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The Only Entrepreneurship Lesson You Need (with Do/Don’t Reading List)
~13 min read · From 2016 · When I was first getting into entrepreneurship, I asked Mark Cuban what he read or studied to learn how to start and build businesses. His… · Shared by 42, including Zachary Becker, David Nagel, Leslie D
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Permissionless Entrepreneurship
3 min read · From 2017 · I heard from a friend this week that their company was shutting down and, frankly, I was shocked. · Shared by 17, including Zachary Becker, Bryce Roberts
miter.mit.edu
The Unexotic Underclass | The MIT Entrepreneurship Review
From 2014 · May 19, 2013 The startup scene today, and by ‘scene’ I’m sweeping a fairly catholic brush over a large swath of people – observers, critics, investors, entrepreneurs, ‘want’repreneurs, academics,… · Shared by 50, including Marc Eglon, Zachary Becker, Mark Kaigwa
The Economist
Psychology beats business training when it comes to entrepreneurship
3 min read · From 2017 · Among small-business owners in Togo, at least · Shared by 121, including Matthias Lampe, Martina Grolimund, blinch, John Hues, Sara Tian, Florian Hanke 🍎, Francis Wade, Dez S. Papp, Mark Kaigwa, Zachary Becker, Thomas Power, Paul Sturrock, Nir Eyal, Mathias Böhm
Seth Godin
The four elements of entrepreneurship
5 min read · From 2018 · Are successful entrepreneurs made or born? We’d need to start with an understanding of what an entrepreneur is. They’re all over the map, which makes the question particularly difficult to navigate.… · Shared by 93, including Mark Kaigwa, Tom Connor, Zachary Becker
Inc.
The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship
10 min read · From 2017 · No one said building a company is easy. But it's time to be honest about how brutal it really is -- and the price so many founders secretly pay. · Shared by 329, including Rick King, LARRY ELKAN, Kris Fannin, Startupxplore, Stephanie A Kowalski, Florian Hanke 🍎, Liza Sperling, Christian Müller, Clemens M. Schuster, Patrick Scheuerer, Connecticut SEO, Lucas Foster, Thomas Power, Dewane Mutunga 🧠💰 | 📱 Text Me: 347-657-6682, Joel Klettke, Frank Stratmann, Marco Unternaehrer, Herbert Bay, Mark Kaigwa, Dominik Grolimund
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The importance of side projects
4 min read · From 2017 · This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question. · Shared by 446, including PotHix, Thomas Power, Kenneth Kalmer, Zachary Becker, Merkstatt, Oliver Raduner, Matthew Turland, Jonathan Kogan, Johannes Lenz, Pat Kua, ilaria defilippo, Florian Hanke 🍎, pizza.fig 🍕, Helmi, kp 🇺🇦, Niklaus Gerber, Bram Kanstein, Dez S. Papp, Dominik Grolimund, Nils Hitze
TNW
18 best places to promote your startup for virtually nothing
8 min read · From 2017 · When you have launched a startup or prototype, one of the most important strategies to prove is your business concept and gaining early user traction. If you’re like most startup founders, you don’t have much money, nor do you have enough money to hire a PR agency. However, to become a great entrepreneur means you […] · Shared by 602, including L. Taylor Banks, Courtney Bolton ★, Raul Tiru 🌎, Dominik Grolimund, designshard, Elia Palme, Ernie Smith, Sara Usinger, Daniel Stefanovic, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, krisdahn.eth, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Thomas Power, Shawn Venasse, Matthias Sala, Harsha Mv, Mathias Böhm, Brent Summers, Parin Vachhani, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker
First Round
Radical Candor — The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss
10 min read · From 2015 · Kim Scott cut her teeth as a manager at Apple and Google, and now helps create great leaders as an author and coach for companies like Twitter. Here's the secret that's made all the difference for her. · Shared by 644, including 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , dcancel.eth, Chris Calo, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, Sara Usinger, minh.eth, Kris Fannin, Katja Evertz, Pat Kua, Rand Fishkin, Michael Carroll, Ron McIntyre, Greg Meyer, Raphael Raue, Tomasz Tunguz, David Luescher, Ben Tossell, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Ryan Boren
Tiago Forte
The 10 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurship
7 min read · From 2019 · 1. Entrepreneurship is hard because it requires someone with a strong command of reason, who is at the same time thoroughly unreasonable You have to be smart to be an entrepreneur, obviously. Moder… · Shared by 8, including Zachary Becker
Entrepreneur
5 Ways to Make Your Business More Sustainable
3 min read · From 2020 · Going forward, environmentally conscious practices will be entrepreneurship's hottest innovation. · Shared by 17, including Keith Keller, Ron McIntyre, Real Marsha Wright®, Zachary Becker
Sam Altman
Startup Playbook
Summary · 20+ min read · From 2018 · Written by Sam Altman · Illustrated by Gregory Koberger · Spanish translationWe spend a lot of time advising startups. Though one-on-one advice will always be crucial, we thought it might help us… · Shared by 1617, including Sergio Caredda, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker, Mark Kaigwa, Chris Messina, Herbert Bay, Mark Bao, Moritz Meenen, Zee, Raul Tiru 🌎, Courtney Bolton ★, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Philip Junker, designshard, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, L. Taylor Banks, Lailo, John Battelle, David Smooke, Jeff Chang, Nir Eyal
GV
The Design Sprint — Google Ventures
5 min read · From 2015 · The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers. · Shared by 962, including Mark Kaigwa, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Moritz Meenen, Thomas Power, Courtney Bolton ★, Greg Meyer, Tom Bruehwiler, David Luescher, Chris Messina, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Zain Fathoni, Damian Madray, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, ThomNagy, Katja Evertz, Alex Barrera, Dominik Grolimund, Kunal Bhatia (✈️ NYC till 9/23), John Zeratsky, Marko Saric
Business Insider
THE ENTREPRENEUR'S TOOL KIT: The best apps, services, and documents all first-time founders need to start a business
1 min read · From 2020 · Launching a business is full of surprising challenges, so check out BI's exclusive resources and guides for first-time founders — no MBA required. · Shared by 26, including Zachary Becker
