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The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence cover

The Gift of Fear

Gavin De Becker

Mentioned 4 months ago

This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Child - Paul Hutchinson

This book was mentioned as something Paul Hutchinson has his operators read because it discusses the thousands of things the subconscious mind picks up and emphasizes the importance of listening to one's gut instinct.

there's a book that I have my operators read called the gift of fear.

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Becoming Your Own Banker

R. Nelson Nash

Mentioned 4 months ago

This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Child - Paul Hutchinson

This is Paul Hutchinson's new book that is coming out in the next couple of months and will discuss the golden age of conscious capitalism.

my, my, my new book that's coming out within the next couple months called your infinite wealth.

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The AI Ultimatum

Steve Brown

Mentioned 5 months ago

Google DeepMind Insider: You wont Survive the AI-First Economy, unless... - Steve Brown

Steve described his book as a guide for leaders on AI fundamentals, deployment challenges, and how to avoid common pitfalls, and later highlighted where listeners could purchase it on Amazon.

And I wrote a book, The AI Ultimatum, again, designed for leaders to prep them on what are the different moving parts of AI? What are the different flavors in there? What is agentic AI? How do I deploy it? What are the things I need to worry about? How do I deploy it successfully? What are the gotchas that you can have? Why have 90% of AI deployments today been judged a failure? Well, it's because XYZ.

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Outlive

Peter Attia MD

Mentioned 5 months ago

From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence referred to the book while discussing longevity research and VO2 max testing, saying it championed the science of living longer.

There's lots of research around reduced mortality rates and longevity. That's really a big one Dr. Peter Atiyah and Outlive has been certainly championing of the late.

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Buy Back Your Time

Dan Martell

Mentioned 5 months ago

From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence mentioned the book as one of the titles they assign each month to CEOs and athletes. He listed it alongside other productivity books.

whether it's Dan Martell, Buy Back Your Time,

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Raise Your Game

Alan Stein Jr.

Mentioned 5 months ago

From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence said they listened to the book in a training camp and discussed its concepts. He highlighted it as part of the monthly reading list for his athletes.

we actually listened to the Raise Your Game by Alan Stein Jr.

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Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork cover

Who Not How

Dan Sullivan

Mentioned 5 months ago

From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence cited the book as another monthly recommendation for highperformers, noting its focus on delegation and mindset.

whether it's Who Not How by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.

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What No One Tells You About Money: The Real Key to Getting Unstuck from Someone Who's Been There cover

What No One Tells You About Money

Jade Warshaw

Mentioned 5 months ago

Financial Freedom is Emotional not Financial - Jade Warshaw

Jade described her book as a diagnostic guide that explores the emotional side of money, offering questions and tools to transform negative emotions into positives.

The book is what no one tells you about money. Obviously you can pick that up anywhere books are sold. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target.com, RamseySolutions.com is where you get it through my company, where I work.

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The Compass Within

Robert Glazer

Mentioned 6 months ago

Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Building an Empire - Robert Glazer

The book outlined a sixquestion process for uncovering personal core values and described a framework that guides readers through a valuesbased transformation.

In the book, in the compass within there's a story, there's a process. It actually starts with answering six questions.

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Elevate Your Team

Robert Glazer

Mentioned 6 months ago

Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Building an Empire - Robert Glazer

The book presents a capacitybuilding model that shows how improving individuals' performance creates holistic benefits for an organization.

I write a lot in my other book around this company, this concept of capacity building. My book's Elevate. And that capacity building is this holistic benefit for an organization.

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The Road to Character

David Brooks

Mentioned 6 months ago

The $50M Exit Playbook Most Founders Don't Know - Chris Van Dusen

The host mentioned it as a great book by political commentator David Brooks, noting its title during the conversation about legacy and personal values.

There's this great book by David Brooks, the political commentator. Uh, it's called a road to character.

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Surrender to Lead

Jessica Kriegel

Mentioned 7 months ago

The Culture Delusion Everyone Regrets - Jessica Kriegel

Jessica Kriegel announced that she was the author of an upcoming book titled Surrender to Lead, describing it as a guide to letting go of control and embracing collective leadership.

I'm also an author of an upcoming book called Surrender to Lead.

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The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies Cover

Chet Holmes

The Ultimate Sales Machine

Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies

Kayvon mentioned that he and his team authored a book called Ultimate Sales Machine, calling it a great book he loved and noting that he had lifted a tactic from it.

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they wrote a book called ultimate sales machine. It's great book. Yeah. Love it.

— Episode: Hiring Top Sales Talent

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Episode: Hiring Top Sales Talent

Kayvon mentioned that he and his team authored a book called Ultimate Sales Machine, calling it a great book he loved and noting that he had lifted a tactic from it.

