步步為贏：超前部署你的下五步，學習億萬富翁企業家的致勝謀略

by Patrick Bet-David, Greg Dinkin, 陳映竹 (Translator)

百萬網紅企業家結合人生經驗與商場建議，
教你掌握謹慎策略與快速行動的完美交集！
百萬網紅企業家派崔克以企業界與自身的人生經驗為基礎，分享該如何養成良好的決策力。本書既有職場適用的實用步驟，也有人際關係的處理建議。適合面臨困境的企業主、想踏出第一步的創業者，以及懷抱人生／職場煩惱的讀者。
本書從規劃人生與事業藍圖開始，一步步釐清待辦事項優先順序、預先設想後果，讓你在各種經濟、事業與人生壓力的未知情況下，仍能冷靜判斷，做出最好的決策。
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【內容說明】
派崔克·貝大衛在社群媒體上擁有近400萬粉絲、10億次的觀看人次，曾與柯比·布萊恩和小布希總統進行對談，並創辦了一間有著上萬名員工的跨國企業。
然而，他並非含著金湯匙出生的富二代，他自小跟隨父母逃離烽火連天的伊朗，曾居住於德國難民營，一家人移民到美國後靠社會救濟金過活。
他18歲就從軍，從沒讀過大學，常因為說英文的口音被取笑，甚至曾背過數百萬卡債。但他並不因此服輸，他決定從一名健身房的業務員做起，慢慢往上爬，直到建立起自己的事業版圖。
他在書中濃縮了人生經驗與商場實用作法，彙整出五個步驟，協助你在人生與事業上不再迷航，進而找到屬於自己的致勝棋局。
▌企業家vs西洋棋大師
成功的企業家與西洋棋大師看似天差地遠，但他們其實有一個共通點：能夠迅速組織眼前四散的棋子，並預測接下來的五步棋怎麼走。
貝大衛將這項技能轉換成一套實際的操作方式，處於各個事業階段的高績效人士皆能適用。無論你是感到自己不斷碰壁、失去動力，或是正在尋找創新策略以帶領你的事業前往下個階段，都可以在本書中找到答案。
▌如何策劃你的下五步？
第一步：徹底了解自己
問自己真正想要什麼，用「自我認同稽核表」來找出自己的動力來源。有時甚至連羞辱都可以是強大的驅動力，特斯拉創辦人伊隆·馬斯克就曾被父親所蔑視，他便將這股憤怒化為鞭策自己的燃料，邁向成功。
第二步：徹底精通推理與判斷的能力
處理問題的第一步就是負起全責，使用投資時間報酬率（ITR）公式，解出獨立問題「X」的值，以便利用所有資源來做出最佳決策。
第三步：徹底釐清該如何建立適合的團隊
學會分辨最適合的事業夥伴與顧問，美國黑手黨就曾因為對一位FBI臥底探員深信不疑，終致212位黑手黨成員被逮捕。打造「黃金手銬」來改善員工留任率，在組織內建立多層次誘因，激勵團隊發揮極致能力。
第四步：徹底掌握擴張的策略
兼顧組織的線性成長及指數型成長，例如亞馬遜的Prime會員服務能帶來一年119億美元的營收。組織越大就會越脆弱，因此需提高警戒，英特爾前執行長就說過他們的特質是「疑神疑鬼」，時時保持對威脅的警覺性。
第五步：徹底精通如何使用力量
向「黑幫」學習如何談判、銷售以及產生影響力。了解自己與對手的弱點，與合作對象協商時，善用手上的籌碼，如同電影《教父》的經典台詞：「我會提出一個讓他無法拒絕的條件。」
▌為什麼只有五步？
五步，是深思熟慮的策略與快速行動之間完美的交集點。
雖然有時你會希望設想得遠一點，但太遠的規劃可能導致過度分析而麻痺。
此外，從宏觀層級來看，為了精通在商業上成功的方式，也需要五個步驟。
因此，本書正是以這五個致勝步驟而寫成。
▌本書可以教你什麼？
·「目標」：釐清你真正想要什麼、想成為什麼。
