The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses
Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures would have been preventable if the Lean Startup methodology had been followed. In this Lean Startup summary, we’ll give you the key takeaways you need in a succinct way, but with enough detail, so you fully understand those key concepts.
The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want — and learning it quickly. It’s about continuously testing what you think your customers might want and adapting based on the results — and doing this before you run out of money.
The book was written by Eric Ries, who used Lean Startup principles to grow his company (IMVU) from a fledgling startup to a business with a $50 million annual turnover.
Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures would have been preventable if the Lean Startup methodology had been followed. In this Lean Startup summary, we’ll give you the key takeaways you need in a succinct way, but with enough detail, so you fully understand those key concepts.
The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want — and learning it quickly. It’s about continuously testing what you think your customers might want and adapting based on the results — and doing this before you run out of money.
The book was written by Eric Ries, who used Lean Startup principles to grow his company (IMVU) from a fledgling startup to a business with a $50 million annual turnover.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom
In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
Rework: Change The Way You Work Forever
Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses.
What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.
Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses.
What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
'Start With Why' is about a naturally occurring pattern, a way of
thinking, acting and communicating that gives some leaders the ability to inspire those around them.
In early 1900s, two teams, unknown to each other, embarked upon the same quest- the quest to fly. Samuel
Langley was a well known professor with powerful friends like Andrew Carnegie & Alexander Graham Bell. With a grant of $50,000 and a team comprising some of the best brains of the time, Langley set off to fly. At the same time in Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers put together a prototype in their humble bicycle shop, without any funding or any top notch team. On December 17th 1903, Wright Brothers became the first men to fly. Why did a well-funded and better qualified team fail in front of humble bicycle workshop owners? Do we know the real reason behind why some organisations succeed and some don't? Read on to find out.
'Start With Why' is about a naturally occurring pattern, a way of
thinking, acting and communicating that gives some leaders the ability to inspire those around them.
In early 1900s, two teams, unknown to each other, embarked upon the same quest- the quest to fly. Samuel
Langley was a well known professor with powerful friends like Andrew Carnegie & Alexander Graham Bell. With a grant of $50,000 and a team comprising some of the best brains of the time, Langley set off to fly. At the same time in Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers put together a prototype in their humble bicycle shop, without any funding or any top notch team. On December 17th 1903, Wright Brothers became the first men to fly. Why did a well-funded and better qualified team fail in front of humble bicycle workshop owners? Do we know the real reason behind why some organisations succeed and some don't? Read on to find out.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed.
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year...
A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed.
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year...
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12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos
How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?
Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.
Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he reminds us, we each have a vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
Deep, rewarding and enlightening, 12 Rules for Life is a lifeboat built solidly for stormy seas: ancient wisdom applied to our contemporary problems.
How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?
Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.
Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he reminds us, we each have a vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
Deep, rewarding and enlightening, 12 Rules for Life is a lifeboat built solidly for stormy seas: ancient wisdom applied to our contemporary problems.
The $100 Startup: Reinvent The Way You Make A Living, Do What You Love, And Create A New Future
The $100 Startup shows you how to break free from the shackles of 9 to 5 by combining your passion and skills into your own microbusiness, which you can start for $100 or less, yet still turn into a full time income, thanks to the power of the internet.
The $100 Startup is Chris Guillebeau’s second book and it’s very likely to be the only book you need to start your own business. It is the result of identifying 1,500 people who’ve made $50,000 or more with very modest investments (often less than $100), and Chris’s subsequent focus on the 50 most interesting cases.
Based on his case study, Chris pulled out a step-by-step framework you can use to find where your passion meets your skills and turn those into an income from your couch. Using nothing but a laptop and some wifi in most cases, you can build a thriving software, freelance or education business and scale it as far as you want.
The $100 Startup shows you how to break free from the shackles of 9 to 5 by combining your passion and skills into your own microbusiness, which you can start for $100 or less, yet still turn into a full time income, thanks to the power of the internet.
The $100 Startup is Chris Guillebeau’s second book and it’s very likely to be the only book you need to start your own business. It is the result of identifying 1,500 people who’ve made $50,000 or more with very modest investments (often less than $100), and Chris’s subsequent focus on the 50 most interesting cases.
Based on his case study, Chris pulled out a step-by-step framework you can use to find where your passion meets your skills and turn those into an income from your couch. Using nothing but a laptop and some wifi in most cases, you can build a thriving software, freelance or education business and scale it as far as you want.
Grit: Why Passion And Resilience Are The Secrets Of Success.
Grit is the combination of passion (a deep, enduring knowledge of what you want) and perseverance (hard work and resilience). It’s about moving in a direction with consistency and endurance, like having a clear inner compass that guides all your decisions and actions.
