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Re:Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping... by jshawl on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:02PM (#32830748)
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81948.The_E_Myth_Revisit...

Changed the way I think about being an independent contributor vs an entrepreneur.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping... by muzani on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @02:07AM (#32833789)
It's a good book, but the approach actually seems quite unsuited to bootstrapping. You'd likely end up building for scale too early.
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Re:Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping... by solarmist on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:14PM (#32830854)
Changed in what way?
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Re:Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping... by jarednielsen on Thursday September 15, 2022 @03:28PM (#32857311)
ICs work _in_ the business. Entrepreneurs work _on_ the business.
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Re:Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping... by solarmist on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:19PM (#32861677)
Ah, that’s a nice way of putting it. Very true.
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