Start a Business

Turn your idea into reality

Test an idea, find your first customers, build a business model and grow a company that lasts. Founders share what worked, what failed and what they would do again.

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Zero to Launch: Your First Business in 90 Days cover

Zero to Launch: Your First Business in 90 Days cover

Zero to Launch: Your First Business in 90 Days cover

Zero to Launch: Your First Business in 90 Days

Stop planning, start building: your first paying customer is closer than you think.

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The Unconventional Founder: Build on Your Own Terms cover

The Unconventional Founder: Build on Your Own Terms cover

The Unconventional Founder: Build on Your Own Terms cover

The Unconventional Founder: Build on Your Own Terms

Build a business that fits your life, not the other way around.

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The Founder’s Playbook: Build a Business That Scales cover

The Founder’s Playbook: Build a Business That Scales cover

The Founder’s Playbook: Build a Business That Scales cover

The Founder’s Playbook: Build a Business That Scales

Turn your small startup into a company that grows without you doing everything.

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Venture-Track: Build a High-Growth Startup cover

Venture-Track: Build a High-Growth Startup cover

Venture-Track: Build a High-Growth Startup cover

Venture-Track: Build a High-Growth Startup

Build for scale, raise smart money, and compete to win.

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Books to start a Business

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$100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No

12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Business, and Become a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur

24 Assets: Create a Digital, Scalable, Valuable and Fun Business That Will Thrive in a Fast Changing World

7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy

Accounting Made Simple: Accounting Explained in 100 Pages or Less

After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup

Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

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