·「定位」：清楚找到自己與旁人的差異，明確傳達出你的價值所在。
·「策略」：在混亂狀態下，也能擁有明確判斷與表達的策略。
·「技術」：不管時機好壞，都能有讓事業穩定成長的技術。
·「決策」：有效地解決問題，並做出精準決策。
·「團隊」：根據核心價值觀來籌組最佳團隊，吸引頂尖人才，並設計獎勵制度。
·「協商」：如何精準使用權力，並妥善運用談判的籌碼。
【一致推薦】
吳育宏／行銷專家、BDO行銷業務管理顧問副總經理
林克威／「電商原來是醬」Podcast主持人
林育聖／文案的美負責人
邱奕嘉／政大商學院副院長
曾正忠／台大創創中心執行長
游舒帆／商業思維學院院長
雷浩斯／價值投資者、財經作家
（以上按姓名筆畫順序排列）
【各界讚譽】
「我信任並追隨派崔克·貝大衛，他擁有動力與熱情，可以有所作為。」 ──史蒂夫·沃茲尼克（Steve Wozniak），蘋果公司共同創辦人
「在我有幸交談過的人之中，派崔克是最激勵人心的思想家之一。」 ──瑞·達利歐（Ray Dalio），《原則：生活和工作》作者、橋水基金創辦人
「派崔克是一名退役軍人，他的教學風格和故事現正激勵其他退役軍人成為企業家。」 ──羅勃特·清崎（Robert Kiyosaki），《富爸爸，窮爸爸》作者
「派崔克是我見過最專注於追求目標的人之一，他的所作所為啟發了包括我自己在內的許多人。我不僅是他的朋友，更是他的粉絲。」 ──凱文·哈特（Kevin Hart）
「派崔克之所以與眾不同，不僅因為他是一位極為成功的商業人士，他同時也是一位思想家......柏拉圖會稱他為哲學家之王。」 ──羅伯·葛林（Robert Greene），《人性18法則》作者
「派崔克幫助企業家確切地了解下一步需要做什麼。」 ──博恩·崔西（Brian Tracy），《時間管理：先吃掉那隻青蛙》作者
【作者簡介】
派崔克·貝大衛（Patrick Bet-David）
小時候因兩伊戰爭隨著父母逃離伊朗，輾轉移民到美國前，曾在德國難民營暫居兩年。跟許多移民家庭一樣，派崔克一家靠著父母的基層藍領薪水與社會救濟金維持生計。
從流離失所的生活，一路走到建立起自己的金融公司，籌措到數千萬美元的資金，並創立了業界首屈一指的YouTube頻道「價值娛樂」（Valuetainment），其主要觀眾為企業家與商業人士。派崔克在商業上與生活中運用獨到另類的方式，創作出瑞·達利歐（Ray Dalio）、凱文·哈特（Kevin Hart）、柯比·布萊恩（Kobe Bryant）、小布希總統（President George W. Bush），以及許多其他知名專家的訪談內容，這些影片都相當引人入勝且激勵人心。
派崔克在社群媒體上有超過10億次的瀏覽人次，雖然受到許多業界傳奇人物支持，但他並不自認偉大，創業觀念也十分務實有效。目前其個人臉書粉絲超過63萬人，Instagram更高達300萬名粉絲。
派崔克是軍人出身，從未取得大學文憑，而後成為專門推銷健身俱樂部會籍的業務員。在 30歲那年創辦了PHP（People Help People）事務所，是專門提供金融服務的公司，而今PHP事務所是擁有超過15,000名保險規劃師的大型公司。派崔克現居達拉斯，與妻子及四名子女一同生活。
格雷格·丁金（Greg Dinkin）
【譯者簡介】
陳映竹
義大利波隆那大學、法國上亞爾薩斯大學雙碩士，現任專職英／法／義的口譯及筆譯，熱愛文學，更熱愛文字。譯作有《叛逆者團隊》、《斜槓思考》、《專注力協定》等書。

