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No, they shouldn't choose more specific books, they should just friggin get to work. Startups are all about hard work, not about sipping coffee and reading.
by mildweed 16y ago
No, they shouldn't choose more specific books, they should just friggin get to work. Startups are all about hard work, not about sipping coffee and reading.
- danielharan 16y agoHard work which apparently leaves times for reading posts linked on HN.
- eru 16y agoMaybe he already sold his company?
- maukdaddy 16y agoYes, because no good knowledge could possibly come from reading a business book. Startups are not just about work, they're about work, learning, and growing a business. All of which can be improved by insights from some of the fantastic business books out there.
- mildweed 16y agoNot to say that learning is bad, just saying of the thousands of people reading Hacker News every day, I'd guess the majority of readers need to stop reading and start doing.
- caustic 16y agoMoreover, when you start doing, you'll notice that most of the "knowledge" you've got from these business books is useless. "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, in practice there is".