5 Crucial Books — A SnapShot Of The Entrepreneurial Canon
Quentin
Tarantino forged himself into a legendary filmmaker by watching literally
thousands of films. Every scene in a Tarantino film draws on storylines,
themes, techniques, and cinematic shots from films throughout the decades.
Likewise,
we developed our ability to launch and grow successful businesses by reading
books by the savviest entrepreneurs out there. We’ve read hundreds of books,
but you’re on a tight schedule, so we’ve narrowed the list to five crucial
books you really, really, reallyshould read.
Mastery
synthesizes the years of research Robert Greene conducted while writing the
international bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33
Strategies of War, and The Art of Seduction. It demonstrates
the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By analyzing the lives of such
past masters as Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Leonard
da Vinci, as well as by interviewing nine contemporary masters, including tech
guru Paul Graham and animal rights advocate Temple Grandin, Greene debunks our
culture’s many myths about genius and distills the wisdom of the ages to reveal
the secret to greatness. With this seminal text as a guide, readers will learn
how to unlock the passion within and become masters.
#4: Choose
Yourself by James Altucher
The
world is changing. Markets have crashed. Jobs have disappeared. Industries have
been disrupted and remade before our eyes. Everything we aspired to for
“security,” everything we thought was “safe,” no longer is: College.
Employment. Retirement. Government. It’s all crumbling down. In every part of
society, the middlemen are being pushed out of the picture. No longer is
someone coming to hire you, to invest in your company, to sign you, to pick
you. It’s on you to make the most important decision in your life: Choose
yourself!
This
book will teach you to do just that. With dozens of case studies, interviews
and examples–including the author, investor, and entrepreneur James Altucher’s
own heartbreaking and inspiring story–Choose Yourself illuminates
your personal path to building a bright, new world out of the wreckage of
the old.
#3: Built
to Sell by John Warrillow
Most
business owners started their company because they wanted more freedom—to work
on their own schedules, make the money they deserve, and retire on the
fruits of their labor. Unfortunately, according to John Warrillow, most
owners find that stepping out of the picture is extremely difficult because
their business relies too heavily on their personal involvement. Without them,
their company—no matter how big or profitable—is essentially worthless. When
they leave, the lights go out.
The
good news is entrepreneurs can take specific steps—no matter what stage a
business is in—to create a valuable, sellable company. Warrillow shows exactly
what it takes to create a solid business that can thrive long into the future.
#2: First
Things First by Stephen Covey, Roger Merrill and
Rebecca Merrill
So
you’re getting more done in less time, but you’re lacking rich relationships,
inner peace, and balance. Not to mention the confidence that what you’re doing
actually matters and is being done well? First Things First can
help you understand that our first things often aren’t first. Rather than
offering you another clock, First Things First provides you
with a compass, because where you’re headed is more important than how fast
you’re going.
#1: The
Startup Equation by Us!
The
Startup Equation is the first ever visual guide to
launching and growing startups. We crafted it to serve as the comprehensive
guide to the entrepreneurial life. Then we packed it with graphics, case
studies, and the best entrepreneurial practices. We drew on interviews, case
studies, and all those books we’ve read.
We
included:
·
a periodic table of elements for startups
·
tools to classify the type of entrepreneur
you are and the type of business you want to build
·
a comprehensive guide to entrepreneur
methodologies that makes sense of the complex landscape and empowers you to
navigate it
Yeah,
we’re biased. We wrote it. But check out a few sample pages and we think you’ll
be excited to join us for the entrepreneurial plunge. It’s fun, it’s rewarding,
and it’s a lot easier than reading hundreds of books.
Reading
the five above books won’t just make you well-spoken on business at the
next cocktail party (which it will also do). It will help you figure out if the
entrepreneurial life is for you, and if so, how to live it to the max.
·
Posted by: Steven Fisher
and Ja-Naé Duane
http://www.actionablebooks.com/en-ca/blog/5-crucial-books-a-snapshot-of-the-entrepreneurial-canon/?utm_source=Actionable+Books+Weekly+Digest&utm_campaign=331b2e7228-3-22-2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3b05f78143-331b2e7228-405621049
No comments:
Post a Comment