Business Plans Books | Summaries & Audio

Creating Business Plans

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

A 20-page business plan rests on a one-page summary. HBR's guide to getting both right.

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226

📋 Business Planning 🚀 New Venture Creation 🎤 Investor Pitching 📊 Financial Projections 🏭 Operations Planning

Creating Business Plans 91%

A 20-page business plan rests on a one-page summary. HBR's guide to getting both right.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.75

226 ratings

📋 Business Planning 🚀 New Venture Creation 🎤 Investor Pitching 📊 Financial Projections 🏭 Operations Planning

Project Management for Small Business

by Joseph Phillips • 2011

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

3.85

📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

Project Management for Small Business Summary

Project Management for Small Business 91%

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

by Joseph Phillips 2011

3.85

26 ratings

📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

Hair Salon and Day Spa

by Entrepreneur Magazine • 2014

Most salon startups fail on the business side, not the styling. Ten steps fix that.

✂️ Service Business 🚀 Small Business Startup 📋 Startup Playbooks 📐 Business Planning 🏷️ Brand Building

Hair Salon and Day Spa 91%

Most salon startups fail on the business side, not the styling. Ten steps fix that.

by Entrepreneur Magazine 2014

✂️ Service Business 🚀 Small Business Startup 📋 Startup Playbooks 📐 Business Planning 🏷️ Brand Building

The Successful Business Plan

by Rhonda Abrams • 1991

Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.

3.90

278

🗺️ Business Planning 📋 Small Business Guides 💰 Startup Funding 🔍 Market Research ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

The Successful Business Plan 91%

Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.

by Rhonda Abrams 1991

3.90

278 ratings

🗺️ Business Planning 📋 Small Business Guides 💰 Startup Funding 🔍 Market Research ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

New Business Road Test

by John W. Mullins • 2003

Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.

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6k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📝 Business Planning 🔍 Opportunity Screening 🗣️ Customer Discovery 📊 Evidence-Based Planning

New Business Road Test 91%

Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.

by John W. Mullins 2003

3.97

6k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📝 Business Planning 🔍 Opportunity Screening 🗣️ Customer Discovery 📊 Evidence-Based Planning

Bankable Business Plans

by Edward G. Rogoff • 2003

A business plan that gets funded: how to build the case funders actually want to read.

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1k+

📋 Business Planning 💰 Startup Funding 📊 Financial Modeling ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🔍 Market Analysis

Bankable Business Plans 91%

A business plan that gets funded: how to build the case funders actually want to read.

by Edward G. Rogoff 2003

3.96

1k+ ratings

📋 Business Planning 💰 Startup Funding 📊 Financial Modeling ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🔍 Market Analysis

3hag Way

by Shannon Byrne Susko • 2018

A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.

4.06

123

🎯 Strategic Execution 📈 Growth Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 📊 Visual Management 📍 Market Positioning

3hag Way 91%

A step-by-step system to turn your three-year vision into a concrete quarter-by-quarter plan.

by Shannon Byrne Susko 2018

4.06

123 ratings

🎯 Strategic Execution 📈 Growth Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 📊 Visual Management 📍 Market Positioning

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

3.92

383

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Double Double 91%

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

by Cameron Herold 2011

3.92

383 ratings

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

The Business Model Canvas

by Magali Marbaise • 2015

Nine boxes on one page. A workshop. Your business model, stress-tested and rebuilt before Monday.

3.63

124

🧬 Business Model Innovation 🧩 Canvas Tools 👁️ Visual Thinking 🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation 🎨 Design Thinking

The Business Model Canvas 91%

Nine boxes on one page. A workshop. Your business model, stress-tested and rebuilt before Monday.

by Magali Marbaise 2015

3.63

124 ratings

🧬 Business Model Innovation 🧩 Canvas Tools 👁️ Visual Thinking 🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation 🎨 Design Thinking

Art of the Long View, The

by Peter Schwartz • 1991

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

3.80

924

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Art of the Long View, The 90%

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

by Peter Schwartz 1991

3.80

924 ratings

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Radical Focus

by Christina Wodtke • 2016

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

3.96

5k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Radical Focus 90%

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

by Christina Wodtke 2016

3.96

5k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Business Strategy

by Brian Tracy • 2015

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

3.87

246

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning 🔮 Scenario Planning ⚙️ Strategic Execution

Business Strategy 90%

The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.

by Brian Tracy 2015

3.87

246 ratings

🧭 Strategic Planning ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🎯 Market Positioning 🔮 Scenario Planning ⚙️ Strategic Execution

Scaling Up

by Verne Harnish • 2014

The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.

