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Rework

By: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business.

Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf.

Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses.

What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.

With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs they hate, victims of "downsizing," and artists who don’t want to starve anymore will all find valuable guidance in these pages.
Business Development & Entrepreneurship Career Success Employment Entrepreneurship Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Small Business Career Business Inspiring Technology

Critic Reviews

"Jason Fried and David Hansson follow their own advice in Rework, laying bare the surprising philosophies at the core of 37signals' success and inspiring us to put them into practice. There's no jargon or filler here just hundreds of brilliantly simple rules for success. Part entrepreneurial handbook for the twenty-first century, part manifesto for anyone wondering how work really works in the modern age, REWORK is required reading for anyone tired of business platitudes."
--Chris Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Long Tail and Free

"House-husband, housewife, Fortune 500 CEO, cab driver, restaurateur, venture capitalist -- this is 'the book for you,' a book of true wisdom, business wisdom, life wisdom. The clarity, even genius, of this book actually brought me to near-tears on several occasions. Just bloody brilliant, that's what!"
--Tom Peters, New York Times bestselling author of In Search of Excellence, Thriving On Chaos and Leadership

"If given a choice between investing in someone who has read Rework or has an MBA, I'm investing in Rework every time. This is a must read for every entrepreneur."
--Mark Cuban, co-founder of HDNet and Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks

"Inspirational... Rework is a minimalist manifesto that's profoundly practical. In a world where we all keep getting asked to do more with less, the authors show us how to do less and create more."
--Scott Rosenberg, Co-Founder of Salon.com and author of Dreaming In Code and Say Everything

"The brilliance of Rework is that it inspires you to rethink everything you thought you knew about strategy, customers, and getting things done. Read this provocative and instructive book—and then get busy reimagining what it means to lead, compete, and succeed."
--William C. Taylor, Founding Editor of Fast Company and coauthor of Mavericks At Work

"...a Webby manifesto for post-recession success."
--Newsweek
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Great book, bringing logic to running businesses!

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Best business book I’ve listened to in a long time. Fresh ideas and really inspiring business approach.

Love the short and punch chapters. Makes it very easy to digest and jump back to in future.

The reader’s performance is excellent. I highly recommend this book to any existing and aspiring business owners.

Highly highly recommended

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Some great ideas that challenge traditional business notions and concepts. It is well worth listening to.

Best business book ever

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Awesome book for a new business owner like me. The ideas really define the conventional wisdom. Applying these ideas really make a big impression on my partners and others. Definitely recommended

Awesome book

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nice and short, something to keep re reading. find this book very helpful. do recommend

good read

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Better than a business degree!

I can't imagine only reading this book once. It's so full of real life business advice gold that can be applied instantly regardless of the stage you are in, that I started it again as soon as it finished. This time I'm taking notes!

For me this goes in my classics collection.

WOW!

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Very up to date and to the point information, I have proved a lot of the stategies in this book first hand in my company.

To the point, no fluff!

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This book flows like a long list of great bullet points of business wisdom based on experience rather than theory. It's efficient and shows no respect for convention. I should've read sooner.

efficient and provocative

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So great, so simple. Finally someone writes something for the 21rst century.
Recommendable for every level

Best business work available

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Must read book for everyone. Learned lot of life learning tips , next step is implement.

Great book

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