Some of My Favorite Business Books...
Strengthen Your Value Proposition with this guide
This hands-on guide explains how to create value propositions customers can’t resist. Value Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business — creating compelling products and services customers want to buy.
When you're developing your business model
There's no better to guide to business model generation than this book, as it features a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools, and makes them easy to implement in your organization.
Want to make sure that your idea is a good one?
Testing Business Ideas explains how to increase the success of any venture by providing a practical guide to rapid experimentation. Save yourself money and time by using this guide to check your new business (or revamp an existing one!)
Strengthen Your Value Proposition with this guide
This hands-on guide explains how to create value propositions customers can’t resist. Value Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business — creating compelling products and services customers want to buy.
When you're developing your business model
There's no better to guide to business model generation than this book, as it features a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools, and makes them easy to implement in your organization.
Want to make sure that your idea is a good one?
Testing Business Ideas explains how to increase the success of any venture by providing a practical guide to rapid experimentation. Save yourself money and time by using this guide to check your new business (or revamp an existing one!)
4-Hour workweek? Nope. But read this for the basics
Truth? I don’t think a 4 hour work week is possible or wise. But, this book has taught many entrepreneurs the principles of how to set up a business so that it operates on auto-pilot. Learn how to use virtual assistants and how to organize your business so that you can work less.
You must understand Lean Startup Principles!
Learn the principles of The Lean Startup to avoid wasting money, or creating a product that no one really wants to buy. Eric Ries teaches entrepreneurs his methods to insure that you innovate and succeed -- or fail quickly. This is mandatory reading for all entrepreneurs!
Creating a Physical Product? This book is for you!
Nike Founder, Phil Knight, is a master at framing the challenges that founders have when they attempt to manufacture physical products. His story of what it took to get Nike off the ground is gripping -- especially if you have manufacturing problems
4-Hour workweek? Nope. But read this for the basics
Truth? I don’t think a 4 hour work week is possible or wise. But, this book has taught many entrepreneurs the principles of how to set up a business so that it operates on auto-pilot. Learn how to use virtual assistants and how to organize your business so that you can work less.
You must understand Lean Startup Principles!
Learn the principles of The Lean Startup to avoid wasting money, or creating a product that no one really wants to buy. Eric Ries teaches entrepreneurs his methods to insure that you innovate and succeed -- or fail quickly. This is mandatory reading for all entrepreneurs!
Creating a Physical Product? This book is for you!
Nike Founder, Phil Knight, is a master at framing the challenges that founders have when they attempt to manufacture physical products. His story of what it took to get Nike off the ground is gripping -- especially if you have manufacturing problems
A short book that boldly summarizes entrepreneurship
You must read this book before you meet with Venture Capitalists to understand their mindset. Legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find innovative ways to create new things.
An incredibly valuable book for founders!
Learn from the godfather of the Lean Startup movement. You'll learn more in one chapter of this book than you can possibly imagine. And you can skip Steve's classes at Stamford!
A MUST read for life and business
I read this book 20+ years ago and still think about the Stephen Covey's 7 Habits regularly. This masterpiece teaches the concepts that you need to learn to manage yourself, your relationships and your business.
A short book that boldly summarizes entrepreneurship
You must read this book before you meet with Venture Capitalists to understand their mindset. Legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find innovative ways to create new things.
An incredibly valuable book for founders!
Learn from the godfather of the Lean Startup movement. You'll learn more in one chapter of this book than you can possibly imagine. And you can skip Steve's classes at Stamford!
A MUST read for life and business
I read this book 20+ years ago and still think about the Stephen Covey's 7 Habits regularly. This masterpiece teaches the concepts that you need to learn to manage yourself, your relationships and your business.
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