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6k+

📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Operational Excellence 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Performance Metrics

Scaling Up 90%

The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.

by Verne Harnish 2014

4.16

6k+ ratings

📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Operational Excellence 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Performance Metrics

Never Get a “Real” Job

by Scott Gerber • 2010

One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.

3.30

413

👢 Bootstrapping 🏗️ Lean Entrepreneurship 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship ✂️ Rejecting Corporate Career 📋 Lean Planning

Never Get a “Real” Job 90%

One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.

by Scott Gerber 2010

3.30

413 ratings

👢 Bootstrapping 🏗️ Lean Entrepreneurship 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship ✂️ Rejecting Corporate Career 📋 Lean Planning

Small Business For Dummies

by Eric Tyson • 2011

A small business roadmap that starts where others don't: whether you should start one at all.

3.70

387

🏗️ Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance 📣 Marketing Fundamentals 💸 Cash Flow Management

Small Business For Dummies 90%

A small business roadmap that starts where others don't: whether you should start one at all.

by Eric Tyson 2011

3.70

387 ratings

🏗️ Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance 📣 Marketing Fundamentals 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

4.00

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix 90%

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015

4.00

14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

4.20

2k+

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 90%

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

by Sahil Lavingia 2021

4.20

2k+ ratings

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon

by Jeff Grissler • 2012

Lease smart, hire well, and budget to break even: the salon owner's startup playbook.

✂️ Salon Ownership 💄 Beauty Industry 🏪 Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 🛍️ Retail Strategy

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon Summary

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon 90%

Lease smart, hire well, and budget to break even: the salon owner's startup playbook.

by Jeff Grissler 2012

✂️ Salon Ownership 💄 Beauty Industry 🏪 Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 🛍️ Retail Strategy

Blue Ocean Shift

by W. Chan Kim • 2017

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

3.90

2k+

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 💎 Value Creation

Blue Ocean Shift 90%

A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.

by W. Chan Kim 2017

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Strategic Innovation 🌊 Market Creation 📈 Growth Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 💎 Value Creation

The One-Page Proposal

by Patrick G. Riley • 2002

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

3.87

164

🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

The One-Page Proposal 90%

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

by Patrick G. Riley 2002

3.87

164 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business

by Michael Parrish DuDell • 2013

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

3.62

600

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business Summary

Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business 90%

Launch a business that survives, wins customers, and gets investors, guided by Shark Tank lessons.

by Michael Parrish DuDell 2013

3.62

600 ratings

🏢 Startup Playbooks 💰 Small Business Finance 🎤 Investor Pitching 🏷️ Brand Strategy 🌱 Company Culture

Super Founders

by Ali Tamaseb • 2021

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

4.22

1k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Super Founders 90%

Most startup advice is folklore. The data from hundreds of unicorns tells a different story.

by Ali Tamaseb 2021

4.22

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 📊 Data-Driven Business 💰 Venture Capital ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🦄 Unicorn Companies

Walking to Destiny

by Christopher M. Snider • 2023

Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.

4.11

133

🚪 Exit Planning 📈 Enterprise Value Building 🔄 Business Succession 🧠 Intangible Assets 🌐 Whole-Life Planning

Walking to Destiny 90%

Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.

by Christopher M. Snider 2023

4.11

133 ratings

🚪 Exit Planning 📈 Enterprise Value Building 🔄 Business Succession 🧠 Intangible Assets 🌐 Whole-Life Planning

48-Hour Start-up

by Fraser Doherty • 2017

Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.

3.84

530

⚡ Lean Startup Methodology 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 💰 Bootstrapping 🔍 Market Validation 📣 Customer Acquisition

48-Hour Start-up 90%

Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.

by Fraser Doherty 2017

3.84

530 ratings

⚡ Lean Startup Methodology 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping 💰 Bootstrapping 🔍 Market Validation 📣 Customer Acquisition

Get a Grip

by Gino Wickman • 2012

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

4.19

2k+

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health 📖 Business Fables 🎯 Accountability Systems

Get a Grip 90%

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

by Gino Wickman 2012

4.19

2k+ ratings

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health 📖 Business Fables 🎯 Accountability Systems

Blue Ocean Strategy

by W. Chan Kim • 2005

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

4.01

89k+

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation 💡 Strategic Innovation 🗺️ Market Boundaries

