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I like this book because it’s very complementary to Peter Thiel’s book.
It emphasizes how to make yourself the focus of your “zero to one” effort.
Too many entrepreneurs burn out before they go the distance, usually because they’re exhausted and frustrated trying to manage their employees and all the tasks associated with the business.
Brantley, a successful entrepreneur, proposes a new approach that gets entrepreneurs out of micromanaging (which they tend to do) by leveraging the time and talent of their best people.
I tend to get myself into the weeds on things that are important to me (like…
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