🧠 Street-Smart Business

Hustle, grit, and hard-won lessons from entrepreneurs who didn't learn their trade in a classroom. These books distill real-world savvy into actionable wisdom for scrappy founders.

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing

by Matt Taibbi • 2018

A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.

3.95

337

🏴 Criminal Enterprise 📊 Street Economics ⚠️ Risk Management 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Counterintuitive Business

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing Summary

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing 92%

A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.

by Matt Taibbi 2018

3.95

337 ratings

🏴 Criminal Enterprise 📊 Street Economics ⚠️ Risk Management 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Counterintuitive Business

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 91%

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

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

by 50 Cent • 2020

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

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10k+

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 91%

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

by 50 Cent 2020

4.33

10k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

48 Laws of Hustle

by Jimmy Phan • 2019

Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.

4.18

🏃 Hustle Culture ⏰ Daily Discipline 🛡️ Adversity Mindset ⚖️ Personal Integrity 💰 Income Diversification

48 Laws of Hustle 91%

Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.

by Jimmy Phan 2019

4.18

65 ratings

🏃 Hustle Culture ⏰ Daily Discipline 🛡️ Adversity Mindset ⚖️ Personal Integrity 💰 Income Diversification

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

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

Shut Up and Listen!

by Tilman Fertitta • 2019

A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.

3.89

1k+

🛎️ Customer Experience 🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership 💰 Financial Literacy 🔄 Turnaround Management 🦈 Opportunism

Shut Up and Listen! 90%

A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.

by Tilman Fertitta 2019

3.89

1k+ ratings

🛎️ Customer Experience 🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership 💰 Financial Literacy 🔄 Turnaround Management 🦈 Opportunism

If You're Not First, You're Last

by Grant Cardone • 2010

Contractions are launchpads. The rules for seizing market share when competitors freeze.

4.13

2k+

📈 Sales Strategies 🏆 Competitive Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 💎 Value Selling 🛡️ Economic Resilience

If You're Not First, You're Last Summary

If You're Not First, You're Last 90%

Contractions are launchpads. The rules for seizing market share when competitors freeze.

by Grant Cardone 2010

4.13

2k+ ratings

📈 Sales Strategies 🏆 Competitive Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 💎 Value Selling 🛡️ Economic Resilience

To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?

by Robert J. Ringer • 2002

Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.

4.07

127

🤝 Negotiation 🤞 Closing Deals 🛡️ Self-Protection In Business 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Business Realism

To Be or Not to Be Intimidated? 90%

Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.

by Robert J. Ringer 2002

4.07

127 ratings

🤝 Negotiation 🤞 Closing Deals 🛡️ Self-Protection In Business 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Business Realism

Mob Rules

by Louis Ferrante • 2011

A former mobster unpacks the Mafia's playbook: loyalty, favors, and surviving your own success.

3.82

1k+

🏛️ Organizational Politics 🤝 Relationship Capital ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Leader Accountability

Mob Rules 90%

A former mobster unpacks the Mafia's playbook: loyalty, favors, and surviving your own success.

by Louis Ferrante 2011

3.82

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 🤝 Relationship Capital ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Leader Accountability

Thou Shall Prosper

by Daniel Lapin • 2002

Unlearn the beliefs that make money feel dirty; build wealth through connection, not greed.

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4k+

⚖️ Business Ethics 🌱 Value Creation 🤝 Relationship Capital 🪞 Self-Awareness 🔭 Foresight In Business

Thou Shall Prosper 90%

Unlearn the beliefs that make money feel dirty; build wealth through connection, not greed.

by Daniel Lapin 2002

4.25

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Business Ethics 🌱 Value Creation 🤝 Relationship Capital 🪞 Self-Awareness 🔭 Foresight In Business

How to Get Rich

by Felix Dennis • 2006

What a man who actually got rich says about ownership, delegation, and the cost nobody mentions.

4.18

7k+

🏗️ Wealth Building 🔑 Business Ownership 🤝 Dealmaking 👥 Hiring And Talent 💪 Failure And Resilience

How to Get Rich 90%

What a man who actually got rich says about ownership, delegation, and the cost nobody mentions.

by Felix Dennis 2006

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏗️ Wealth Building 🔑 Business Ownership 🤝 Dealmaking 👥 Hiring And Talent 💪 Failure And Resilience

$100M Money Models

by Alex Hormozi • 2025

A sequence of offers that funds all your customer acquisition within the first 30 days.

