The Entrepreneur's Manual
by Richard M. White · first published 2014
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I would add: The Entrepreneur's Manual: Business Start-Ups, Spin-Offs, and Innovative Management by Richard M. White. It is out of print and by Chilton (the auto manual maker) and is dated, but a very fun read. Business is nothing new as…
on “Can Entrepreneurs be Made?” ↗…innovative, you can find unique business idea - but the sole goal should not be to make money quick, since those endeavors typically don't embody the passion to be successful in the business. See: The Entrepreneur's Manual: Business Start-Ups, Spin-Offs, and Innovative Management by Richard M. White. Though it is out of print, you might find it used on abebooks.com
on “Quickest way to $30,000 profit after taxes?” ↗…web-based startups. With its bullet point summaries interspersed throughout the text and countless vignettes that bespeak years of experience, this reminds me of, and is as good as, Richard White's The Entrepreneur's Manual.
on “Ask HN: Blank's new book?” ↗…at secondary research sources. Three great secondary resources to gauge industry growth are IBIS Industry Reports, Dunn & Bradstreet and SageWorks [insert links for all three] > Richard White, in The Entrepreneur’s Manual, [insert link to resource] creating a decision tree that divides life by time and experiences exactly in half. For example, White recommends a person initially divide life between work and leisure.
on “Finding Profitable Startup Ideas” ↗