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development, Management

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Bo · Rating 1 out of 5]

The intro sounded very annoyingly pyramid-scheme-esque. So I googled who Patrick was, and behold, founder of an MLM.

Once I knew that I couldn’t read it without rolling my eyes. And my eyes started hurting so I had to stop. Good for him for finding success scamming people into joining his insurance selling MLM. I’ll find lessons to learn elsewhere.

[Michael Duyvesteijn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perhaps it’s because I’ve been an entrepreneur for a while now, but I uncovered nothing new in this book. I started listening to it, because it came highly recommended by Ray Dalio, who lauded the author, Patrick Bet-David as “one of the most exciting thinkers I’ve had a chance to converse with”. The journey of the author is undoubtedly admirable and inspiring, but it was not as paradigm shifting as anticipated.

[KnowledgeSpecter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd been waiting to read this book ever since Patrick announced it. I've been following Valuetainment for years and his book didn't dissapoint.
There were lots of interesting anectodes that made the lessons stick even harder. This is a book that I will defineatly re-read in the future. Truly a top-notch book

Key takeaways:
Master Knowing Yourself - know who you want to be, study the most important product: you, intrapreneur or entrepreneur
Master the Ability to Reason - there's incredible power in learning how to process issues, solve for ''X'' and become effective at decision making (get to the root of the problem)
Master Building the Right Team - create a principles-based culture (be empatethic yet firm) - trust = speed --> the key to exponential growth (segment your forces (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Master Strategy to Scale - work on your next innovative campaign and build leaders - make momentum your friend and be prepared for chaos (learn to manage it) - moneyball: design systems to track your business (story of baseball and how to process data (deciphering the right data/metrics can lead to exponential growth) - stay paranoid: the grand master never lets his guard down (Fortune 500, always be alert and stay learning, no days off, mamba mentality (Kobe mathematics)
Master Power Plays - how to beat Goliath and control the narrative (use social media to control your image when taking on a Goliath) - study mobsters: how to sell, negotiate and influence (preperation leads to success in high stakes meeting, stay a few moves ahead and figure out what the counterpart will counter with), cultivate your power and stay battle tested (power is all about the long term, don't ask before you have given value, sequencing)

[Michael Ross · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book made me ask big questions. Questions like:

Why did I read it? It became available at the library.
Why did I put a hold on it in the first place? Not sure, maybe thought it would talk about strategy games.
Why did I read more than half of it? I put it on during a run, and it’s a short audiobook.

Look, Bet-David made it very clear that he and I are never going to be friends. Almost everything about his persona rubs me the wrong way. I hadn’t heard of him beforehand, but doing some research after reading the first few chapters seems to show that he’s a right-wing enabling, MLM profiting, billionaire cheerleading weirdo, and I have no desire to give him any more attention or credibility.

[Ben Preston · Rating 2 out of 5]

It would get a better rating if it hadn't overpromised with the subtitle. Ultimately this is not a book on strategy, let alone a book that can claim that reading it will allow you to "master the art of business strategy". Each chapter focuses on a bit of advice that the author has gleaned from his career in a niche life insurance market.
If you've never read a business book and you picked this one up, I wouldn't tell you to put it down. But if someone came to me looking for a good book on business strategy, I wouldn't recommend this one.

[Don Gerstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Depending upon your focus, there is value in this book for more than those who wish to learn more about business strategy. As an “intrepreneur” (author Patrick Bet-David’s word for those who are not running their own business but working and thriving within someone else’s business), I found plenty of information that could be applied to my present situation.

For those who are looking for business strategies to adopt with their own business, this is an excellent book, especially if you have large growth goals. While he is passionate, Mr. Bet-David does not allow emotions to cloud his judgement; rather, he focuses on the facts, and presents those to his employees as self-motivators. This guide is not for the fainthearted. While there are great rewards for following the author’s guide, there is a cost (think family time, hobbies, etc.) and one would need to examine if this path would be worth the sacrifice.

Interesting book, well-written, and plenty of ideas for your own situation even if you don’t own or have aspirations to own your own business. Five stars.

My thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for a complimentary electronic copy of this title.

[Robert Cseke]

Too much "me, myself and I" in this book for my taste.

[David Wagner · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are two ways to read the book.

The first one is to take it at face value as series of tips on how to live and set up your BUSSINESS to sell PRODUCT and make MONEY. And in that category, it works quite well - sometimes you get good starting tips, sometimes you get real valuable experience and sometimes you get complete mumbo from Marcus Aurelius to Einstein. And okay, why not.

However, the second kind of reading was much more interesting for me. Do you want to understand the hustleporn mentality? Do you want to see how can man proudly present himself as somebody who "was interred to hospital on stress induced collapses many times, but always came back stronger"? This is the book you want to read. And if you connect these interpretations, it can tell you a lot not only about the author, but also about yourself.

[Pavel Annenkov · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not about strategy

Don't be fooled by the cover and the title. Very shallow book. There are not any new idea and approach.

[Mandino Tan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just did a first read through. Amazing book. Tons of learning point. This is a how-to book. If you’re stuck or looking to take your life to the next step. This is for you.

He touches on leadership, introspection, communication and negotiation. Business systems and processes.

Now what I need to do is plan out my next few moves and act on them!

