REWORK is an incredible book I got a couple of months ago. Jason Fried and @dhh79, founders of 37signals, share some interesting ideas on how to run a business more productively and efficient. They definitively toss out the old business rules and shows us a better and easier way to succeed. I think this book is perfect if you are interested on running an internet-based business. These are some of their ideas:
📉Long-term business planning is guessing.
🕹The easiest, most straightforward way to create a great product or service is to make something you want to use.
👀Build an audience. An audience returns often to see what you have to say. This way you don’t have to spend money to reach people.
📅Focus on what won’t change. What do people want today that are going to want 10 years from now as well?
💵Start a business not a start up. Focus on a business plan that generates money from day 1.
👩💻Do it yourself first. Try to do it yourself first, this way you’ll understand the nature of the work, and you’ll know what to look for when you hire someone else.
👨🍳Emulate chefs. Be like great chefs, they share everything they know.
💪Everybody works. With a small team you need people who are going to do work, not delegate.
👩💼Hire managers of one. They are people that come up with their own goals.
✍️Hire great writers. Always hire the best writer when you are trying to hire someone to fill a position.
🤢Meetings are toxic.
😴Sleep, sleep, sleep.