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Business books are entertainment, not strategic tools

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593 points ZeroTalent | 2 comments | 09 May 25 20:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.558s | source
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JohnnyHerz ◴[10 May 25 00:12 UTC] No.43942139[source]▶
While there is certainly a lot of crap out there for business books, especially on sales/marketing and management, there are some core books that are must reads if you want to save 30 years of trial and error.

1. E-myth Revisited (absolute must read for small to midsize business owners) 2. Competitive Strategy 3. Discipline of Market Leaders 4. Good to Great 5. Built to Last

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1. mrbluecoat ◴[10 May 25 01:48 UTC] No.43942624[source]▶
I also came to mention E-myth Revisited since its goal is to dissuade rather than promote. Same vibe as https://sive.rs/a
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2. monkeyelite ◴[10 May 25 02:51 UTC] No.43942859[source]▶
The E-myth is good. It convinced me I do not want to run a business.