book for testing (business) ideas and holding conversations with potential customers. Filled with useful questions and checklists. Wish I had read this earlier in my career. Key Takeaways What I got out of it I loved
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip This Book Language: English Summary Chet Holmes provides a decent overview of sales and running a sales department, with examples and checklists. But I found nothing that wasn’t better said in other business books. And after reading this I reaffirmed my belief: sales is
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip This Language: English Summary Jay Abraham provides playbooks to overcome the 9 most common struggles businesses face (in a recession). Useful, but longer than needs be. I recommend his YouTube seminars over this. Key Takeaways What I got out of it A more well-written
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip This Book Language: English Summary Jay Abraham shares his methodology to grow your business by (1) maximizing what you have and (2) multiplying that maximum. Great ideas and checklists but instead of reading this book you’re better off watching his YouTube seminars (which are
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Skip this Language: English Summary Be contrarian: think for yourself. In business it pays to: be a last-mover, dominate your niche, scale up, create a monopoly. We should celebrate bold founders. I found it useful at age 20, weak at age 30. Key Takeaways What
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Recommended Books Language: English Summary P.T. Barnum’s golden rules for financial success and, to a lesser extent, a fulfilling life. A short read that has aged well and serves as a great reminder of the things we know we should be doing, but aren’t. Key
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Read more on Amazon Read my other book notes Rating: Must Read Language: English Summary Pabrai explains all the core concepts of investing in an entertaining, simple and clear manner. Mandatory reading for those interested in investing or entrepreneurship. Key Takeaways What I got out of it I’ve read 15+ investment books in the past
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If there are three things I preach, they are: Having a purpose Doing what excites you Continuous improvementProbably in that order of importance, too. Looking at it again, it’s basically you’re why, what and how. Without a purpose, it’s difficult to get excited and difficult to know how to improve.It’s possible, but I think it
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The quickest way to learn something new, to improve yourself or to know what something is like is to be around the person you want to become. Want to be an entrepreneur?Intern or volunteer for an entrepreneur in the field you’re interested in. Want to work in a particular industry?Intern or volunteer for a professional
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Increasing the value you provide in a few simple steps. Prerequisites 0a) Define your market0b) Niche down0c) Niche even further down0d) Niche down to the point where you have a clear avatar Increasing value 1) What is the avatar’s dream outcome?2) What are the problems and obstacles that prohibit the avatar from reaching his/her dream
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The difference between people whohave what they want,get what they want,do what they want,live the life they want,and those that don’t. The ability and courage to act in the face of incomplete information.Dealing with the consequences – good or bad.Learning, implementing and making improvements along the way – to their process, their mental models, their
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