The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better to Live More
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- Author：Chris Guillebeau
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Victoria Rose
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3。5 stars。 Skipped parts of the book because they didn’t apply to starting a nonprofit business。 Part II， marketing， was the most helpful and interesting for me personally。
Ananth
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This is a juicy book filled with inspiring and enlightening stories of various startups。Right off the bat the author set a clear cut off point to describe a successful startup/entrepreneurship。 FREEDOM 👍Freedom from the cycle of earning， saving， spending and worries of future。The author in this book studied many successful startup and tries to draw parallels。 And concludes each story why and how they have succeeded。Though he had two conditions for the stories to be selected。1。 The startup is not This is a juicy book filled with inspiring and enlightening stories of various startups。Right off the bat the author set a clear cut off point to describe a successful startup/entrepreneurship。 FREEDOM 👍Freedom from the cycle of earning， saving， spending and worries of future。The author in this book studied many successful startup and tries to draw parallels。 And concludes each story why and how they have succeeded。Though he had two conditions for the stories to be selected。1。 The startup is not started with the intention to make it big。2。 The founders/owners of the start up have achieved freedom from the financial burdens。Startup story summary1。 A tuk tuk guy from Cambodia doesn't know English or any foreign language became a success。 He arranges tours， treks and many more itineraries。 His secret is that he was passionate in explaining the sights to his clients who r touring Cambodia。 Word of mouth Abt this passionate concierge who is trust worthy spread。2。 A couple who just want to retire in a scenic outdoors bought a ranch and were so happy that they wanted to share it with other。 They have opened the V6 ranch California。 A safe resort heaven for writers， artists， IT corporate workers to get their hands on farm/ranch experience that heals their soul。3。 A hobby traveller and a noob photographer taught a techie Abt photography。 Now the techie impressed with her skill set up an online photography teaching website for her。 It became a big success that she had to leave her journo job to be a full time photography instructor who teaches online to enthusiastic ppl all over the world。4。 Our own Telugu guy。 Poorna duggirala from Hyderabad started out as a freelancer who does data entry in Microsoft excel。 He didn't love it but he is getting paid so stuck to it。 His career went into overdrive when he started doing Microsoft excel macros and selling it to corporate ppl who used these to lessen their burden。 Corporate ppl from all over the world will come to poorna to get a custom marcro made by him and his now army of young guns。 He earns around 200，000$ just with excel。The author concludes with thisAccidental startupIntentional startupPassion startup Eventual startupAll these stories fell into the above categories。 Ur startup is an extension of ur skill and personality。 Tenacious entrepreneurs are born because of these reasons。 There r more than 14 start up stories。 Well documented sources and interviews were presented。 。。。more
Rodney
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This is a great book， Chris really did his homework。 It's well written and very insightful。 I would highly recommend this too any aspiring entrepreneur。 It's one of those books you read yearly like Rich Dad Poor Dad， it's that good。 A must read。 This is a great book， Chris really did his homework。 It's well written and very insightful。 I would highly recommend this too any aspiring entrepreneur。 It's one of those books you read yearly like Rich Dad Poor Dad， it's that good。 A must read。 。。。more
Jouja
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These genres are usually not my cup of tea。 However I did find a lot of useful information， and a handful of stories engaging （though I would have preferred more in-depth）There were so many things repeated throughout the book and that irks me。 I was also highly expecting revelations and secrets regarding the business/entrepreneurship world but found none。 I would recommend it to those who are looking for some motivation to break free of the nine to five cycle。 But don’t set your expectations too These genres are usually not my cup of tea。 However I did find a lot of useful information， and a handful of stories engaging （though I would have preferred more in-depth）There were so many things repeated throughout the book and that irks me。 I was also highly expecting revelations and secrets regarding the business/entrepreneurship world but found none。 I would recommend it to those who are looking for some motivation to break free of the nine to five cycle。 But don’t set your expectations too high 。。。more
Mike Tomasello
