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Resources for entrepreneuers
- The
Bootstrapper's Bible, Seth Godin. Also, a shorter ebook, Volume
I, which has the key takeaways.
- Valley of Death - The critical stage after inception, when a bootstrapped
company's key objective is survival. The Valley of Death can continue
for an indeterminate period of time. Bootstrappers must find a customer
- someone who pays $ for their products or services. It might not be
for the core product, but for a related product or service. Lean more
in pps or
pdf. By
Darius
Mahdjoubi.
- HR 101 (pdf), Jonathan
Davis
- Innovators
Navigate Around Cliques, and The Structure
of Founding Teams, Martin
Reuf, Stanford GSB
- The
Mousedriver Chronicles, John Lusk & Kyle Harrison
- Purple
Cow, Seth
Godin
Actually, read everything by Seth Godin, including his
blog.
- The
E-Myth Revisited, Michael
E. Gerber
- MarketingProfs
From Brett Hurt
- Influence:
The Psychology of Persuasion,
Robert
B. Cialdini
(recommended
to me by Richard Shell, Wharton Negotiations professor)
A must for any evangelizer or marketer - it may turn on your filters and teach
you about human nature
- The
Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable,
Patrick
M. Lencioni
A classic, analyze your negative temptations as a leader
- Obsessions
of an Extraordinary Executive: The Four Disciplines at the Heart
of Making Any Organization World Class,
Patrick
M. Lencioni
Another classic, learn how to be a leader and provide direction
- Warfighting:
The United States Marine Corps,
U.
S. Marine Corps Staff
Learn how to be a Marine Officer strategizing in war time, lots of
good leadership examples
- The
One Minute Manager,
Kenneth
Blanchard, Spencer
Johnson
Simple, but important mid-level mgmt skills, hard to apply, easy
to read
- Fierce
Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One
Conversation at a Time,
Susan
Scott
A must read - written by a CEO coach, a recent read for me and
hard to apply but very important
#1 and
#6 are recommended for very early stage. #2-5
are when you are in the Valley of Death and need
to learn management quickly to get through it.
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