Topic
Business and investing books recommended by founders and operators
Less about tactics, more about judgement: Buffett and Munger, the founder of Walmart, and classics on running software teams.
159 books · 243 recommendations from 61 people
Where to start
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Recommended by both Patrick Collison and Shane Parrish.
The E-Myth Revisited
Derek Sivers says every entrepreneur needs to read it.
Peopleware
Jeff Atwood's pick on why teams, not individuals, decide outcomes.
Every business & investing book in the directory
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8recommendersPoor Charlie's Almanack 8 recommendersPatrick Collison, Shane Parrish, Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Daniel Ek, Matt Mullenweg, Drew Houston
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7recommendersPrinciples 7 recommendersNat Eliason, Mark Manson, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Matt Mullenweg, Kevin Systrom, Tony Robbins
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6recommendersInfluence 6 recommendersDerek Sivers, Dan Ariely, James Clear, Samy Kamkar, Mark Manson, Sam Parr
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5recommendersZero to One 5 recommendersLuis von Ahn, Darius Foroux, Mark Manson, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez
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4recommendersGetting Things Done 4 recommendersDerek Sivers, Chris Guillebeau, Tiago Forte, Scott H. Young
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4recommendersHow to Win Friends and Influence People 4 recommendersMike Huckabee, James Clear, Darius Foroux, Mark Manson
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4recommendersSeeking Wisdom 4 recommendersShane Parrish, Darius Foroux, Nat Eliason, Eric Jorgenson
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4recommendersShoe Dog 4 recommendersBill Gates, Ryan Holiday, Mark Manson, Tom Bilyeu
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4recommendersThe Richest Man in Babylon 4 recommendersDarius Foroux, James Clear, Mark Manson, Suze Orman
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4recommendersThe Ride of a Lifetime 4 recommendersDickie Bush, Bill Gates, Codie Sanchez, Steven Bartlett
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4recommendersThinking, Fast and Slow 4 recommendersStewart Brand, James Clear, Mark Manson, Thomas Frank
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3recommendersAnything You Want 3 recommendersDarius Foroux, Nathan Barry, Ali Abdaal
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3recommendersDeep Work 3 recommendersMark Manson, Scott H. Young, Matt D'Avella
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3recommendersFooled by Randomness 3 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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3recommendersSam Walton: Made in America 3 recommendersShane Parrish, Codie Sanchez, Sam Parr
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3recommendersStart with Why 3 recommendersRobert Rodriguez, Mark Manson, Steven Bartlett
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3recommendersThe E-Myth Revisited 3 recommendersDerek Sivers, James Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommenders$100M Offers 2 recommendersAli Abdaal, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersBusiness Adventures 2 recommendersJames Clear, Bill Gates
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2recommendersFactfulness 2 recommendersBill Gates, Mark Manson
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2recommendersGood to Great 2 recommendersMark Manson, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersHow to Get Rich 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, Sam Parr
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2recommendersI Will Teach You to be Rich 2 recommendersMark Manson, Matt D'Avella
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2recommendersNever Split the Difference 2 recommendersChris Koerner, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersOnly the Paranoid Survive 2 recommendersCodie Sanchez, Tony Fadell
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2recommendersPurple Cow 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, Cindy Eckert
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2recommendersSimple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! 2 recommendersJames Clear, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersSteve Jobs 2 recommendersCodie Sanchez, Sam Parr
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2recommendersThe 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Black Swan 2 recommendersMark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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2recommendersThe Compound Effect 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, James Clear
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2recommendersThe Essays of Warren Buffett 2 recommendersMark Manson, Sam Parr
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2recommendersThe Fish that Ate the Whale 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Ryan Holiday
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2recommendersThe Hard Thing About Hard Things 2 recommendersDrew Houston, Ramit Sethi
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2recommendersThe Innovator's Dilemma 2 recommendersMark Manson, Jensen Huang
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2recommendersThe Lean Startup 2 recommendersMark Manson, Aaron Swartz
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2recommendersThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, James Clear
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2recommendersThe Master Switch 2 recommendersDaniel Suarez, Timothy Garton Ash
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2recommendersThe Millionaire Fastlane 2 recommendersAli Abdaal, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Psychology of Money 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Score Takes Care of Itself 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Noah Kagan
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2recommendersThe Snowball 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, Sam Parr
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2recommendersThe Ultimate Sales Machine 2 recommendersNoah Kagan, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersTitan 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Sam Parr
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2recommendersUltralearning 2 recommendersJames Clear, Tyler Cowen
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2recommendersWhat Got You Here Won’t Get You There 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, James Clear
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22 Immutable Laws of Branding Picked by Mark Manson
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Alchemy Picked by Steven Bartlett
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Am I Being Too Subtle? Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Becoming Steve Jobs Picked by Darius Foroux
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Black Box Thinking Picked by Daniel Ek
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Blue Ocean Strategy Picked by Darius Foroux
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BrainChains Picked by David Allen
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Brand Gap Picked by Debbie Millman
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Breakthrough Advertising Picked by James Clear
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist Picked by Shane Parrish
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Built from Scratch Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Built to Sell Picked by Sam Parr
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Catastrophe Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky
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Confessions of an Advertising Man Picked by Sam Parr
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Conscious Business Picked by Reid Hoffman
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Contagious Picked by Darius Foroux
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Creating Magic Picked by Ramit Sethi
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Data Empire Picked by Barack Obama
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Delivering Happiness Picked by Chris Koerner
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Do the Work Picked by Derek Sivers
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DotCom Secrets Picked by Ali Abdaal
