Books like Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence and How You Can Too – A State-of-the-Art Guide to Personal Branding and Social Media
12 books with a reading profile close to Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence and How You Can Too – A State-of-the-Art Guide to Personal Branding and Social Media by Gary Vaynerchuk. Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Chris Guillebeau identifies a specific type of micro-entrepreneur who builds a profitable business with less than $100 in initial investment.
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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Keith Ferrazzi argues that professional advancement depends on building a web of genuine personal connections rather than treating networking as a transactional exchange.
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Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Donald Miller argues that businesses fail when they make themselves the protagonist of their marketing.
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Contagious: Why Things Catch On
by Jonah Berger
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Jonah Berger examines the mechanics of social transmission to explain why certain products and ideas gain public visibility while others fail.
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Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Gary Vaynerchuk argues that the internet has eliminated the traditional barriers to building a personal brand and generating income from niche hobbies.
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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by Seth Godin
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Seth Godin argues that traditional advertising methods, such as television commercials and print ads, no longer capture consumer attention in a saturated market.
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Rework
by Jason Fried
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Rework challenges traditional corporate wisdom by arguing that businesses can thrive with fewer resources, smaller teams, and less planning.
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
by Guy Kawasaki
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Guy Kawasaki provides a tactical blueprint for creating new organizations, focusing on the immediate requirements of getting an idea off the ground.
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Business Model Generation
Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, business strategy
Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur present a structural framework for designing, testing, and implementing business strategies through the Business Model Canvas.
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Timothy Ferriss introduces the DEAL framework—Definition, Elimination, Automation, and Liberation—to replace the retirement-at-sixty model with mini-vacations throughout life.
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Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Robert Kiyosaki categorizes all income earners into four distinct quadrants based on the source of their cash flow: Employee (E), Self-Employed (S), Business Owner (B), and Investor (I).
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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy
Robert Kiyosaki contrasts the conflicting financial advice of two figures: his biological father, a highly educated government employee, and his friend’s father, a self-made entrepreneur.
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