Grit describes what creates outstanding achievements, based on science, interviews with high achievers from various fields and the personal history of success of the author, Angela Duckworth, uncovering that achievement isn’t reserved for the talented only, but for those with passion and perseverance.
Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to stay loyal to it. It’s not about falling in love; it’s about staying in love.
Grit is the combination of passion (a deep, enduring knowledge of what you want) and perseverance (hard work and resilience). It’s about moving in a direction with consistency and endurance, like having a clear inner compass that guides all your decisions and actions.
Grit describes what creates outstanding achievements, based on science, interviews with high achievers from various fields and the personal history of success of the author, Angela Duckworth, uncovering that achievement isn’t reserved for the talented only, but for those with passion and perseverance.
Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to stay loyal to it. It’s not about falling in love; it’s about staying in love.
The Obstacle Is The Way: The Ancient Art Of Turning Adversity To Advantage.
The Obstacle Is The Way is a modern take on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which helps you endure the struggles of life with grace and resilience by drawing lessons from ancient heroes, former presidents, modern actors, athletes, and how they turned adversity into success, thanks to the power of perception, action and will.
The Obstacle Is The Way takes ancient philosophy, applies it to the success stories of ancient heroes, historic figures and modern celebrities and CEOs, and derives a framework from it, which you can follow to face the struggles of your own life with the right perception, actions and the will to see them through.
The Obstacle Is The Way is a modern take on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which helps you endure the struggles of life with grace and resilience by drawing lessons from ancient heroes, former presidents, modern actors, athletes, and how they turned adversity into success, thanks to the power of perception, action and will.
The Obstacle Is The Way takes ancient philosophy, applies it to the success stories of ancient heroes, historic figures and modern celebrities and CEOs, and derives a framework from it, which you can follow to face the struggles of your own life with the right perception, actions and the will to see them through.
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
The Compound Effect will show you why big, abrupt changes rarely work and how you can change your life over time with the power of small, daily steps, a routine that builds momentum and the courage to break through your limits when you reach them.
In The Compound Effect, Darren explains how, instead of making big bets and dramatic changes, he turned his goals into daily habits he could follow – and then waited for the compounding effect to kick in.
The Compound Effect will show you why big, abrupt changes rarely work and how you can change your life over time with the power of small, daily steps, a routine that builds momentum and the courage to break through your limits when you reach them.
In The Compound Effect, Darren explains how, instead of making big bets and dramatic changes, he turned his goals into daily habits he could follow – and then waited for the compounding effect to kick in.
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck is a book that challenges the conventions of self-help by inviting the reader to NOT try, say no often and embrace negative thinking.
Not giving a fck is about being comfortable with being different and caring about something more important than adversity.
You must give a fck about something.
Conventional self-help advice focuses on what you’re NOT. Further, it zeros in on what you perceive your personal shortcomings and failures to already be, and highlights them for you.
The key to a good life is not giving a fck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck is a book that challenges the conventions of self-help by inviting the reader to NOT try, say no often and embrace negative thinking.
Not giving a fck is about being comfortable with being different and caring about something more important than adversity.
You must give a fck about something.
Conventional self-help advice focuses on what you’re NOT. Further, it zeros in on what you perceive your personal shortcomings and failures to already be, and highlights them for you.
The key to a good life is not giving a fck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.
The Alchemist: The Fable About Following Your Dreams.
The Alchemist is a classic novel in which a boy named Santiago embarks on a journey seeking treasure in the Egyptian pyramids after having a recurring dream about it and on the way meets mentors, falls in love, and most importantly, learns the true importance of who he is and how to improve himself and focus on what really matters in life.
It only took Paulo Coelho two weeks to write the original Portuguese version of The Alchemist in 1987. He could write that fast because, as he put it, the book was “already written in my soul.” And although it didn’t sell well at first, the universe conspired to make Coelho’s dream happen and the book became a hit.
Today, it’s sold over 65 million copies. It’s spent more than 315 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. And the book also holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by a living author.
The Alchemist is a classic novel in which a boy named Santiago embarks on a journey seeking treasure in the Egyptian pyramids after having a recurring dream about it and on the way meets mentors, falls in love, and most importantly, learns the true importance of who he is and how to improve himself and focus on what really matters in life.
It only took Paulo Coelho two weeks to write the original Portuguese version of The Alchemist in 1987. He could write that fast because, as he put it, the book was “already written in my soul.” And although it didn’t sell well at first, the universe conspired to make Coelho’s dream happen and the book became a hit.
Today, it’s sold over 65 million copies. It’s spent more than 315 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. And the book also holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by a living author.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.
In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly profound idea -- the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success.
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly profound idea -- the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success.