4.56

1k+

🧠 Sales Tactics 💰 Pricing Psychology 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Customer Acquisition 💸 Cash Flow Management

$100M Money Models 90%

A sequence of offers that funds all your customer acquisition within the first 30 days.

by Alex Hormozi 2025

4.56

1k+ ratings

🧠 Sales Tactics 💰 Pricing Psychology 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Customer Acquisition 💸 Cash Flow Management

Marketing Outrageously

by Jon Spoelstra • 2001

Safe marketing is the riskiest bet; the audacity playbook that makes customers stop, stare, and buy.

4.14

335

🪖 Guerrilla Marketing 💰 Revenue Generation ⚔️ Competitive Differentiation ⚽ Sports Business 🎲 Risk-Taking

Marketing Outrageously 90%

Safe marketing is the riskiest bet; the audacity playbook that makes customers stop, stare, and buy.

by Jon Spoelstra 2001

4.14

335 ratings

🪖 Guerrilla Marketing 💰 Revenue Generation ⚔️ Competitive Differentiation ⚽ Sports Business 🎲 Risk-Taking

The Sweaty Startup

by Nick Huber • 2025

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

4.09

499

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills 👥 People Management 🎯 Personal Accountability

The Sweaty Startup 90%

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

by Nick Huber 2025

4.09

499 ratings

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills 👥 People Management 🎯 Personal Accountability

One Simple Idea for Startups and Entrepreneurs

by Stephen Key • 2012

Before the patent, before the loan: sell. One product, one shelf, real money. The rest follows.

3.78

129

🏭 Physical Product Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology ⚖️ Intellectual Property 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

One Simple Idea for Startups and Entrepreneurs Summary

One Simple Idea for Startups and Entrepreneurs 90%

Before the patent, before the loan: sell. One product, one shelf, real money. The rest follows.

by Stephen Key 2012

3.78

129 ratings

🏭 Physical Product Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology ⚖️ Intellectual Property 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Small Business Big Money

by Akin Alabi • 2017

Find a hungry market first, then advertise for sales that pay back more than you spend.

4.22

🏪 Small Business 📬 Direct Response Marketing 🎯 Market-First Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 💎 Perceived Value Pricing

Small Business Big Money 90%

Find a hungry market first, then advertise for sales that pay back more than you spend.

by Akin Alabi 2017

4.22

93 ratings

🏪 Small Business 📬 Direct Response Marketing 🎯 Market-First Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 💎 Perceived Value Pricing

The Art of War for Small Business

by Becky Sheetz-Runkle • 2010

Outspent, outstaffed, and still winning: a small-business field guide to Sun Tzu's strategic art.

3.58

175

🏢 Small Business Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🪖 Business Warfare 🎯 Business Agility 👥 Customer Relationships

The Art of War for Small Business Summary

The Art of War for Small Business 90%

Outspent, outstaffed, and still winning: a small-business field guide to Sun Tzu's strategic art.

by Becky Sheetz-Runkle 2010

3.58

175 ratings

🏢 Small Business Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🪖 Business Warfare 🎯 Business Agility 👥 Customer Relationships

Silent Sales Machine 10.0

by Jim Cockrum • 2012

Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.

3.82

323

🛒 Online Selling 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🏷️ Retail Arbitrage 📣 Audience Building 📧 Email Marketing

Silent Sales Machine 10.0 89%

Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.

by Jim Cockrum 2012

3.82

323 ratings

🛒 Online Selling 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🏷️ Retail Arbitrage 📣 Audience Building 📧 Email Marketing

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!

by Greg Crabtree • 2011

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

4.16

3k+

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! Summary

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! 89%

Why your growing business feels broke, and the financial habits that fix it.

by Greg Crabtree 2011

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏦 Small Business Finance 📚 Accounting For Entrepreneurs 📈 Profit Optimization 💸 Cash Flow Management ⚙️ Operational Efficiency

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 89%

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

Arbitrage

by Chris Green • 2012

Clearance aisle to Amazon: the system that turns $5 finds into $35 sales, no inventory required.

3.68

206

🏪 Retail Arbitrage 📦 Amazon Selling 💰 Side Hustles 🏷️ Pricing Strategy 🔄 Reselling

Arbitrage 89%

Clearance aisle to Amazon: the system that turns $5 finds into $35 sales, no inventory required.

by Chris Green 2012

3.68

206 ratings

🏪 Retail Arbitrage 📦 Amazon Selling 💰 Side Hustles 🏷️ Pricing Strategy 🔄 Reselling

Main Street Millionaire

by Codie Sanchez • 2024

Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.

