Craft And Commerce Books | Summaries & Audio

Craft, Inc.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2007

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

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1k+

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

Craft, Inc. 90%

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else

by Dani Marie • 2015

Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.

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108

🧵 Craft Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Small Business Branding

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else Summary

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else 90%

Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.

by Dani Marie 2015

4.11

108 ratings

🧵 Craft Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Small Business Branding

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies

by Kate Shoup • 2011

Etsy gives you the storefront. Here's the playbook most shops learn when it's already too late.

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258

🛒 Online Marketplaces 🧵 Handmade Businesses 🎨 Brand Identity 📸 Product Photography 📣 Ecommerce Marketing

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies Summary

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies 90%

Etsy gives you the storefront. Here's the playbook most shops learn when it's already too late.

by Kate Shoup 2011

3.50

258 ratings

🛒 Online Marketplaces 🧵 Handmade Businesses 🎨 Brand Identity 📸 Product Photography 📣 Ecommerce Marketing

Shop Class as Soulcraft

by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009

White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.

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11k+

🔨 Craftsmanship 🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 💼 Meaningful Work 🤸 Embodied Cognition

Shop Class as Soulcraft 90%

White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.

by Matthew B. Crawford 2009

3.74

11k+ ratings

🔨 Craftsmanship 🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work 🧠 Tacit Knowledge 💼 Meaningful Work 🤸 Embodied Cognition

Etsy-preneurship

by Jason Malinak • 2012

From first sale to tax season: the Etsy seller's complete business manual, no MBA required.

3.80

311

🧶 Handmade Business 🛒 Etsy Selling 💼 Side Hustle Guides 💰 Pricing Strategies 📊 Small Business Finance

Etsy-preneurship 90%

From first sale to tax season: the Etsy seller's complete business manual, no MBA required.

by Jason Malinak 2012

3.80

311 ratings

🧶 Handmade Business 🛒 Etsy Selling 💼 Side Hustle Guides 💰 Pricing Strategies 📊 Small Business Finance

Brewing Up a Business

by Sam Calagione • 2005

A tiny brewery's playbook: eccentric recipes, shoestring stunts, and business as a creative act.

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1k+

🍺 Craft Beer Industry 📖 Startup Memoir 🎯 Product Differentiation 🏷️ Brand Building 📣 Innovative Marketing

Brewing Up a Business 90%

A tiny brewery's playbook: eccentric recipes, shoestring stunts, and business as a creative act.

by Sam Calagione 2005

3.78

1k+ ratings

🍺 Craft Beer Industry 📖 Startup Memoir 🎯 Product Differentiation 🏷️ Brand Building 📣 Innovative Marketing

How to Make Money Using Etsy

by Tim Adam • 2011

The Etsy seller's missing manual: how to get your handmade shop found, photographed, and profitable.

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181

🛍️ Etsy Selling 🧵 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔍 Etsy Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing

How to Make Money Using Etsy 90%

The Etsy seller's missing manual: how to get your handmade shop found, photographed, and profitable.

by Tim Adam 2011

3.36

181 ratings

🛍️ Etsy Selling 🧵 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔍 Etsy Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing

Real Artists Don't Starve

by Jeff Goins • 2017

The starving-artist myth is a lie. Make money from your work without selling out.

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3k+

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Art Entrepreneurship 💰 Income Diversification 📢 Audience Building ©️ Intellectual Property

Real Artists Don't Starve 90%

The starving-artist myth is a lie. Make money from your work without selling out.

by Jeff Goins 2017

3.98

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Art Entrepreneurship 💰 Income Diversification 📢 Audience Building ©️ Intellectual Property

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy

by Noelle Ihli • 2021

Crack Etsy's algorithm, make your products pop, and turn a craft hobby into real income.

4.27

162

🛒 Ecommerce Marketplaces 🧶 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 💲 Pricing Strategy

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy 90%

Crack Etsy's algorithm, make your products pop, and turn a craft hobby into real income.

by Noelle Ihli 2021

4.27

162 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Marketplaces 🧶 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 💲 Pricing Strategy

Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers

by Charles Haine • 2019

Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.

4.00

🎬 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎥 Film Industry 🎨 Creative Freelancing 💼 Creative Business 💰 Bidding And Pricing

Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers Summary

Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers 89%

Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.

by Charles Haine 2019

4.00

5 ratings

🎬 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎥 Film Industry 🎨 Creative Freelancing 💼 Creative Business 💰 Bidding And Pricing

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

3.74

133

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

The Kickstarter Handbook 89%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

3.74

133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📢 Media Outreach 🎬 Video Marketing

Guitar Lessons

by Bob Taylor • 2011

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

4.34

172

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Guitar Lessons 89%

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

by Bob Taylor 2011

4.34

172 ratings

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

by Peter Korn • 2013

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

3.73

2k+

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 89%

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

by Peter Korn 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

The Craftsman

by Richard Sennett • 2008

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

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2k+

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

The Craftsman 89%

Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.

by Richard Sennett 2008

3.84

2k+ ratings

🔨 Philosophy Of Work 🏺 Material Culture 🔧 Skilled Labor ✋ Craftsmanship 🧠 Tacit Knowledge

Everything I Know

by Paul Jarvis • 2013

Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.