[Pat Krouse · Rating 1 out of 5]

This guy runs a pyramid scheme. He is constantly hyping up how he is a self made entrepreneur but it is BS. PHP agency is a pyramid scheme that makes its money from more people being recruited and paying them fees to join than actually selling products. This guy is just a salesman peddling generic info in order to get you to buy into the idea of his cult. This book has nothing to do with actually strategy. There are plenty of great books out there on the actual subject.

[Jeremy Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Patrick is a smart guy, who is a great story-teller. That being said, this book fits more in personal development or self-help than in business strategy. The lack of practical steps left me wanting.

[Makmild · Rating 4 out of 5]

คิดว่าเป็นเล่มที่คนอยากเป็น/เป็นผู้ประกอบควรอ่าน เริ่มตั้งแต่ 0 ที่ค้นหาว่าตัวเองคือใคร เพราะตัวผู้เขียนเองก็ย้ำชัดตั้งแต่บทแรกเลยว่า "ไม่ใช่ทุกคนที่จะเป็นแบบเขา" และไม่ใช่ทุกคนที่จะเป็นผู้ประกอบการ เปิดสตาร์ทอัพ ไปยูนิคอร์นหรืออยากมีเงินพันล้านแก้ปัญหาให้โลก เพราะทุกสิ่งที่กล่าวมามีค่าใช้จ่าย และเขาก็ยกตัวอย่างเพื่อนๆ ของเขาหรือคนที่มาปรึกษาเขาว่าการ "เข้าใจ" ตัวเองตั้งแต่ต้นมันจะนำมาสู่อะไรได้บ้าง

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บทที่สามสี่ห้านั้นจะพูดถึงการสร้างองค์กร ขยายองค์กร และรักษามันเอาไว้ (เกมอำนาจ) ซึ่งเราคิดว่ส่วนนี้ตัวผู้เขียนใส่ประสบการณ์ของตัวเองที่พบเจอมาเยอะมาก และมีประโยชน์ต่อองค์กรขนาดกลางค่อนใหญ่แน่ๆ แต่ก็มีบางจุดที่ sme แบบเราๆ มาอ่านแล้วจะงงๆ ว่าจะปรับใช้ยังไงนะ (อาจจะเป็นเพราะรอบไม่ถึงเลยไม่สามารถประยุกต์หนังสือใช้ได้อย่างเสรี)

อย่างไรก็ดี เป็นอีกเล่มที่มาได้จังหวะดี เหมาะเจาะต่อเวลา ถ้าอ่านช่วงดาวน์ๆ เซ็งๆ เหนื่อยๆ คงปาหนังสือทิ้งเพราะเล่าความเหนื่อยยากของการเป็นผู้ประกอบการและความเป็นผู้นำแบบไม่พัก ชีวิตอาจจะไม่สงคราม แต่ถ้าก้าวเข้ามาโลกธุรกิจแล้วอย่างไรก็มีแต่ต้องรบเท่านั้น UuU เห้อม ช่างเป็นเล่มที่ทำให้เราทั้งเหนื่อยและมีพลังสู้ต่อจริงๆ ค่ะ

[Bruce · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book had some good tips here and there, it fell woefully short of what it promised. The book is short on actionable strategies and looooong on self-aggrandizing anecdotes.

The best thing I can say about it is that it was an easy read. On the other hand, the content of the book has very little to do with the title (he makes passing mention of “thinking five moves ahead” a few times, and tries to shoe-horn the chess analogy where it doesn’t belong) and I didn’t feel any more confident about business strategy at the end of the book than I did at the beginning.

Finally, it’s worth noting that Bet-David is a bit of a sketchy character. As I read the book, I decided to look into his other content and didn’t like what I found. His PHP agency that he bases his credibility upon is dangerously close to a pyramid scheme, and he has used his Valuetainment and personal platforms to host anti-vax conspiracy theorists and make wild proposals to former presidents. After engaging with some of his content I came away very skeptical that he was someone I wanted to take advice from.

At the end of the day, I found this to be a scattered read with some useful tips sprinkled in, delivered by a man with some questionable ethics. The useful tips earn it an extra star above the base, but nothing more. 2/5 stars.