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they wrote a book called ultimate sales machine. It's great book. Yeah. Love it.

I read it in the book and I actually highlighted it in the book and it's, and we, and you know, in all honesty, we'll use that too.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Cover

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

The hosts praised it as a phenomenal book that taught basic financial literacy they hadn't learned from family.

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I think everyone knows the story of rich dad, poor dad is a phenomenal book. And Robert's a great guy.

— Episode: Legally Pay Less Taxes

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Episode: Legally Pay Less Taxes

The hosts praised it as a phenomenal book that taught basic financial literacy they hadn't learned from family.

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I think everyone knows the story of rich dad, poor dad is a phenomenal book. And Robert's a great guy.

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David Brooks

The Road to Character

The host mentioned it as a great book by political commentator David Brooks, noting its title during the conversation about legacy and personal values.

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There's this great book by David Brooks, the political commentator. Uh, it's called a road to character.

— Episode: The $50M Exit Playbook Most Founders Don...

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Episode: The $50M Exit Playbook Most Founders Don't Know -...

The host mentioned it as a great book by political commentator David Brooks, noting its title during the conversation about legacy and personal values.

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There's this great book by David Brooks, the political commentator. Uh, it's called a road to character.

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Matt Abrahams

Think Faster, Talk Smarter

How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

Matt's own book was highlighted as a phenomenal resource, and it was noted that the book is a derivative of his podcast, titled "Think Faster, Talk Smarter."

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One of the other things that connected me really, when I was going through everything, I was listening to your book, which is a phenomenal book, the idea that you can be better and it takes practice.

— Episode: Think Fast, Talk Smart

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Episode: Think Fast, Talk Smart

Matt's own book was highlighted as a phenomenal resource, and it was noted that the book is a derivative of his podcast, titled "Think Faster, Talk Smarter."

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One of the other things that connected me really, when I was going through everything, I was listening to your book, which is a phenomenal book, the idea that you can be better and it takes practice.

The podcast is called Think Fast, Talk Smart. The book is a derivative, Think Faster, Talk Smarter.

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Sun Tzu

The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics)

In the episode, Susan Sly recalled that her father gave her the classic at age ten, and she later applied its strategic concepts in her work. She mentioned the book as a formative influence on her thinking. The discussion was brief and personal rather than a formal recommendation.

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Episode: Generated $2 Billion Leveraging AI

She recalled that at age ten her father gave her Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War, which she later used for strategic thinking.

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When I was 10 years old, he handed me the book, Sun Tzu, the art of war.

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Steven Pressfield

Gates of Fire

Garrett Unkelbach praised the title, saying he loved the book for its vivid depiction of Spartan warriors. He highlighted that the historical fiction illustrated the Spartans' rigorous preparation and training, making it relevant to the episode's focus on mindset techniques. The discussion conveyed strong enthusiasm for the work.

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Episode: Navy SEAL Mind Techniques That Work

Garrett said he loved the book, noting it is historical fiction about the Spartans that illustrates their level of preparation and training.

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If you, great book I love called Gates of Fire. It's historical fiction about the Spartans, talks about their level of preparation and training.

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Cover

Simon Sinek

Start with Why

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

He recalled that Simon Sinek had once worked for 1800GOTJUNK before writing Start With Why, highlighting its relevance to core purpose.

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Everybody knows Simon Sinek and his book Start with Why. What they don't know is Simon used to sleep on my couch. Simon actually worked at 1800GOTJUNK in our marketing group for about...

— Episode: From $1M to $100M w/ the CEO Whisperer

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Episode: From $1M to $100M w/ the CEO Whisperer

He recalled that Simon Sinek had once worked for 1800GOTJUNK before writing Start With Why, highlighting its relevance to core purpose.

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Everybody knows Simon Sinek and his book Start with Why. What they don't know is Simon used to sleep on my couch. Simon actually worked at 1800GOTJUNK in our marketing group for about a year, helping us as a consultant.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Cover

William L. Ury

Getting to Yes

Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

In the episode, Kwame highlighted the title as a phenomenal guide that many listeners had read and often tried to apply its tactics. He noted that while the book offered valuable negotiation strategies, some people tend to overapply its principles. Overall, the discussion presented the book as a highly recommended resource for negotiation.

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Episode: Win Any Negotiation Every Time

Kwame mentioned it as one of the "phenomenal books" many people read and then overapply the tactics from.

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There are phenomenal books. There's like Getting to Yes or getting to no.

The World Is Flat [Further Updated and Expanded; Release 3.0]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Cover

Thomas L. Friedman

The World Is Flat [Further Updated and Expanded; Release 3.0]

A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

Joe emphasized that entrepreneurs should humble themselves and recognize that the world is flat, underscoring the importance of global talent and borderless hiring.