4.36

3k+

📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 🏘️ Main Street Investing 💸 Creative Financing 👻 Absentee Ownership 😴 Passive Income

Main Street Millionaire 89%

Buy boring Main Street businesses with the seller's cash, and never run them yourself.

by Codie Sanchez 2024

4.36

3k+ ratings

📈 Acquisition Entrepreneurship 🏘️ Main Street Investing 💸 Creative Financing 👻 Absentee Ownership 😴 Passive Income

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 89%

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

Rock Bottom to Rock Star

by Ryan Blair • 2016

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

3.91

132

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Rock Bottom to Rock Star 89%

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

by Ryan Blair 2016

3.91

132 ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated

by Ram Charan • 2017

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

3.88

3k+

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated Summary

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated 89%

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

by Ram Charan 2017

3.88

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Guerilla Marketing in 30 Days

by Jay Conrad Levinson • 2005

Thirty days to a marketing engine that runs on creativity and consistency, not a big budget.

3.61

189

📋 Guerrilla Marketing 🪴 Small Business Marketing 💸 Low-Budget Marketing 🎨 Creative Marketing 📬 Direct Marketing

Guerilla Marketing in 30 Days 89%

Thirty days to a marketing engine that runs on creativity and consistency, not a big budget.

by Jay Conrad Levinson 2005

3.61

189 ratings

📋 Guerrilla Marketing 🪴 Small Business Marketing 💸 Low-Budget Marketing 🎨 Creative Marketing 📬 Direct Marketing

Efficiency

by Wall Street Playboys • 2017

Wealth without sacrifice: sell to fear, validate first, keep the day job.

4.16

218

🏦 Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 💰 Sales Psychology ⏱️ Time Efficiency 🏗️ Side Business

Efficiency 89%

Wealth without sacrifice: sell to fear, validate first, keep the day job.

by Wall Street Playboys 2017

4.16

218 ratings

🏦 Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 💰 Sales Psychology ⏱️ Time Efficiency 🏗️ Side Business

How To Start a Business without Any Money

by Rachel Bridge • 2012

Find a gap, get paid first, and use the free tools: the zero-capital startup formula.

3.55

190

🥾 Startup Bootstrapping 🔄 Lean Startup Methods 📣 Guerrilla Marketing 💰 Cash Flow Management 🤝 Business Networking

How To Start a Business without Any Money Summary

How To Start a Business without Any Money 89%

Find a gap, get paid first, and use the free tools: the zero-capital startup formula.

by Rachel Bridge 2012

3.55

190 ratings

🥾 Startup Bootstrapping 🔄 Lean Startup Methods 📣 Guerrilla Marketing 💰 Cash Flow Management 🤝 Business Networking

The Education of Millionaires

by Michael Ellsberg • 2011

The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.

3.90

4k+

🧭 Self-Directed Learning 💼 Sales Skills 🎓 Education Alternatives 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Education of Millionaires 89%

The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.

by Michael Ellsberg 2011

3.90

4k+ ratings

🧭 Self-Directed Learning 💼 Sales Skills 🎓 Education Alternatives 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy

Instant Millionaires

by Max Gunther • 2010

Slow money is a trap. Speed, borrowed ideas, and fads built millionaires in under five years.

3.85

⚡️ Speed Wealth 🚀 Speed Over Stability 🥈 Second-Mover Advantage 📈 Trend Monetization 🏢 Franchise Models

Instant Millionaires 89%

Slow money is a trap. Speed, borrowed ideas, and fads built millionaires in under five years.

by Max Gunther 2010

3.85

47 ratings

⚡️ Speed Wealth 🚀 Speed Over Stability 🥈 Second-Mover Advantage 📈 Trend Monetization 🏢 Franchise Models

App Empire

by Chad Mureta • 2011

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

3.67

380

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing 🔍 Market Research 📊 Data-Driven

App Empire 89%

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

by Chad Mureta 2011

3.67

380 ratings

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing 🔍 Market Research 📊 Data-Driven

One Thousand Ways to Make $1000

by F.C. Minaker • 2010

The encyclopedia of small ventures: how to start a business from whatever you already do well.

4.01

420

🏃 Side Hustles 💡 Skill Monetization 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🥾 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Specialization

One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 89%

The encyclopedia of small ventures: how to start a business from whatever you already do well.

by F.C. Minaker 2010

4.01

420 ratings

🏃 Side Hustles 💡 Skill Monetization 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🥾 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Specialization

Dream with Your Eyes Open

by Ronnie Screwvala • 2015

A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.

3.88

2k+

🧗 Bootstrapping 🏢 Organizational Culture 📈 Scale Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience 🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage

Dream with Your Eyes Open 89%

A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.

by Ronnie Screwvala 2015

3.88

2k+ ratings

🧗 Bootstrapping 🏢 Organizational Culture 📈 Scale Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience 🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage

Peebles Principles, The

by R. Donahue Peebles • 2007

Control the tenant, buy distressed, and never quit: a developer's twelve principles for winning big.

