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I read the book he mentions in the video last year. Its also my favourite business book of all time too. So easy to read and truly an eye-opener. Trying to imp

I read the book he mentions in the video last year. Its also my favourite business book of all time too. So easy to read and truly an eye-opener. Trying to implement in my own business now.

vermontdevil 17y ago
What's the book he mentioned? The video is not subtitled or captioned so I couldn't watch it at all. Thanks
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- krmmalik 17y ago
  "The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky
sivers 17y ago
Most of the talk is very directly from the book "The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky. Notes here: http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability Very highly recommended reading.
- krmmalik 17y ago
  Is the first example from the book "Influence: The power of persuasion" ?
  - sivers 17y ago
    Yep! Another must-read classic: http://sivers.org/book/Influence http://sivers.org/book/Influence
    - gcheong 17y ago
      Was HostBaby included in the deal for CdBaby?
      - sivers 17y ago
        Yep. Originally I wanted to sell CDBaby and keep HostBaby but there was no clean way to do it. So I sold *baby - including the right to have another business with "baby" in the name. :-)
  - nickstamas 17y ago
    Yep, it is. Great anecdote from an awesome book.
- icey 17y ago
  I've read quite a few books from your recommended reading list and to be honest, it would have saved me a ton of time to just read your reviews. It seems like the reviews cover most (or all) of the important content from the books. (Which is great!)
  - sivers 17y ago
    Eh... It only seems that way in hindsight. AFTER you've read the book, you can read cliffnotes/highlights like this, and it brings back the memories of what you learned when you read the book. But if you try to just read the notes for a book you haven't read yet, I think you'll find the lessons don't really stick without all the supporting stories. (Imagine skipping all the world's great stories, and just reading a list of "the moral of the story is..." for each book. None would stick.)
- dualogy 17y ago
  One of my favourite "micro books" on business. Very awesome.

I read the book he mentions in the video last year. Its also my favourite business book of all time too. So easy to read and truly an eye-opener. Trying to implement in my own business now.

vermontdevil 17y ago

What's the book he mentioned? The video is not subtitled or captioned so I couldn't watch it at all. Thanks

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krmmalik 17y ago
"The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky

sivers 17y ago

Most of the talk is very directly from the book "The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky. Notes here: http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability Very highly recommended reading.

krmmalik 17y ago
Is the first example from the book "Influence: The power of persuasion" ?
- sivers 17y ago
  Yep! Another must-read classic: http://sivers.org/book/Influence http://sivers.org/book/Influence
  - gcheong 17y ago
    Was HostBaby included in the deal for CdBaby?
    - sivers 17y ago
      Yep. Originally I wanted to sell CDBaby and keep HostBaby but there was no clean way to do it. So I sold *baby - including the right to have another business with "baby" in the name. :-)
- nickstamas 17y ago
  Yep, it is. Great anecdote from an awesome book.
icey 17y ago
I've read quite a few books from your recommended reading list and to be honest, it would have saved me a ton of time to just read your reviews. It seems like the reviews cover most (or all) of the important content from the books. (Which is great!)
- sivers 17y ago
  Eh... It only seems that way in hindsight. AFTER you've read the book, you can read cliffnotes/highlights like this, and it brings back the memories of what you learned when you read the book. But if you try to just read the notes for a book you haven't read yet, I think you'll find the lessons don't really stick without all the supporting stories. (Imagine skipping all the world's great stories, and just reading a list of "the moral of the story is..." for each book. None would stick.)
dualogy 17y ago
One of my favourite "micro books" on business. Very awesome.