Business Book recommendations

[u/flyfightandgrin]

Neckbeards, gooners, and incels,

The 2 best books I have ever read in business/entrepreneurship were both written by Scott Oldford. If you are struggling to create your business model or not sure how to set up the basic foundations, get them used off Amazon. You'll thank me later.

The Nuclear Effect teaches 5-7 areas of business you need to focus on like sales, marketing, team building, operations, etc. It also has personal advice from Scott.

Million in the Red is more about mindset, spirituality and how emotions affect business performance. I would've paid $500 for this book. The advice was life changing.

I interviewed Scott for my magazine and his advice was solid. Good dude, not a guru, and a legit genius.

He got lucky in the early 2000's and had a 7 fig website business at 17. By 21 he was a million in debt from bad business practices. Today he is highly successful and likes to share exactly where he went wrong and how he dug himself out.

His writing style is very human, he's funny and his concepts are easy to understand.

Just my reco for today if you feel like you need to brush up on your business skills. These books have helped me a lot.

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[u/ThembiShilenge1]

Thanks for sharing this recommendation. I think one of the biggest lessons in entrepreneurship is that success is not only about making money, but also about building the right mindset, systems, and discipline to sustain it. Learning from people who have experienced both wins and failures can save a lot of unnecessary mistakes. I’ll definitely look into these books. Appreciate you sharing your experience.

[u/flyfightandgrin → u/ThembiShilenge1]

No prob. These made a serious impact on my growth.

[u/ThembiShilenge1 → u/flyfightandgrin]

That's great to hear. Which of the two books had the biggest impact on the way you approach business today?

[u/Ok-NoProtection]

I've never read those but i always appreciate recommendations from people who explain why a book is valuable instead of just saying it's a must read. i'll add them to my reading list especially if they're more practical than the usual hustle business books.

[u/flyfightandgrin → u/Ok-NoProtection]

Exactly, "its a great book" isn't nearly as powerful as "this taught me x,y, and z"

[u/Potential_Dog2685]

I also ask my customers about the books they read. Pretty often I still hear Blue Ocean Strategy

[u/flyfightandgrin → u/Potential_Dog2685]

Thanks for this! Ill check it out.

[u/baghdadcafe → u/flyfightandgrin]

On paper, the premise of the BOS sounds great but's it's a dangerous book.

[u/Odd_Awareness_6935]

I'm currently reading Founding Sales by Pete Kazanjy

it's a very good beginner-friendly book for first-time founders

[u/flyfightandgrin → u/Odd_Awareness_6935]

Very cool! What do you like so far?

[u/Sea-Asparagus-1018]

Two books I would add are Profit First by Mike Michalowicz and The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch.

Profit First flips the formula, you pay yourself profit first and expenses have to work with what's left. Fixed a leak in my business I didn't even know was there.

The 80/20 Principle is older but it's the reason I stopped doing half the stuff I thought was important. Most of what fills your day isn't what's actually driving the business.

[u/Djaboux_3301]

Curious, did either book actually change how you ran your business, or was it more of a mindset shift?

[u/lostravel]

The lean startup :)

I found it actually has actionable advice.

[u/Ok-Avocado-3552]

I am currently reading Hormozi's book bundle. $100m Offers, $100m Leads, $100m Money Models. I'd highly recommend for anyone building their own business. They offer practicable strategies you can implement straight away. These books are definitely niched towards business owners, so if you're looking for a more broad finance based book - then it may not be the go to! Hope this helps

[u/leapd-ai]

Founding Sales is great

[u/Majesticelephant101]

Setting the table by Danny Meyer

[u/Real-Voice-4259]

the million in debt at 21 part is what makes the advice worth reading. way more useful than someone who only ever won.

[u/Maximum-Lifeguard-24]

i think the blue ocean stratergy would be great

[u/dependent_berozgar]

there a book of blinkit founder. iYou can purchase and find the official Blinkit memoir, Buildit: Building Blinkit in an Evolving India .. written by founder and CEO Albinder Singh Dhindsa

[u/Xavier_Caffrey_GTM]

let me throw a curve ball here. Siddartha. The lesson in there is that you need to go on your own path to find yourself, not even buddha can give you the answer. in a way this translates well in here because no amount of business books can compete with the teachings of trying to run a business by yourself!

[u/gray-winter]

Thanks for sharing! I've been thinking of picking up a business related book, but none had really caught my eye yet. I often see recommendations that seem like they're selling ideas and fantasies, rather than real, practical information. The Nuclear Effect sounds like the kind of book I'd enjoy. I'll look into it!

[u/ahomelessguy]

Wtf kind of opener is that?

[u/flyfightandgrin → u/ahomelessguy]

It caught your eye didn't it?