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Startup Smart

Startup Smart

Startup Smart is about starting a business and growing it with discipline. The summaries range from testing an idea before you commit to it, as in Testing Business Ideas, to the strategy and disruption questions raised by Good Strategy, Bad Strategy and The Innovator's Dilemma. Each summary takes about 15 minutes to read or listen to.

Lost and Founder

Lost and Founder

Rand Fishkin

See startup life without the glamour through candid lessons on leadership, fundraising, culture, resilience, and building a company without losing yourself.

8 chapters20 min
The E-Myth Revisited

The E-Myth Revisited

Michael E. Gerber

Stop doing everything yourself by building systems that let you work on your business, scale sustainably, and regain your freedom.

6 chapters19 min
Scaling Smart

Scaling Smart

Rich Fettke and Kathy Fettke

Scale your business without sacrificing freedom or well-being by building strong systems, aligned leadership, and a self-managing team.

5 chapters16 min
Dotcom Secrets

Dotcom Secrets

Russell Brunson

Build and scale an online business by creating effective sales funnels that attract ideal customers, build trust, and convert leads into loyal buyers.

5 chapters17 min
Testing Business Ideas

Testing Business Ideas

David J. Bland and Alexander Osterwalder

Reduce business risk by testing assumptions, running over 40 practical experiments, and using real customer evidence to validate ideas.

7 chapters18 min
The idea is the easy part

Turn startup ideas into lasting businesses by mastering execution, leadership, and resilience beyond the initial spark of inspiration.

5 chapters14 min
The Innovator’s Dilemma

The Innovator’s Dilemma

Clayton Christensen

Understand why successful companies miss disruptive innovation and how leaders can recognise transformative change before competitors redefine the market.

3 chapters16 min
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy

Build effective strategy by identifying the real challenge, choosing a clear direction, and taking focused actions instead of relying on slogans or wishful thinking.

6 chapters20 min
New to Big

New to Big

David Kidder and Christina Wallace

Build a growth engine that continuously generates, tests, and scales new ideas by combining entrepreneurial speed with venture capital thinking.

8 chapters15 min
Company of One

Company of One

Paul Jarvis

Build a smaller, more sustainable business that prioritises freedom, focus, quality, and purpose over endless growth.

6 chapters18 min
Build, Don't Talk

Get ahead by building real skills, creating value, and turning consistent action into greater confidence, opportunity, and career growth.

5 chapters17 min