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We need to step back, humble ourselves and realize that, for the title of the book, the world is flat.

— Episode: A Fortune from Strategic Firing

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Episode: A Fortune from Strategic Firing

Joe emphasized that entrepreneurs should humble themselves and recognize that the world is flat, underscoring the importance of global talent and borderless hiring.

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We need to step back, humble ourselves and realize that, for the title of the book, the world is flat.

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Alex Hormozi

$100M Offers

How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No (Acquisition.com $100M Series)

The host mentioned the book as a recommended resource for crafting compelling offers, noting its relevance to highticket sales strategies.

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Mossey has a great book on it now right $100 million offers.

— Episode: Explosive Growth: From Zero to Millions

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Episode: Explosive Growth: From Zero to Millions

The host mentioned the book as a recommended resource for crafting compelling offers, noting its relevance to highticket sales strategies.

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Mossey has a great book on it now right $100 million offers.

Becoming Your Own Banker: Unlock the Infinite Banking Concept Cover

R. Nelson Nash

Becoming Your Own Banker

Unlock the Infinite Banking Concept

This is Paul Hutchinson's new book that is coming out in the next couple of months and will discuss the golden age of conscious capitalism.

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my, my, my new book that's coming out within the next couple months called your infinite wealth.

— Episode: This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Ch...

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Episode: This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Child - Paul...

This is Paul Hutchinson's new book that is coming out in the next couple of months and will discuss the golden age of conscious capitalism.

"

my, my, my new book that's coming out within the next couple months called your infinite wealth.

The Compass Within: A Little Story About the Values That Guide Us Cover

Robert Glazer

The Compass Within

A Little Story About the Values That Guide Us

The book outlined a sixquestion process for uncovering personal core values and described a framework that guides readers through a valuesbased transformation.

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In the book, in The Compass Within there's a story, there's a process. It actually starts with answering six questions.

— Episode: Your Values are Either Destroying Profit...

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Episode: Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Build...

The book outlined a sixquestion process for uncovering personal core values and described a framework that guides readers through a valuesbased transformation.

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In the book, in The Compass Within there's a story, there's a process. It actually starts with answering six questions.

the book is a parable like Pat Lindsay and he actually blurbed. So, and then it tells you at the end, the framework that you've seen, you watch someone go through this process in their life.

If they want to pick up the book and you can read it in 70, 80 minutes and decide, Oh yeah. Like there's something in it for me. You can look up compass within wherever books are sold.

Elevate Your Team: Empower Your Team To Reach Their Full Potential and Build A Business That Builds Leaders Cover

Robert Glazer

Elevate Your Team

Empower Your Team To Reach Their Full Potential and Build A Business That Builds Leaders

The book presents a capacitybuilding model that shows how improving individuals' performance creates holistic benefits for an organization.

"

I write a lot in my other book around this company, this concept of capacity building. My book's Elevate. And that capacity building is this holistic benefit for an organization.

— Episode: Your Values are Either Destroying Profit...

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Episode: Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Build...

The book presents a capacitybuilding model that shows how improving individuals' performance creates holistic benefits for an organization.

"

I write a lot in my other book around this company, this concept of capacity building. My book's Elevate. And that capacity building is this holistic benefit for an organization.

What No One Tells You About Money: The Real Key to Getting Unstuck from Someone Who's Been There Cover

Jade Warshaw

What No One Tells You About Money

The Real Key to Getting Unstuck from Someone Who's Been There

Jade described her book as a diagnostic guide that explores the emotional side of money, offering questions and tools to transform negative emotions into positives.

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The book is What No One Tells You About Money. Obviously you can pick that up anywhere books are sold. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target.com, RamseySolutions.com is where you get it th...

— Episode: Financial Freedom is Emotional not Finan...

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Episode: Financial Freedom is Emotional not Financial - Jad...

Jade described her book as a diagnostic guide that explores the emotional side of money, offering questions and tools to transform negative emotions into positives.

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The book is What No One Tells You About Money. Obviously you can pick that up anywhere books are sold. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target.com, RamseySolutions.com is where you get it through my company, where I work.

If you can't afford the book, just follow me on Instagram and you will, I will spill it out over time. I promise you that I will, because I want you to have the information and I want you to have the tactics to really, really win.

Manna: Two Visions of Humanity's Future Cover

Marshall Brain

Manna

Two Visions of Humanity's Future

The hosts highlighted the book as a concise, 25‑page work that presented two opposing visions of AI’s impact—one a dystopian city dominated by robots, the other a society where AI benefits are broadly shared. Richard White introduced it as a useful illustration of the range of possible outcomes, describing it as a "really good short book." The discussion conveyed a positive endorsement of its relevance for understanding future AI scenarios.

