Any book suggestions for entrepreneurs?
Omer Ersin
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Entrepreneurship is tough. Full of emotions and obstacles to tackle along the way. Mental strength is key during this journey.
Do you have any readings to suggest, that changed the way you think/approach? I'll share a couple of my favorites:
- The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
- Grit, Angela Duckworth
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Ildi Xhaholli@ildi
Without Their Permission, Alexis Ohanian
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Andrew Chen - Cold Start Problem. Great writeup of use cases for building networked products. And since its 2022 Social+ is a must-have IMO https://amzn.to/3KQXIPV
Flopert
They already mentioned Zero to One by peter Thiel? well this is a good book
WhiteLabel
The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
Acceleration - Ryan Roberts
NEWOLDSTAMP
This Startup Academy is launching today - https://www.producthunt.com/post... Those are not books but videos yet seem interesting๐ค
SaaS for Greater Good
Here are two books I'm reading now and it's fab:
Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte
The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson
Hi! My favorites are:
- "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement" - Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- "The Inner Game of Work" - Timothy Gallwey
and The Power of Habit - it's really nice
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Deep Work by Cal Newport ๐ฏ
Really helps with getting more done while simultaneously having more peace of mind.
Can only recommend reading it and applying some of the concepts to your daily routines :)
@phil_schwengel This book really helped me!
@phil_schwengel I love this suggestion. A lot of people spend their time doing small admin tasks and they think that being busy means that they are going in the right direction. However, a lot of innovation comes from uninterrupted deep work. I think more people, especially in startups should read this book
@sherzod_khoshimov Completely agree. And there's also something about the satisfaction you get from your work. After a day of unnecessary meetings, Slack and email responding, one doesn't feel fulfilled and that one achieved something.
When allocating small chunks of the day (even 90 min) and dedicate them to uninterrupted deep-work, it will do wonders about your satisfaction :)
Outdone
@phil_schwengel totally agree. Such a game changer!
@phil_schwengel Great book!
SaaSBold
Unscripted by MJ DeMarco
Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil lavingia
these books changed the way I used to see the world.
Great discussion! I prefer Ryan Holiday books. He wrote about stoicism at most, but also about growth hacking techniques.
Definitely Rework written by co-founder of Basecamp ๐
It is a very easy-to-read playbook in a form of short and sharp chapters on different business-related topics.
recently read Lost and Founder and I liked it
then ofc. Lean Startup and Running Lean
Zero to One was great too
I loved Guy Raz's book โ How I Built This.
Coming out of Guy's popular HIBT podcast, he recently released this book โ which focuses on the major lessons and themes he's seen in his podcast. Super inspiring content.
I'd also highly recommend the How I Built This podcast ๐
1) Contagious by Jonah Berger
2) Start With Why by Simon Sinek
3) Company of One by Paul Jarvis
@malcolmlemmons Thanks for the recommendations.
Think like a Monk
Well, there are many books on this but my favorite one is Zero To One by Peter Thiel. It's amazing.
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Collabwriting
Haven't seen this one recommended often, but I really enjoyed reading Not for Bread Alone by Konosuke Matsushita
Curatora
Being an entrepreneur means having to find a balance between wealth and happiness - two things that are important for anyone in business. Among the books I've read, The Almanac of Naval Ravikanth is my favorite so far.
And for a changed way of thinking and approach is Zero to One by Peter Thiel.