3.72

802

🎨 Creative Business 🏡 Indie Business 🔨 Meaningful Work 🐌 Anti-Hustle 🎯 Creative Process

Everything I Know 89%

Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.

by Paul Jarvis 2013

3.72

802 ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🏡 Indie Business 🔨 Meaningful Work 🐌 Anti-Hustle 🎯 Creative Process

Perennial Seller

by Ryan Holiday • 2017

Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.

4.14

4k+

🚀 Creator Business 🌿 Creative Longevity 📊 Marketing Strategy 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 📍 Positioning

Perennial Seller 89%

Create work that outlasts the hype: the craft standards and the marketing playbook.

by Ryan Holiday 2017

4.14

4k+ ratings

🚀 Creator Business 🌿 Creative Longevity 📊 Marketing Strategy 🗣️ Word Of Mouth 📍 Positioning

Evil Plans

by Hugh MacLeod • 2011

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

3.92

2k+

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 📅 Daily Practice

Evil Plans 89%

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

by Hugh MacLeod 2011

3.92

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solo Entrepreneurship 📅 Daily Practice

Entrepreneurial Nation

by Ro Khanna • 2012

Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.

3.73

🏭 American Manufacturing 🏛️ Industrial Policy ⚙️ Innovation Policy 👷 Skills Gap 🏗️ Reshoring

Entrepreneurial Nation 89%

Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.

by Ro Khanna 2012

3.73

30 ratings

🏭 American Manufacturing 🏛️ Industrial Policy ⚙️ Innovation Policy 👷 Skills Gap 🏗️ Reshoring

Factory Man

by Beth Macy • 2014

John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.

3.87

3k+

🏭 American Manufacturing 🌍 Globalization Impact 🏘️ Small Town America ⚖️ Trade Policy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Business

Factory Man 89%

John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.

by Beth Macy 2014

3.87

3k+ ratings

🏭 American Manufacturing 🌍 Globalization Impact 🏘️ Small Town America ⚖️ Trade Policy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Business

The Craft Beer Revolution

by Steve Hindy • 2014

How a band of homebrewers took on the beer giants and rebuilt what America drinks.

3.74

256

🍺 Beer History 🥖 Artisanal Food Movements 🏭 Industry Disruption 🍻 Homebrewing 🚚 Distribution Battles

The Craft Beer Revolution 89%

How a band of homebrewers took on the beer giants and rebuilt what America drinks.

by Steve Hindy 2014

3.74

256 ratings

🍺 Beer History 🥖 Artisanal Food Movements 🏭 Industry Disruption 🍻 Homebrewing 🚚 Distribution Battles

How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business

by Angela Wolf • 2012

A fashion label from your spare room: sourcing, pricing, trunk shows, and the business plan.

4.29

🧵 Fashion Startups 🏠 Home-Based Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship ✂️ Apparel Production 📐 Pattern Making And Fit

How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business Summary

How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business 89%

A fashion label from your spare room: sourcing, pricing, trunk shows, and the business plan.

by Angela Wolf 2012

4.29

52 ratings

🧵 Fashion Startups 🏠 Home-Based Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship ✂️ Apparel Production 📐 Pattern Making And Fit

Handcrafted

by Clint Harp • 2018

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

3.98

808

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

Handcrafted 89%

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

by Clint Harp 2018

3.98

808 ratings

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

At Your Best as an Electrician

by Juan Carosso • 2018

The step-by-step playbook for turning an electrician's career into a thriving small business.

🛠️ Skilled Trades Careers ⚡ Electricians 🚀 Small Business Launch 🔨 Craftsman Mindset 📋 Business Planning

At Your Best as an Electrician 89%

The step-by-step playbook for turning an electrician's career into a thriving small business.

by Juan Carosso 2018

🛠️ Skilled Trades Careers ⚡ Electricians 🚀 Small Business Launch 🔨 Craftsman Mindset 📋 Business Planning

Show Your Work!

by Austin Kleon • 2014

Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.

4.08

62k+

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💰 Art And Commerce 📤 Sharing Process 🌱 Amateur Mindset 🛡️ Creative Resilience

Show Your Work! 89%

Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.

by Austin Kleon 2014

4.08

62k+ ratings

🧑‍🎨 Creative Careers 💰 Art And Commerce 📤 Sharing Process 🌱 Amateur Mindset 🛡️ Creative Resilience

Art, Inc.

by Lisa Congdon • 2014

Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.