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Episode: The Surprising Future of AI with Fathom’s Founder...

The hosts described it as a concise 25page book that imagines two contrasting AI futures - one dystopian city ruled by robots and another where AI benefits are broadly shared - and used it to illustrate the range of possible outcomes.

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there's a really good short book called Manna, M-A-N-N-A, uh, by this guy, Marshall Brain. ... he wrote this like 25 page book and it was kind of a tale of two cities. One city actually set in the US that was like dystopian AI future where the robots are in the ears of the humans telling them exactly what, you know, walk 10 steps this way, turn over the burger... and another city where it's like, oh no, a lot of the gains from AI are more shared amongst society.

Bridge the Gap: How Software Actually Works—Explained for Managers, Founders, and PMs Cover

Sriram Gopalan

Bridge the Gap

How Software Actually Works—Explained for Managers, Founders, and PMs

Jennifer Edwards highlighted the title as a practical guide that offered tools and paradigms for fostering authentic connection and psychological flexibility in leadership and life. She emphasized its focus on collaborating during challenging moments and suggested listeners purchase the book to learn how to set up their biology for success.

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Episode: Bridge the Gap Unspoken Language of Leadership and...

Jennifer described the book as a guide that teaches practical tools and paradigms for building authentic connection and psychological flexibility in leadership and life.

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Bridge the Gap. All about collaborating in tough times. How do we collaborate with the brain in front of us?

I'd love them to buy a copy of our book, Bridge the Gap by McGrawHill. In that book they're going to understand a set of paradigms and tools that will have them start setting up their biology for success.

One Belief Away! : How To Upgrade Your Unconscious Mind For Prosperity & Inner Peace Cover

Tim Shurr

One Belief Away!

How To Upgrade Your Unconscious Mind For Prosperity & Inner Peace

During the episode, Tim Shurr explained that the scripts for his method are included in the book, indicating it as the source for his approach. He presented the title as the place to find exact steps for achieving prosperity and inner peace.

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Episode: Why The Ultra-Successful Self-Destruct - Tim Shurr

Tim mentioned that the scripts for his method are contained in his book titled One Belief Away.

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I could tell you exactly what to do. In fact, it's in my one belief away book. The scripts are in there.

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About Cover

Kevin Trudeau

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About

Kevin highlighted that the title had become the bestselling natural health book of all time, selling 50 million copies and remaining on the New York Times list for 26 weeks, and he noted that he donated all of its royalties to charity. He discussed its worldwide impact and the author's personal involvement in its creation. The overall tone was enthusiastic and supportive.

Highly Recommended
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Episode: The Most Expensive Mistake Money Can't Fix - Kevin...

Kevin said the book became the bestselling natural health book of all time, sold 50million copies and stayed on the NewYork Times list for 26 weeks, and he gave away all the royalties.

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I had 50 million copies sold of the Natural Cures book and I gave away all the royalties. I give away all the royalties to charity. I didn't know it was going to sell 50 million copies.

I went around the world when I wrote the book Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About, which was the bestselling natural health book of all time. It was number one on the NewYork Times list, bestselling list for 26 weeks in a row, sold 50 million copies.

Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm Cover

Christian Madsbjerg

Sensemaking

The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm

Henrik Werdelin mentioned that he had read the book and highlighted its focus on thick data and relationships—elements that cannot be easily measured—as key factors that can help a business stand out. He suggested that these humanities‑driven insights were valuable for navigating the algorithmic age.

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Episode: How to Steal $500 Million From Barkbox's Playbook...

Henrik said he had read a book called Sensemaking, noting that thick data and relationships--things that can't be measured--would help a business stand out.

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the thing that I read a book called Sensemaking, they think about as thick data, the relationship, all the things that you can't kind of measure is going to be the thing that will make you stand out.

Me, My Customer, and AI: The New Rules of Entrepreneurship Cover

Henrik Werdelin

Me, My Customer, and AI

The New Rules of Entrepreneurship

In the episode, Henrik introduced the upcoming title, explaining that it explored entrepreneurship, AI, and relationship capital, noting that 62% of people could become entrepreneurs. He highlighted the practical insights and even mentioned listening to the audiobook at increased speed, conveying strong enthusiasm for the work.

Highly Recommended
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Episode: How to Steal $500 Million From Barkbox's Playbook...

Henrik identified the upcoming title of his own book as Me, My Customer, and AI, describing its focus on entrepreneurship, AI, and relationship capital.

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The book is called Me, My Customer, and AI. And it has the story about how now the 62% of people can become entrepreneurs.

And they're not unicorns. They're donkey cones. They grind like mules, but they party like unicorns. The third part of the book is this relationship capital.

I can just get the audio book and listen to it two and a half times speed when I'm not walking. It's just easier.

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