A Good Hard Kick in the Ass

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• ReTelTech · Mar 31, 2009 · Recommends

  Buy "Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Steve Blank and "A Good Hard Kick in the Ass" by Rob Adams. Before you do anything else, read them both cover to cover.

  on “Ask HN: What are some good "A-Z" resources for starting a company/managing a startup?” ↗
• DanielBMarkham · Jan 22, 2011 · Recommends

  …the difference between a manager, technician, and entrepreneur. Start here for the vocabulary and basic concepts you'll need: http://amzn.to/cn4BHT The second is a little-known personal favorite, "A Good Hard Kick in the Ass". It's a little dated, but it's a great book about generally separating what's important from what isn't. I found it was a good book to learn attitude. http://amzn.to/hLi5xc The last book is the book…

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• DanielBMarkham · Sep 27, 2007 · Recommends

  …is cold and harsh, as it always is. But as far as keeping a friend? He's a teacher, right? Why don't you sell him on the idea about learning how other startups succeed? I'll never forget reading "A Good Hard Kick in the Ass" several years ago. It completely changed the way I understood how startups work. Perhaps you could sell him on the idea that you're feeling a little frustrated, and perhaps other teams out there have…

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• DanielBMarkham · Oct 28, 2007 · Recommends

  You should read stuff that tells you the most important stuff you don't know. So -- what do you know? Depending on that you should read different material. I liked "A Good Hard Kick in the Ass" when I read it a few years ago. I've also read many of the books in that article. The business book business is strange: seems like you can read a lot without really learning much of anything. The laws…

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