Rework

Shark Mark Cuban nhận xét về quyển sách: “Nếu phải chọn tuyển dụng giữa ứng viên có bằng MBA và người đã đọc sách ‘Rework’, tôi sẽ luôn luôn chọn người đã đọc quyển sách ấy”.
Rework phá vỡ những khái niệm truyền thống về cách làm kinh doanh, dạy cách làm kinh doanh thực chiến hơn, nhanh hơn, hiệu quả hơn. Dù được viết năm 2010, nhưng các concept đc đưa ra trong sách đang dần trở thành hiện thực ở những năm 2020s, old but gold, highly recommend!

If you’re looking for a business book on writing effective business plans or about strategies for finding investors, this isn’t the right book for you. Much of the advice in the book is contrarian to how most people think about startups and business. For example, while most entrepreneurs want to deliver more than their competition, Jason and David suggest you focus on delivering less.
‘There’s a new reality. Today anyone can be in business. Tools that used to be out of reach are now easily accessible. Technology that cost thousands is now just a few bucks or even free. One person can do the job of two or three or, in some cases, an entire department. Stuff that was impossible just a few years ago is simple today.

You don’t have to work miserable 60/80/100-hour weeks to make it work. 10-40 hours a week is plenty. You don’t have to deplete your life savings or take on a boatload of risk. Starting a business on the side while keeping your day job can provide all the cash flow you need. You don’t even need an office. Today you can work from home or collaborate with people you’ve never met who live thousands of miles away.’

The book is a short, quick read. The tone is confrontational and is far from the academic, dry tone you’ll find in most business books. It’s about 270 pages (the margins are fat and there are lots of pictures and white space). You can finish most of it over lunch.