Hyperfocus: How To Work Less To Achieve More
Throughout his experiments and research, Chris Bailey came across many little-known insights into how we focus including the surprising idea that focus isn't so much a state of heightened awareness (as we'd assume), but a balance between two frames of mind. The most recent neuroscientific research on attention reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention well: a focused mode, which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode, which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps readers unlock both, so they can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately. Diving deep into the science and theories about how and why we bring our attention to bear on life's big goals and everyday tasks.
Throughout his experiments and research, Chris Bailey came across many little-known insights into how we focus including the surprising idea that focus isn't so much a state of heightened awareness (as we'd assume), but a balance between two frames of mind. The most recent neuroscientific research on attention reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention well: a focused mode, which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode, which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps readers unlock both, so they can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately. Diving deep into the science and theories about how and why we bring our attention to bear on life's big goals and everyday tasks.
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?
Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized?
Are you often busy but not productive?
Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
Essentialism is not one more thing – it’s a whole new way of doing everything. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to learn who to do less, but better, in every area of their lives, Essentialism is a movement whose time has come.
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?
Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized?
Are you often busy but not productive?
Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
Essentialism is not one more thing – it’s a whole new way of doing everything. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to learn who to do less, but better, in every area of their lives, Essentialism is a movement whose time has come.
Make Your Bed: Small Things That Can Change Your Life . . . and Maybe the World.
This book is a work of self-help psychology by William H. McRaven. The novel is a continuation of a commencement speech McRaven delivered at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, which went viral on the internet. Formerly a high-ranking officer of the US Navy and commander of the US Special Operations Command, McRaven relates his experiences in Navy SEAL training to the challenges of becoming an adult. The book is broken down into ten aphoristic lessons that McRaven contends apply to people in all walks of life.
This book is a work of self-help psychology by William H. McRaven. The novel is a continuation of a commencement speech McRaven delivered at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, which went viral on the internet. Formerly a high-ranking officer of the US Navy and commander of the US Special Operations Command, McRaven relates his experiences in Navy SEAL training to the challenges of becoming an adult. The book is broken down into ten aphoristic lessons that McRaven contends apply to people in all walks of life.
Ego Is the Enemy: The Fight To Master Our Greatest Opponent
The Ego is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet fascinating figures like Howard Hughes, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.
But why should we bother fighting ego in an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion? Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”
The Ego is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet fascinating figures like Howard Hughes, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.
But why should we bother fighting ego in an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion? Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”
How To Talk To Anyone: 92 Little Trics For Big Success
How to Talk to Anyone is a psychology-backed book that offers guidance on effective communication. Lowndes covers a wide range of communication types, broken down into verbal and nonverbal, across almost every possible context. Your approach should adapt depending on who you are talking to and the specific context. So, How to Talk to Anyone offers guidance on how you can become a master communicator. As a master communicator, you can connect with others irrespective of the environment.
How to Talk to Anyone is a psychology-backed book that offers guidance on effective communication. Lowndes covers a wide range of communication types, broken down into verbal and nonverbal, across almost every possible context. Your approach should adapt depending on who you are talking to and the specific context. So, How to Talk to Anyone offers guidance on how you can become a master communicator. As a master communicator, you can connect with others irrespective of the environment.
Think Straight: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Mind
The gist of Think Straight focuses on the number of thoughts a person has per day, and pointless most of those are. The author, Darius Foroux, doubts the productivity of a ‘preoccupied’ mind. In this book, he explains how our thoughts tend to work against us, instead of for us.
By admitting that people have no control over their minds, people let their minds free. Instead, one must master their mind. Foroux says that people have the choice of what they think, however people rarely use it. Once the mind is brought in control, we can revolutionize every aspect of our life.
Foroux is an entrepreneur, blogger, and podcaster. He is the co-founder of a laundry technology company, while his blogs focus on life, productivity, and business. His podcast, called The Darius Foroux Show, has hosted several ‘thought’ leaders. ‘Thought’ leaders consist of leaders who propagate a certain flow of thought.
The gist of Think Straight focuses on the number of thoughts a person has per day, and pointless most of those are. The author, Darius Foroux, doubts the productivity of a ‘preoccupied’ mind. In this book, he explains how our thoughts tend to work against us, instead of for us.
By admitting that people have no control over their minds, people let their minds free. Instead, one must master their mind. Foroux says that people have the choice of what they think, however people rarely use it. Once the mind is brought in control, we can revolutionize every aspect of our life.
Foroux is an entrepreneur, blogger, and podcaster. He is the co-founder of a laundry technology company, while his blogs focus on life, productivity, and business. His podcast, called The Darius Foroux Show, has hosted several ‘thought’ leaders. ‘Thought’ leaders consist of leaders who propagate a certain flow of thought.