[Maria Isabel Chang · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book really under-delivers what it actually offers. I don´t think anyone would master the art of business strategy after reading it. In addition, the tone in which it is written is extremely off-putting and makes any valuable advice given seem unserious. If you will read it, be prepared for the ''grind/hustle'' kind of talk you get from all those get-rich-fast YouTubers and Tiktokers. The author came across to me as extremely egocentric and self/absorbed and the anecdote about the tailormade painting of himself with inspiring historical figures was both cringe and disturbing. It was actually funny how, as I was approaching the end of the book, a short video on youtube of the author appeared on my feed - it was him complimenting and idolizing Andrew Tate. Irrelevant fact to this book review, but hopefully, that will make a case for not reading this book and save your time and potentially your money as well.

[Anthony Cheng · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where to start. The big idea of this book ("think five moves ahead") is basically a good one and there are helpful tips to mine here and there. But there's too much of what I call Dumb Salesguy Philosophy to wade through, nuggets of wisdom like "There are lions and sheep in this world. Be the lion" and citing (fictional) mobsters as models to emulate. You're much better off reading Dan Pink or anything in the Traction series.

[William Bahr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Way more than Five Moves to move you onward and upward!

This is a fantastic book, extremely well written and researched, the result of the author’s (and presumably coauthor’s) effort to make synergistic and self-reinforcing the individually powerful triad of his research, his writing, and his business.

While his title talks about Five Moves (something that maybe only true geniuses can handle), it’s really his Rule of Three that he uses most often, especially urging one to always think about having three options, and evaluating each one of them before moving in any particular direction. Very few people do this, and it would be highly advantageous to more people if they did. Just stopping to think and force oneself to ask “What else could I do?” will often generate highly creative and profitable solutions.

The author uses the Rule of Three in recommending another tool, a simple investment tool in place of the more familiar and complicated financial analysis, e.g., involving Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, and Return on Investment. The author’s investment tool he calls Investment Time Return (ITR) Analysis and describes it as a formula. While I couldn’t find it mentioned anywhere else on-line, it goes basically as follows: Ask yourself: 1. Investment: How much will it cost or save you? 2. Time: How much time will it take us and save us? 3. Return: Calculate the return on the money and time involved in the decision. Another way of thinking about this is: 1. What are your total costs (I = investments = payments/borrowing + interest + taxes + insurance + fees + interest, etc)? 2. Over which time period (T = time) are those costs being born? 3. What are your total returns (R= returns) and when are those returns expected (and how probable)? Obviously, while the author lays out no prescribed formula given, the calculations should be simple and the comparison between any proposed three options should give you a good idea as to which one to choose.

Another thing that the author does is to practice what he preaches about making lists. The book is full of “what-to-do lists,” presumably built upon the author’s experience both in his own business and reading the extraordinary number of books he professes to read. Interspersed among the various lists for the different environments in which a business entrepreneur is likely to find himself are many fascinating stories given as examples of what to do and not do.

Still another thing the author emphasizes is “knowing yourself.” Quite often one will analyze a situation that went well or didn’t go well and look only at what happened or what someone else did. The author strongly encourages one to ask oneself what was going on in one’s own mind while this event occurred and to take some responsibility. Doing so will allow the best way to avoid future mistakes.

Yet another thing is effectively working with others to find out what their goals are, especially in hiring them to begin with, and then, when/if their performance falters, asking them to compare their goals and their performance.

A final example among the many, many other winning concepts the author talks about is developing speed, a key element in success. The way to do this is to continually simplify and practice all processes involved.

The author ends his book with a Personality Identity Audit (so you can find out your own real goals), a Solve For X Worksheet, and a Recommended Reading list of his Top 52 Business Books.

As with some other books of this type, the reader may want to enthusiastically associate himself in some way with the author’s wide-ranging businesses, especially after going to the author’s website and Youtube offerings. The best way to do this, of course, is to practice what the author preaches. As the author himself strongly advises, first do one’s research, compare the opportunity with at least two others (Rule of Three), and then, before making a commitment, “walk into the future” (my term) and think about “Your Next Five Moves.”

Bottom-line and as a fellow author, I highly recommend this book!

Of possible interest: Strategy Pure and Simple: Essential Moves for Winning in Competition and Cooperation

[Vikrama Dhiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strategy that starts from the self

I really enjoyed this book. It had been in my Kindle library for a while. It came to me just at the right time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with people and struggles to understand why do 'others' not move fast, align better, think better ...

