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tim ferriss
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10 Life-Changing Books Every Side Hustler Needs to Read
As an entrepreneur, I’m a big advocate of using books to level up my game for one simple reason: a $20 business book is one of the least expensive crash-course educations you can get today. For the cost of a decent dinner, you can get a book that may change your life. The following books...
9 Habits Successful Entrepreneurs Use to Increase Productivity
There are always those successful entrepreneurs and small business owners who check so many tasks off of their to-do list, it seems they must have extra hours in the day. But since they’re only human, there must be something they’re doing to get so much done, right? There must be habits and hacks they have...
The 8 Most Informative Podcast Episodes You’ll Ever Hear
New podcasts pop up daily. It's difficult to wade through the noise and find the nuggets to move the needle in your life and business. These lifelong learners and advisors in The Oracles share the most informative podcast episodes they’ve ever heard. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here 1. "Dan...
The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed
The following is excerpted from "The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed." Copyright © 2019 by Alberto Savoia. Reprinted with permission from HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. The Fake Door Pretotype The name for the Fake Door pretotype comes to us courtesy of Jess Lee, who at...
Why You Should Make Your Startup Better Instead of Bigger
In their dogged pursuit of growth, some startups wind up growing too fast and burning out their employees or founders. Writer and designer Paul Jarvis takes a contrarian approach to business success in his new book, “Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Your Business.” Jarvis has been a company...
Demotivated Employee to Inspired Entrepreneur: The 3 Best Books to Change Your Mindset and Your Life
For the fifth time that morning, I leaned over and hit snooze on my seemingly incessant alarm. It was 7:30 a.m., and I had neither the energy nor inclination to get out of bed and go to work. This morning lethargy had crept up on me gradually over the preceding months and was now a...
3 Personal Growth Habits to Integrate Into Your Life
There is a difference between successful people and those who are not. While it’s easy to think that successful people got a lucky break or were born with a better disposition, that is hardly ever the case. They are human and have the same challenges as everyone else. They wake up with the same worries...
5 Must-Read Business Books for Entrepreneurs [VIDEO]
What business books have made the biggest impact on your startup and your life? I am constantly asking friends and colleagues for book recommendations because I love to learn new things and hear different ideas. As the great Tony Robbins says, "readers are leaders," and it's important for us to continually learn and grow, especially those of...
The Unmistakable Creative on Why Best Practices are Your Worst Enemy [Book Excerpt]
The excerpt below was selected specifically for StartupNation's audience from "UNMISTAKABLE: Why Only Is Better Than Best," by Srinivas Rao, host of popular podcast the Unmistakable Creative, with permission of Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © Srinivas Rao, 2016. Those who choose to follow a map...