Blue Ocean Strategy 90%

Stop fighting over existing markets. Create a new one where the competition simply does not matter.

by W. Chan Kim 2005

4.01

89k+ ratings

💼 Business Strategy 📊 Strategic Management 🏗️ Market Creation 💡 Strategic Innovation 🗺️ Market Boundaries

The Strategist

by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

3.86

1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

The Strategist 90%

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

The Grid

by Matt Watkinson • 2017

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

4.10

343

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

The Grid 90%

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

by Matt Watkinson 2017

4.10

343 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

The High-Performance Entrepreneur

by Subroto Bagchi • 2006

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

3.91

711

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary

The High-Performance Entrepreneur 90%

A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.

by Subroto Bagchi 2006

3.91

711 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌱 First-Time Founders 👥 Founding Teams 📋 Business Planning

The Narrow Road

by Felix Dennis • 2010

Getting rich is a brutal, improbable pursuit. The blunt playbook from someone who pulled it off.

4.23

655

💰 Self-Made Wealth 💪 Founder Resilience 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Idea Execution 🗿 Anti-Self-Help

The Narrow Road 90%

Getting rich is a brutal, improbable pursuit. The blunt playbook from someone who pulled it off.

by Felix Dennis 2010

4.23

655 ratings

💰 Self-Made Wealth 💪 Founder Resilience 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Idea Execution 🗿 Anti-Self-Help

The Star Principle

by Richard Koch • 2008

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

4.18

378

📊 Business Strategy 🚀 High-Growth Ventures 🥇 Market Leadership 🎯 Niche Domination 💰 Wealth Creation

The Star Principle 90%

Five percent of businesses create ninety-five percent of value. The blueprint for building one.

by Richard Koch 2008

4.18

378 ratings

📊 Business Strategy 🚀 High-Growth Ventures 🥇 Market Leadership 🎯 Niche Domination 💰 Wealth Creation

Company Of One

by Paul Jarvis • 2019

Growth is not the goal. The playbook for a deliberately small, fiercely profitable business.

3.91

6k+

🏪 Small Business 🌱 Sustainable Business 💰 Bootstrapping 📈 Profit Over Growth 👤 Solopreneurship

Company Of One 90%

Growth is not the goal. The playbook for a deliberately small, fiercely profitable business.

by Paul Jarvis 2019

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏪 Small Business 🌱 Sustainable Business 💰 Bootstrapping 📈 Profit Over Growth 👤 Solopreneurship

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

4.17

1k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Crux 90%

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2022

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Entrepreneur Mind

by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

3.98

987

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Entrepreneur Mind 90%

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

by Kevin D. Johnson 2013

3.98

987 ratings

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

Rework

by Jason Fried • 2010

Business plans are guesses, meetings destroy focus, and waiting to launch is a trap.

3.97

176k+

🚀 Bootstrapping 🔧 Lean Methodology ✂️ Minimalist Business 🔥 Contrarian Business 🌱 First-Time Founders

Rework 90%

Business plans are guesses, meetings destroy focus, and waiting to launch is a trap.

by Jason Fried 2010

3.97

176k+ ratings

🚀 Bootstrapping 🔧 Lean Methodology ✂️ Minimalist Business 🔥 Contrarian Business 🌱 First-Time Founders

Michael Porter's Value Chain

by 50Minutes • 2015

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

3.66

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

Michael Porter's Value Chain 90%

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.66

53 ratings

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

The E-myth Revisited

by Michael E. Gerber • 1985

Why the skill that makes you a great baker sinks your bakery, and how to escape.

4.07

98k+

🧱 Business Design ⚙️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Strategic Planning 🎭 Customer Psychology

The E-myth Revisited 90%

Why the skill that makes you a great baker sinks your bakery, and how to escape.

by Michael E. Gerber 1985

4.07

98k+ ratings

🧱 Business Design ⚙️ Small Business Systems 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Strategic Planning 🎭 Customer Psychology

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature

by Richard Koch • 2013

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

3.66

524

🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🧬 Business Evolution

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature 90%

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

by Richard Koch 2013

3.66

524 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🧬 Business Evolution

Elevate

by Rich Horwath • 2013

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

3.71

106

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🔧 Business Model Design 🎯 Strategy Execution

Elevate 90%

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

by Rich Horwath 2013

3.71

106 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🔧 Business Model Design 🎯 Strategy Execution

The Reluctant Entrepreneur

by Michael Masterson • 2012

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

3.61

174

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

The Reluctant Entrepreneur 90%

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

by Michael Masterson 2012

3.61

174 ratings

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

Disciplined Entrepreneurship

by Bill Aulet • 2013

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

4.27

2k+

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

Disciplined Entrepreneurship 90%

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

by Bill Aulet 2013

4.27

2k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design ✅ Market Validation 📈 Customer Acquisition

The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Revised

by Elaine Pofeldt • 2018

Seven figures, zero employees: the automation and outsourcing playbook for solo entrepreneurs.