[Denis Vasilev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Немного обо всем предпринимательском, взбодрить тривиальные, но действенные бизнес модели

[Marian Babić · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was really helpful in showing how to get ahead, both for yourself and your company. It gives you practical steps, tips, and advice on creating a positive work environment and growing your business based on some core principles.
Just so you know, reading it won't turn you into an entrepreneur overnight, but the author has some real experience and good advice to offer. I especially liked the part where the author talks about the best way to become more successful and prosperous is by giving people opportunities to grow with you. He emphasises the importance of relationships and the fact that you can't achieve much all by yourself. Creating win-win situations will always lead you in the right direction.
I'd suggest this book to anyone thinking about starting a business or struggling to manage an existing one.

[Nilo0 · Rating 3 out of 5]

برای کسانی که مدیر یا صاحب کسب‌وکار هستند خوبه.
جالب اینجاست که نویسنده از طرف مادرش از ارمنیان ایران بوده و در تهران به دنیا اومده و بعد به آلمان و سپس آمریکا مهاجرت کرده و خیلی وقت‌ها به عنوان یه خاورمیانه‌ای عجیب شناخته می‌شده.

[Angela Lam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was expecting a real strategy book that teaches you how to identify the next moves. But this is more of looking at 5 aspects of a business (not really moves per se).

The insights come from his personal experience, people he studied and books he read. Steps 1-3 are more about knowing yourself....Only steps 4-5 are really business-focused. It makes sense, since business is often an extension of yourself. The 5 "moves" are about:
1. Understanding yourself
2. Solving problems effectively
3. Building a winning team
4. Strategizing to scale
5. Mastering power plays

The book is a bit too rara for me....since I expected a strategy book, not a motivational one.
It's supposed to be a how-to book, yet I find that much of the advice is still at a generic conceptual level. There's a lot about how cocky, angsty and short-sighted he used to be, and how he has changed. Then he would use those examples, backed by quotes/ideas from books and famous people, to share what you should do. In a way, each of the 5 topics warrant a book by itself. So the content is understandably a little general.

Oh, there are A LOT of lists…but the points in the lists aren’t always very distinct or actionable (to me at least).

Basically, it's an ok book. Nice overview of things to consider in business. But I didn't take much from it since most of the ideas are already found in other books.

Still, if you haven't read widely on business or thought about where you're headed in life, then this book could be a great place to start.

Book summary at: https://readingraphics.com/book-summa...

[Ann Venkat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book on strategies to accelerate your career. The personal anecdotes and no-nonsense (almost harsh) style of writing reminded me of bestselling author Ramit Sethi. Like a readable American version of Sun Tsu - the Art of War.

The tips and methods in this book are practical and totally work! I've used a couple in my own career, learning through trial and error. Hopefully, other readers can bypass the trial method and kickstart their career into high gear.

Some chapters are not relevant to folks who don't run a business, for example scaling your business. The concepts are applicable to some managers leading large teams or product unit intrapreneurs, but may not feel useful to all readers. However, all readers will find practical nuggets of wisdom to turbocharge their professional careers.

[Nina Frigerio · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have a dream, you should read this book. If you feel stuck, you should read this book. If you feel on cloud 9 and like you are riding a high, read this.
And I don’t mean if you are a career driven person. This book reminded and motivated me to have dreams, to plan for them. And it gives a clear outline on how to strategize for it.
Sure it has a bit of sharkish business chapters, sure it uses somewhat questionable people as examples. But if you choose to look beyond that, this book is about dreams and how to effectively chase them.
We should never forget to dream, and we should always be chasing them.

[Anton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather shallow content-wise. Little self-aggrandizing. Not my favourite. Left my copy in the airport library. Perhaps this book needs another reader

[Evan Song · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid book with lots of info about how to start and maintain a business. Definitely dragged towards the end and I struggled to stay motivated to finish. Fiction or history will be up next!

[Jürgen Jürgenson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong short book about:
1. Knowing Yourself
2. Ability to reason
3. Building the team
4. Strategies to scale
5. Power Plays

[Franklin Zhang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book, This book outlined a lot of lessons and guidelines I’ve learned in my childhood that I still use today. The first half of the book was bar for bar how my brain thinks and evolves on a daily basis. The second half kind of lost me, but I think that’s because I haven’t started my own business yet. This book is a great example of how to become a successful entrepreneur and gives many anecdotes and guidelines to support you. I look forward to reading this book again to gain new insights on parts that I may have missed.

[Addie Villarreal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Started to listen to this one then actually felt the need to go through and read it myself so i wouldn’t miss anything & ended up buying it so I could own it😂 Lots of good information and great ways to transform your thinking and more importantly your life & career. I will be reading this one definitely more than once because there’s a lot info to digest in here.

[Pia Robles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!