3.98

2k+

🎨 Art Business 💼 Creative Careers 🚀 Artist Entrepreneurship 🌱 Emerging Artists 📣 Art Marketing

Art, Inc. 89%

Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.

by Lisa Congdon 2014

3.98

2k+ ratings

🎨 Art Business 💼 Creative Careers 🚀 Artist Entrepreneurship 🌱 Emerging Artists 📣 Art Marketing

Making Movies

by Sidney Lumet • 1995

How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.

4.29

10k+

🎬 Filmmaking Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Editing Room 🔊 Sound Design

Making Movies 89%

How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.

by Sidney Lumet 1995

4.29

10k+ ratings

🎬 Filmmaking Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Editing Room 🔊 Sound Design

Chokepoint Capitalism

by Rebecca Giblin • 2022

A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.

4.25

1k+

🧠 Creative Industries 💻 Digital Platforms 🏢 Corporate Power ⚖️ Copyright Reform 🤝 Collective Bargaining

Chokepoint Capitalism 88%

A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.

by Rebecca Giblin 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🧠 Creative Industries 💻 Digital Platforms 🏢 Corporate Power ⚖️ Copyright Reform 🤝 Collective Bargaining

Design Is a Job

by Mike Monteiro • 2012

Stop designing for exposure: a field manual for building a profitable, sustainable design practice.

4.22

5k+

🏢 Design Business 🎨 Creative Freelancing 💰 Value Pricing 📝 Contract Negotiation 🤝 Client Management

Design Is a Job 88%

Stop designing for exposure: a field manual for building a profitable, sustainable design practice.

by Mike Monteiro 2012

4.22

5k+ ratings

🏢 Design Business 🎨 Creative Freelancing 💰 Value Pricing 📝 Contract Negotiation 🤝 Client Management

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

2k+

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

Start Small, Stay Small 88%

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

by Rob Walling 2010

3.95

2k+ ratings

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

Shopify For Dummies

by Paul Waddy • 2022

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

4.00

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

Shopify For Dummies 88%

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

by Paul Waddy 2022

4.00

19 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

The Right-Brain Business Plan

by Jennifer Lee. • 2011

Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.

4.03

681

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🗺️ Visual Planning 💸 Money Mindset 🏷️ Crafting Your Brand 🧠 Right-Brain Thinking

The Right-Brain Business Plan 88%

Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.

by Jennifer Lee. 2011

4.03

681 ratings

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🗺️ Visual Planning 💸 Money Mindset 🏷️ Crafting Your Brand 🧠 Right-Brain Thinking

E-commerce Success Mastery 2019

by Derek Ed Wilson • 2019

Why $100-$200 products beat Amazon: a six-figure online store blueprint.

4.00

🛒 E-Commerce Businesses 🎯 Niche Marketing 📦 Product Selection 🔍 SEO For E-Commerce ✍️ Content Marketing

E-commerce Success Mastery 2019 88%

Why $100-$200 products beat Amazon: a six-figure online store blueprint.

by Derek Ed Wilson 2019

4.00

2 ratings

🛒 E-Commerce Businesses 🎯 Niche Marketing 📦 Product Selection 🔍 SEO For E-Commerce ✍️ Content Marketing

Selling on Shopify

by Brian Patrick • 2014

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

3.90

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

Selling on Shopify 88%

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

by Brian Patrick 2014

3.90

67 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

Small Giants

by Bo Burlingham • 2005

Growth is not the summit. Inside the companies that chose to be excellent instead of enormous.

3.85

6k+

🏡 Small Is Beautiful 🏢 Company Culture 🤝 Customer Intimacy 🔨 Business As Craft ✨ Organizational Soul

Small Giants 88%

Growth is not the summit. Inside the companies that chose to be excellent instead of enormous.

by Bo Burlingham 2005

3.85

6k+ ratings

🏡 Small Is Beautiful 🏢 Company Culture 🤝 Customer Intimacy 🔨 Business As Craft ✨ Organizational Soul

The Freelance Manifesto

by Joey Korenman • 2017

Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.

4.52

551

🎬 Motion Design 💼 Freelance Business 🎨 Creative Careers 📁 Portfolio Building 🤝 Client Relationships

The Freelance Manifesto 88%

Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.

by Joey Korenman 2017

4.52

551 ratings

🎬 Motion Design 💼 Freelance Business 🎨 Creative Careers 📁 Portfolio Building 🤝 Client Relationships

Producer to Producer

by Maureen Ryan • 2010

Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.