3.58

1k+

🧑‍💼 Solo Business 🏖️ Lifestyle Business 🤝 Outsourcing Strategies 📦 E-Commerce Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management

The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Revised Summary

The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Revised 90%

Seven figures, zero employees: the automation and outsourcing playbook for solo entrepreneurs.

by Elaine Pofeldt 2018

3.58

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Solo Business 🏖️ Lifestyle Business 🤝 Outsourcing Strategies 📦 E-Commerce Scaling 💰 Cash Flow Management

24 Assets

by Daniel Priestley • 2017

Hard work is a trap without assets. A framework for building a digital business that scales.

4.17

704

🖥️ Digital Assets ⚙️ Scalable Systems 🧱 Business Frameworks 📦 Product Ecosystems 📈 Small Business Growth

24 Assets 90%

Hard work is a trap without assets. A framework for building a digital business that scales.

by Daniel Priestley 2017

4.17

704 ratings

🖥️ Digital Assets ⚙️ Scalable Systems 🧱 Business Frameworks 📦 Product Ecosystems 📈 Small Business Growth

Paid to Think

by David Goldsmith • 2012

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

3.76

159

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

Paid to Think 90%

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

by David Goldsmith 2012

3.76

159 ratings

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide

by Ken Colwell • 2019

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

4.07

298

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide Summary

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide 90%

The step-by-step launch road map: test your idea, build your team, get funded, and sell.

by Ken Colwell 2019

4.07

298 ratings

🚀 Startup Guides 👶 First-Time Founders 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📊 Market Validation 📋 Business Planning

Entrepreneurial Leap

by Gino Wickman • 2019

Not everyone is born a founder. Six non-negotiable traits that reveal whether you are.

3.86

255

🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 📋 Startup Playbooks 🧪 Founder Assessment 🧬 Innate Traits 🔭 Vision Planning

Entrepreneurial Leap 90%

Not everyone is born a founder. Six non-negotiable traits that reveal whether you are.

by Gino Wickman 2019

3.86

255 ratings

🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 📋 Startup Playbooks 🧪 Founder Assessment 🧬 Innate Traits 🔭 Vision Planning

Design to Grow

by David Butler • 2015

Scale and agility usually fight; Coca-Cola used design to get both at once.

3.74

369

🎨 Strategic Design 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌐 Open Innovation ⚡ Organizational Agility

Design to Grow 90%

Scale and agility usually fight; Coca-Cola used design to get both at once.

by David Butler 2015

3.74

369 ratings

🎨 Strategic Design 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌐 Open Innovation ⚡ Organizational Agility

Built to Sell

by John Warrillow • 2010

Most small businesses cannot be sold. The playbook for making yours the exception.

4.24

8k+

🚪 Exit Strategy 📦 Productized Services 📋 Standardized Processes 🔑 Owner Independence 📖 Business Parables

Built to Sell 90%

Most small businesses cannot be sold. The playbook for making yours the exception.

by John Warrillow 2010

4.24

8k+ ratings

🚪 Exit Strategy 📦 Productized Services 📋 Standardized Processes 🔑 Owner Independence 📖 Business Parables

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman • 2010

Five processes run every successful business. Master them without the degree.

4.09

48k+

🏗️ Business Fundamentals 🎓 Anti-Mba 💎 Value Creation 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤝 Sales Strategy

The Personal MBA 90%

Five processes run every successful business. Master them without the degree.

by Josh Kaufman 2010

4.09

48k+ ratings

🏗️ Business Fundamentals 🎓 Anti-Mba 💎 Value Creation 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤝 Sales Strategy

Start Small, Stay Small

by Rob Walling • 2010

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

3.95

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💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

Start Small, Stay Small 90%

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

by Rob Walling 2010

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💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup ✅ Idea Validation 📣 Audience Building

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