{"id":4045,"date":"2015-01-26T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T08:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionssharedigital.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2020-09-17T05:28:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T05:28:41","slug":"10-business-books-read-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionssharedigital.com\/news\/10-business-books-read-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Business Books to Read in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
I absolutely love that feeling of finishing a good book. Being filled with inspirations and ideas, buzzing with excitement to try a new idea. I love that somehow whatever issues I’m dealing with at the time, the book will unlock a solution or spark a new path.<\/p>\n
The benefits of habitual reading<\/a> are many. Amazingly, research has shown that reading can help create new synapses (brain pathways)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0strengthens existing ones, which assists in short-term memory<\/a> recall as well as stabilizing moods.<\/p>\n I’ve personally found the following benefits from reading.<\/p>\n I read a healthy list fiction, Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Tom Robbins, and Christopher Moore are some of my favorite fiction authors. However, the last few years have been big for me with starting two new businesses and learning to manage people so many of the books I read were focused on self-improvement and real world examples of peoples and companies I look up to. I tend to watch movies and television series for the much needed distractions (Mad Men, The Walking Dead, The Wire being some of my favorites).<\/p>\n As 2015 rolled by, I thought it would be worth a share to refresh myself with the books I read in 2014 and share them with my communities. \u00a0So here’s my list of books I recommend for anyone looking to dive into the world of business books.<\/p>\n <\/a>Chris Guillebeau<\/a> is a fantastic writer. \u00a0He’s clear, concise and gets to the point. The $100 Startup is a quick read with lots of side notes and examples. Chris walks you through the process of finding a business idea that’s right for you, setting up the business and, the most important step that most wantrapreneurs miss, launching the business.<\/p>\n The book is broken up into three major parts:<\/p>\n A favorite quote:<\/p>\n “To succeed in a business project, especially one you\u2019re excited about, it helps to think carefully about all the skills you have that could be helpful to others and particularly about the combination of those skills.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/a>The first couple of chapters are really dry but once you get into it, things start to roll. Eric Ries defines a startup as\u00a0an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup<\/em> offers entrepreneurs – in companies of all sizes – a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it\u2019s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.<\/p>\n A favorite quote:<\/p>\n \u00a0“As you consider building your own minimum viable product, let this simple rule suffice: remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n\n
1.\u00a0The $100 Startup<\/a>\u00a0by Chris Guillebeau<\/h2>\n
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2.\u00a0The Lean Startup<\/a>\u00a0by Eric Ries<\/h2>\n
3.\u00a0Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series)<\/a>\u00a0by