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Dream Teams Picked by Mark Manson
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Economic Facts and Fallacies Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Essays in the Theory of Risk-Bearing Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky
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Fair Play Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got Picked by Ramit Sethi
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Hard Landing Picked by Patrick Collison
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High Output Management Picked by Drew Houston
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Hit Men Picked by Daniel Ek
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House of Huawei Picked by Andrew Hill
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How to Win at the Sport of Business Picked by Jason Khalipa
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How Will You Measure Your Life? Picked by Ann Miura-Ko
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Howard Hughes Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Ignore Everybody Picked by James Clear
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Incerto Picked by Darius Foroux
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Inequalities for Stochastic Processes Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky
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It's Your Ship Picked by Ramit Sethi
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Leading Picked by Daniel Ek
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Lean In Picked by Mark Manson
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Lean Learning Picked by Ali Abdaal
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Let My People Go Surfing Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Managing Oneself Picked by Darius Foroux
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Marketing Picked by Seth Godin
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Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Picked by Noah Kagan
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Mastering the VC Game Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Merchant Princes Picked by Malcolm Gladwell
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Merger Masters Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Million Dollar Consulting Picked by Noah Kagan
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New Rules for the New Economy Picked by Seth Godin
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Nomadland Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Ogilvy on Advertising Picked by Sam Parr
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Optimal Statistical Decisions Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky
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Originals Picked by Mark Manson
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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Picked by David Heinemeier Hansson
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Peopleware Picked by Jeff Atwood
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Pivot Picked by Thomas Frank
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Positioning Picked by Jensen Huang
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Predictably Irrational Picked by Mark Manson
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Profit First Picked by Chris Koerner
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Rapid Development Picked by Jeff Atwood
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Remote Picked by Matt Mullenweg
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Rework Picked by Shane Parrish
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Show Your Work! Picked by Ali Abdaal
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Stubborn Attachments Picked by Mark Manson
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Switch Picked by Derek Sivers
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TechGnosis Picked by Jason Silva
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The $100 Startup Picked by Codie Sanchez
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The 10X Rule Picked by James Clear
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The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Picked by Sam Parr
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The Art of Profitability Picked by Derek Sivers
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The Captain Class Picked by Ryan Holiday
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The Dip Picked by Matt D'Avella
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The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster Picked by Derek Sivers
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The Fifth Discipline Picked by Aaron Swartz
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The Foundations of Statistics Picked by Graciela Chichilnisky
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The Founder's Dilemma Picked by Mark Manson
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The Halo Effect Picked by Aaron Swartz
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The Happiness Equation Picked by Thomas Frank
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The Hidden Persuaders Picked by David Bowie
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The Hidden-Hand Presidency Picked by Ryan Holiday
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The Icarus Deception Picked by Darius Foroux
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The Miracle Morning Picked by James Clear
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The Most Important Thing Picked by Darius Foroux
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The Myth of the Strong Leader Picked by Bill Gates
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The Mythical Man-Month Picked by Jeff Atwood
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The New New Thing Picked by James Clear
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The Obstacle Is the Way Picked by Matt D'Avella
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The Personal MBA Picked by Thomas Frank
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The Practice Picked by Ali Abdaal
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The Principles of Product Development Flow Picked by Tiago Forte
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The Productivity Project Picked by Thomas Frank
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The Republic of Tea Picked by Seth Godin
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The Road Less Stupid Picked by Noah Kagan
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The Seven-Day Weekend Picked by Noah Kagan
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The Strangest Secret Picked by Ali Abdaal
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The Sweaty Startup Picked by Ali Abdaal
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The Thinking Machine Picked by Andrew Hill
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Picked by Chris Koerner
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The Total Money Makeover Picked by Matt D'Avella
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The Trusted Advisor Picked by Ramit Sethi
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The Upside of Stress Picked by Mark Manson
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The Willpower Instinct Picked by Derek Sivers
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Theory of Constraints Picked by Tiago Forte
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Think and Grow Rich Picked by Sam Parr
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This is Marketing Picked by Derek Sivers
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Traction Picked by Chris Koerner
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Tribe of Mentors Picked by Tony Robbins
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Trust Me; I'm Lying Picked by Mark Manson
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When Cultures Collide Picked by Derek Sivers
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Winners Never Cheat Picked by Glenn Beck
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Work Rules! Picked by Noah Kagan
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You Can Negotiate Anything Picked by Derek Sivers
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Your Money Picked by Thomas Frank
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