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If you're super early in your entrepreneurial journey and don't have much business experience， this book might be 4 or 5 stars for you。 There's a lot of ideas and examples on how you can make some money at just about anything。 There are some important business concepts which will help you understand how to market and talk about your business better。However， I found it to be way too many side hustle ideas that never really translated into decent money nor with a plan to get there。 If you're just If you're super early in your entrepreneurial journey and don't have much business experience， this book might be 4 or 5 stars for you。 There's a lot of ideas and examples on how you can make some money at just about anything。 There are some important business concepts which will help you understand how to market and talk about your business better。However， I found it to be way too many side hustle ideas that never really translated into decent money nor with a plan to get there。 If you're just starting out or you need a bit of inspiration， there might be something here for you。 There just wasn't enough substance to keep me engaged as someone who already had a business background 。。。more
Kanbre
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Great advice on starting， maintaining and expanding a small business。 There were so many gems。 I will definitely read this a few more times to get more out of it。
Radwan Gusbi
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It's a great book to who ever has a hobby Ans wants to make it a business。 Or wanna start business in general。 Very broad。First ever rating 👌 It's a great book to who ever has a hobby Ans wants to make it a business。 Or wanna start business in general。 Very broad。First ever rating 👌 。。。more
Ahmad Hamdi Emara
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A very nice book that teaches you the fundamentals of microbusinesses and what is really important， very inspiring。
Bethany Eyre
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This book had so many helpful ideas and things I hadn’t learned from other books before。 I found it practical and useful and inspiring。 I would recommend to anyone who wants to make money doing something they love。
Oli
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Something worth for the upcoming entrepreneurs
Simone Mazzero
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A great book to learn that it's not a matter of money when starting your own business， and even more important， not every business need to become a unicorn or a big company。This book is a must for any wannabe solopreneur aspiring to be independent and build his/her dreams。 A great book to learn that it's not a matter of money when starting your own business， and even more important， not every business need to become a unicorn or a big company。This book is a must for any wannabe solopreneur aspiring to be independent and build his/her dreams。 。。。more
Shaj Hameed
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Wonderful book with lots of wisdom for aspiring/new solopreneurs。 Absolute value for money。 Helps wannabe entrepreneurs assess/discover her/his strengths and weaknesses。 Gives lots of tips on aspects usually overlooked by small businesses。 Also， some brilliant insights on customer behavior and mindset。 Though written from a Western perspective， the tips are applicable to any geographical/cultural setting。 I had never been able to read a management/business book beyond page 10， but this one is st Wonderful book with lots of wisdom for aspiring/new solopreneurs。 Absolute value for money。 Helps wannabe entrepreneurs assess/discover her/his strengths and weaknesses。 Gives lots of tips on aspects usually overlooked by small businesses。 Also， some brilliant insights on customer behavior and mindset。 Though written from a Western perspective， the tips are applicable to any geographical/cultural setting。 I had never been able to read a management/business book beyond page 10， but this one is structured in an easy-to-read way and is full of real-life examples。 For me， this is definitely money well spent on a book in recent times。 。。。more
Rakib Hasan
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These days we often see a lot of small or micro businesses that grow in the intersection between one's passion and a selling product or service around that passion。 This type of business model often requires far less capital and thus it has become extremely popular nowadays。 Especially in today's world， the ease of digital marketplace is a huge contributor to the boom of this type of business。 Which is why the book， The $100 startup which was published in 2012 still holds relevance today。 In thi These days we often see a lot of small or micro businesses that grow in the intersection between one's passion and a selling product or service around that passion。 This type of business model often requires far less capital and thus it has become extremely popular nowadays。 Especially in today's world， the ease of digital marketplace is a huge contributor to the boom of this type of business。 Which is why the book， The $100 startup which was published in 2012 still holds relevance today。 In this book the writer shared some successful business stories from the real world which started really small and grew around some business principles。 Chris Guillebeau studied a lot of this type of business and tried to share some techniques and tips to start and grow a small business。 From my understanding， I think the information this book contains will help a lot of aspiring persons who are planning to start or already have started some small or micro business regardless of their growth level。 。。。more
Halim
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The book is important for anyone who is looking for a way to start。 By stating two essential elements freedom and value。 You will learn that by improving and aiming at the value you are actually going to build a successful long term business。