4.23

338

🎬 Indie Filmmaking 🎥 Film Producing 💰 Low-Budget Film 📋 Production Workflow 📊 Film Budgeting

Producer to Producer 88%

Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.

by Maureen Ryan 2010

4.23

338 ratings

🎬 Indie Filmmaking 🎥 Film Producing 💰 Low-Budget Film 📋 Production Workflow 📊 Film Budgeting

Hegarty on Advertising

by John Hegarty • 2011

An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.

4.07

732

🏢 Advertising Industry 💡 Creative Philosophy 📖 Brand Storytelling 🔥 Creative Rebellion 🎯 Truth In Branding

Hegarty on Advertising 88%

An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.

by John Hegarty 2011

4.07

732 ratings

🏢 Advertising Industry 💡 Creative Philosophy 📖 Brand Storytelling 🔥 Creative Rebellion 🎯 Truth In Branding

The Misfit Economy

by Alexa Clay • 2015

Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.

3.28

796

🏚️ Informal Economies 🕶️ Underground Innovation 📋 Strategic Imitation 🧰 Resourcefulness 🔓 Systems Hacking

The Misfit Economy 88%

Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.

by Alexa Clay 2015

3.28

796 ratings

🏚️ Informal Economies 🕶️ Underground Innovation 📋 Strategic Imitation 🧰 Resourcefulness 🔓 Systems Hacking

Your Music and People

by Derek Sivers • 2020

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

4.40

612

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

Your Music and People 88%

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

by Derek Sivers 2020

4.40

612 ratings

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

The Republic of Tea

by Mel Ziegler • 1992

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

3.79

316

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

The Republic of Tea 88%

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

by Mel Ziegler 1992

3.79

316 ratings

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

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 88%

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

How to Be an Artist

by Jerry Saltz • 2020

A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.

3.94

4k+

🎨 Artistic Practice ✨ Amateur Mindset ⏰ Studio Habits 🦈 Art World Survival 🛡️ Creative Resilience

How to Be an Artist 88%

A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.

by Jerry Saltz 2020

3.94

4k+ ratings

🎨 Artistic Practice ✨ Amateur Mindset ⏰ Studio Habits 🦈 Art World Survival 🛡️ Creative Resilience

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide

by Mary Gehlhar • 2005

Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.

3.96

369

🧵 Fashion Entrepreneurship 🏭 Apparel Industry 🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Small Business Finance 🏬 Retail Strategy

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide Summary

The Fashion Designer Survival Guide 88%

Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.

by Mary Gehlhar 2005

3.96

369 ratings

🧵 Fashion Entrepreneurship 🏭 Apparel Industry 🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Small Business Finance 🏬 Retail Strategy

The Pencil

by Henry Petroski • 1992

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

3.80

657

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design 🏗️ Industrial History 🌐 Global Supply Chains

The Pencil 88%

A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.

by Henry Petroski 1992

3.80

657 ratings

🏭 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Engineering Design 🏗️ Industrial History 🌐 Global Supply Chains

Creative, Inc.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2010

From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.

3.82

1k+

🧑‍💼 Freelance Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🤝 Client Management 💰 Pricing Strategy 📣 Self-Promotion

Creative, Inc. 88%

From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2010

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Freelance Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🤝 Client Management 💰 Pricing Strategy 📣 Self-Promotion

How to Sell Your Art Online

by Cory Huff • 2016

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

4.07

389

🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎨 Creative Brand 🧠 Artist Mindset

How to Sell Your Art Online 88%

Replace the starving artist story with a sustainable business, half creation and half marketing.

by Cory Huff 2016

4.07

389 ratings

🖌️ Art Business 📧 Audience Building 📖 Brand Storytelling 🎨 Creative Brand 🧠 Artist Mindset

The Long Tail

by Chris Anderson • 2006

Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.

3.82

30k+

🖥️ Digital Economics 🎯 Niche Markets 🔍 Algorithmic Curation 🌐 Cultural Fragmentation 📈 Abundance Economics

The Long Tail 88%

Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.

by Chris Anderson 2006

3.82

30k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Economics 🎯 Niche Markets 🔍 Algorithmic Curation 🌐 Cultural Fragmentation 📈 Abundance Economics

To Pixar and Beyond

by Lawrence Levy • 2016

Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.

4.24

8k+

🎬 Animation Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Art Vs Commerce 🎯 Creative Leadership 🍎 Steve Jobs

To Pixar and Beyond 88%

Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.

by Lawrence Levy 2016

4.24

8k+ ratings

🎬 Animation Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Art Vs Commerce 🎯 Creative Leadership 🍎 Steve Jobs

How to Start a Home-Based Handyman Business

by Terry Meany • 2009

Turn repair skills into a real business: the map from license to invoice to exit strategy.

2.89

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Turn repair skills into a real business: the map from license to invoice to exit strategy.

by Terry Meany 2009

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The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

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

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

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 88%

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

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