4.28

134

🏢 Real Estate Development ⚖️ Negotiation Leverage 🏛️ Political Capital 🏚️ Distressed Assets 🖤 Minority Entrepreneurship

Peebles Principles, The 89%

Control the tenant, buy distressed, and never quit: a developer's twelve principles for winning big.

by R. Donahue Peebles 2007

4.28

134 ratings

🏢 Real Estate Development ⚖️ Negotiation Leverage 🏛️ Political Capital 🏚️ Distressed Assets 🖤 Minority Entrepreneurship

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 89%

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

Trivia

by Trivion Books • 2016

Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.

🚀 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital 💡 Tech Innovation 🎯 Differentiation Strategy 🔭 Strategic Vision

Trivia 89%

Competition is a trap: the businesses that change the world build monopolies instead.

by Trivion Books 2016

🚀 Startup Strategy 💰 Venture Capital 💡 Tech Innovation 🎯 Differentiation Strategy 🔭 Strategic Vision

alibaba

by Liu Shiying • 2009

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

3.62

125

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

alibaba 89%

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

by Liu Shiying 2009

3.62

125 ratings

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

One Simple Idea

by Stephen Key • 2016

A simple tweak, a one-sentence pitch, and a $110 filing can earn lifelong royalties.

3.95

965

📜 Product Licensing 🌐 Open Innovation 💰 Passive Income 💼 Side Hustle 📞 Cold Calling

One Simple Idea 89%

A simple tweak, a one-sentence pitch, and a $110 filing can earn lifelong royalties.

by Stephen Key 2016

3.95

965 ratings

📜 Product Licensing 🌐 Open Innovation 💰 Passive Income 💼 Side Hustle 📞 Cold Calling

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 89%

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 Gold Standard

by Ari Gold • 2015

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

4.02

970

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

The Gold Standard 89%

Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.

by Ari Gold 2015

4.02

970 ratings

🎭 Satirical Self-Help 📈 Career Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding ⚡ Power Dynamics 🕸️ Strategic Networking

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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

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 89%

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

49 Quick Ways to Market your Business for Free

by Sarah-Jane White • 2011

The tools are free; the customers are there. A checklist of 49 ways to reach them.

3.40

452

🏪 Small Business Marketing 📱 Digital Marketing 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 💬 Social Media Strategy ✍️ Content Marketing

49 Quick Ways to Market your Business for Free Summary

49 Quick Ways to Market your Business for Free 89%

The tools are free; the customers are there. A checklist of 49 ways to reach them.

by Sarah-Jane White 2011

3.40

452 ratings

🏪 Small Business Marketing 📱 Digital Marketing 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 💬 Social Media Strategy ✍️ Content Marketing

The Nuclear Effect

by Scott Oldford • 2020

Six systems hold up a seven-figure online business. Ignore one, and more money creates more chaos.

3.64

226

🌐 Online Business ⚙️ Business Systems 💰 High-Ticket Sales 🤝 Ethical Selling 📊 Cash Flow Management

The Nuclear Effect 89%

Six systems hold up a seven-figure online business. Ignore one, and more money creates more chaos.

by Scott Oldford 2020

3.64

226 ratings

🌐 Online Business ⚙️ Business Systems 💰 High-Ticket Sales 🤝 Ethical Selling 📊 Cash Flow Management

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire

by Ryan Scribner • 2023

Turn a side hustle into a million-dollar business through frugal living, cheap tests, and 100 fans.

3.45

💼 Side Hustles 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💸 Passive Income ❤️ Monetizing Passion 🛠️ Bootstrapping

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire Summary

From Side Hustle to Main Hustle to Millionaire 89%

Turn a side hustle into a million-dollar business through frugal living, cheap tests, and 100 fans.

by Ryan Scribner 2023

3.45

49 ratings

💼 Side Hustles 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💸 Passive Income ❤️ Monetizing Passion 🛠️ Bootstrapping

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 2004

The dealmaker's playbook: how to brand yourself, negotiate from strength, and think like a winner.

3.38

3k+

🏢 Business Memoirs 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Deal Negotiation 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 Team Building

Trump 89%

The dealmaker's playbook: how to brand yourself, negotiate from strength, and think like a winner.

by Donald J. Trump 2004

3.38

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Memoirs 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Deal Negotiation 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 Team Building

The Cheat Code

by Brian Wong • 2016

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

3.36

241

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

The Cheat Code 89%

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

by Brian Wong 2016

3.36

241 ratings

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

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