Heidi
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The first part of the book was a bit more helpful for me; however， I never really felt he produced the meat to back up the title。 There was not enough “how to” start up a business for $100， how to reinvent the way one makes a living， how to do what ones loves， or even how to create a new future。 Super disappointed。
Mallory
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Fun， idea-packed book with stories of real people。 I do prefer when Chris narrates his own books unlike this one。 The audio was somewhat quiet and hard to hear through headphones
Fortune Gibson
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5
Mustafa Hussain
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Was recommended to read by a book blogger I follow on youtube #bookbuddy。 There was vert little new in this book， that I was not already familiar with。 The idea never to spend too much on marketing is correct。 Author talked about "hustling" use your existing network to promote and purchase your product。 Also how important its to gift your products and see how it can help and add value - before one goes looking for sales。Like the idea how most sales are emotional and not logical。 Therefore appeal Was recommended to read by a book blogger I follow on youtube #bookbuddy。 There was vert little new in this book， that I was not already familiar with。 The idea never to spend too much on marketing is correct。 Author talked about "hustling" use your existing network to promote and purchase your product。 Also how important its to gift your products and see how it can help and add value - before one goes looking for sales。Like the idea how most sales are emotional and not logical。 Therefore appeal to peoples emotions and explain the benefit of your product。 Also interesting when it comes to subscription， people would often go for premium version not discounted or value。 I would prefer to start low to see if there are any benefits - before I upgrade。Main lesson is start small and test the market， before you go for an expansion。Book ideal for someone who is young and wants to start a business。 。。。more
David
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Very inspirational and motivating， just reading about the back story to various small businesses and startups。 If you’ve been wanting to make a living on your own， look no further。 Tons of things to pull from here
Muteeb
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Best book in business
Shivam Bahuguna
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A good book with a lots of inspiration success story of people，who dared to start thier first small venture。Throughout the book i've found many ideas which can be beneficial for me as soon as i start my own venture。 A good book with a lots of inspiration success story of people，who dared to start thier first small venture。Throughout the book i've found many ideas which can be beneficial for me as soon as i start my own venture。 。。。more
Tonny De Haes
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This was a great book， very relatable due to the given examples and great to use as a guideline if you want to start a business but still don’t know how or in what。 However sometimes I was missing some in depth explanations and you just have to extract the information from the examples。 All in all， I would recommend this book。
Jesper Davelaar
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Quite interesting。 Nice to see that there many example of people who became an Entrepreneur by accident。 Perhaps something for me to think about in the future。
Sombraline
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Did not finish。Admittedly， the audiobook format probably didn't help this book get to me。 It made it seem even more redundant。 Nevertheless， while I can appreciate that it is true enough to its summary and promise， the $100 Startup just feels like it's trying to turn an itemised list into a full book by insisting on more or less related examples and repeating itself。 Not a /bad/ book persay， but I think one gets the whole value out of it by just reading the chapters' key points。 Did not finish。Admittedly， the audiobook format probably didn't help this book get to me。 It made it seem even more redundant。 Nevertheless， while I can appreciate that it is true enough to its summary and promise， the $100 Startup just feels like it's trying to turn an itemised list into a full book by insisting on more or less related examples and repeating itself。 Not a /bad/ book persay， but I think one gets the whole value out of it by just reading the chapters' key points。 。。。more
Naveen
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Basic manual to write a business plan
Alvin
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Cool book 。。 some lessons and standard hope doctrines
Duyle
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I was curious about this book by its title。 But that 's all ！Very common principles of business creating are presented here。 There is no attraction at all。 I was curious about this book by its title。 But that 's all ！Very common principles of business creating are presented here。 There is no attraction at all。 。。。more
King
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Good
Daniel
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Mostly a book to draw inspiration from as it covers many start-up stories （very superficially）; could have been condensed into a blog post。
Rawaez
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