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Zero to Sold

Aimed at entrepreneurs, the book explains how venture capitalists (VCs) make decisions, structure investments, and collaborate with startups. Kupor covers key concepts, like term sheets, equity distribution, and governance, offering insights into why VCs invest selectively and how founders can navigate funding challenges. He also explores VC’s broader impact on innovation and economic growth. With practical advice from both an entrepreneur’s and investor’s perspective, this book is dedicated to anyone seeking VC funding or understanding the startup ecosystem.

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“Million Dollar Weekend” is more than just another business book—it’s a high-energy, no-nonsense execution manual for anyone looking to transform an idea into a profitable business in just 48 hours. Designed for entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and anyone who wants to take control of their financial future, Kagan’s book blends real-life experiences, humor, and actionable strategies to make starting a business feel both accessible and achievable.

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“Testing Business Ideas” is an invaluable book for entrepreneurs, business executives, and innovators who want to systematically test their business ideas before investing significant resources. In the world of startups and product development, assumptions about what customers want and what will make a business successful are often made without testing, leading to costly mistakes and failures. Osterwalder and Bland address this issue head-on, offering a practical framework for testing business ideas with a focus on reducing risk and increasing the chances of success.

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With high-level insights into actionable, step-by-step frameworks, Olsen helps readers solve the daunting challenge of building products that customers love and find product-market fit. This book is based on Lean Startup methodology, but it goes further in taking high-level concepts and translating them into practical strategies that teams can apply immediately. Specifically, Olsen focuses on how to put theory into action, a critical gap that has yet to be filled in the Lean Startup movement. While books like The Lean Startup and Running Lean introduce foundational concepts, they often leave readers wondering how to apply them in real-world situations. Olsen remedies this with specific guidance, tools, and real-life examples.

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Not that long ago, Alex Hormozi was yet another entrepreneur with a failing business – in his case, a gym. Then, over the next 4 years, he went from losing money to making $36 for every $1 spent. How did he do it? He explains in full in “$100M Offers.” Spoiler alert: it was neither great funnels nor great ads that did it. It was his trademarked Grand Slam Offer.

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Do you believe that a lack of money can be the greatest advantage for entrepreneurs? It is simply because being broke makes them more determined to turn their business into a success. No one knows this better than the FUBU founder Daymond John whose initial budget for starting a business was only $40. In his book, he reveals what it takes to embrace the power of broke mindset and build a business empire - just like he himself did.

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Guy Raz spent years interviewing successful entrepreneurs on how they founded their businesses. “How I Built This” presents his insights: the entrepreneur’s journey is much like a hero’s journey, where he will face challenges but will eventually emerge victorious on the other side. With many examples from real life entrepreneurs and companies, Raz provides a manual on how to start and maintain a successful company.

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Build a solid career, learn how to run your business and inspire other people to do the same.

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“How to Work from Home and Make Money” by Sam Kerns is a simple how-to guide to working remotely. The book explains what it means to be in business for yourself, dispels the most common myths about self-employment and outlines 13 different startup plans for online and off-line businesses.

How to Work from Home and Make Money

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Economics

Are you struggling to create sustainable growth in your company? Are you wondering if you have what it takes? “From Impossible to Inevitable” is the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to hypergrow their company. From creating leads to doubling your deal size, “From Impossible to Inevitable” will help you along every step of the way.

From Impossible To Inevitable

Designed to face extreme uncertainty, startups create a scalable and repeatable business model. In “The Lean Startup,” Eric Ries shares his insight on what he calls the lean methodology and explains why the build-measure-learn cycle is essential to achieve successful product development.

The Lean Startup

When trying to implement a big idea and bring your company on the road to success, the beginning and ending parts of the process are not crucial. According to author Scott Belsky, what decides on the outcome of any project is its “messy middle.” Broken into three sections (Endure, Optimize, and the Final Mile), this book contains hundreds of lessons that ensure a triumphant journey.

The Messy Middle

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You should have already received an AOL CD ROM to access the Internet at your home, right? If so, you'll enjoy knowing that this microbook is based on a book by Steve Case, the founder of America Online. In "The Third Wave," he explains that we are entering the third wave of the internet, a time when entrepreneurs will transform sectors such as health, education, transportation and energy, and with it, our lives. To succeed in this new era of the internet, you need to develop some unusual skills. This microbook explains what these skills are and helps you understand what you need to do to be a pioneer in this third Internet era. If you want to succeed in an entirely connected world, come read that microbook with 12min!

The Third Wave

“The Four Steps to the Epiphany” was first published in the early 2000s and started the lean startup revolution. It changed the way the founding and execution of startups was approached by shifting the focus from the product to the customer. Focus on product development works for big, established companies who already have a customer base to work with – but a startup needs to focus on building a customer base to be able to make the leap to becoming a successful company first.

The Four Steps to the Epiphany

How have Walt Disney, IBM, Boeing and other great companies managed to stay successful for more than a century, in some cases? Contrary to what you may believe, these visionary companies are not defined by their ideas or their leaders, but by their commitment to build a lasting organization. All visionary companies have a driving force - a central ideology - that keeps them on the right path. “Built to Last” reveals the secrets to the long-lasting success of a company.

Built to Last

Does your company make "Predictable Revenue"? That is a fairly common question when you work in B2B startups and venture capital. This method was developed by Aaron Ross at Salesforce, which helped generate more than $ 100 million in new contracts. Along with Mary Lou Tyler, Aaron wrote the acclaimed book that is a must-have reference for entrepreneurs and executives who want to accelerate sales in the corporate market. In this microbook, you will learn a new process of active prospecting that is different from the old-fashioned businesses practice of cold calling. According to Aaron, the new customer does not want to receive cold calls and is tougher than ever. Predictable Revenue is the strategy to make your sales team capable of generating more leads, predictability, and thereby reaching your goals, always.

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