Build Run

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. My name is Hank Steelman. I failed at hot shot the first time I tried it. Fifteen years in the oilfield, then I filed for my own authority on a Tuesday, gave notice on Wednesday, and was independent by Friday. Three months later I was back under the...

Bloomsbury presents Buy, Run, Build: A guide to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition by Charles Skinner, read by Tom Alexander. ‘This book is fun to read, exciting to apply, and profitable to implement.’ John Kay, economist Buying an established company – rather than creating a start-up...

Stop Building AI That Breaks! If your AI system works once… but fails when it actually matters, the problem isn’t the model. It’s the system. Most people are stuck tweaking prompts and tools—but real results come from building structured, reliable systems. Agentic AI Systems is a practical guide to help you build AI that actually works in the real world. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Turn prompts into repeatable systems Design reliable pipelines that don’t break Control loops and avoid runaway behavior Reduce failures and unexpected costs Add memory and context the right way ...

Are you trapped in the business you built? You started your company seeking freedom and success, but now you're working longer hours than any employee. Vacations get interrupted by "emergencies." Your phone never stops. The business that was supposed to create freedom has become your prison. It doesn't have to be this way. Imagine your business running smoothly without your constant involvement. Picture checking metrics occasionally instead of putting out fires daily. Envision having time for family, travel, or new ventures while your company continues generating profits. This isn't a ...

Your job may not exist in two years. Not because you're bad at it. Because AI is getting very good at it. AI for Solo Entrepreneurs is the playbook for people who see the disruption coming and want to build something before the choice is made for them — using the same AI tools that are reshaping the economy to build a six-figure business on the side. What makes this different from every other "AI business" book: This is not a theory book. It is not a general overview of AI tools. It is a step-by-step system for building a real business — in 30 minutes a night, while still employed — ...

Tired of being the employee, manager, CEO, marketer, and customer support of your own business all at once? Let me tell you something straight up: you do not need a team, a big budget, or a computer science degree to build a business that practically runs itself. You just need the right playbook. From the author of The Future of Intelligent Automation and one of the voices who predicted this AI era before most people even knew what a language model was, comes the most practical, honest, and actionable guide to agentic AI ever written for the one-person business owner. The Agentic AI ...

Build Systems Your Team Can Run Without You is a practical blueprint for turning chaotic processes into repeatable, scalable workflows that keep delivering value even when leadership isn’t in the room. No more bottlenecks, no more firefighting—just clear rules, trusted playbooks, and a culture that can sustain itself. This book walks you through the exact mechanisms that let teams operate with autonomy defining measurable outcomes, designing SOP playbooks, and translating goals into rules that guide daily decisions. You’ll learn how to establish documentation standards that travel ...

"If you've ever worried about running out of things to say, this is the only conversation guide you'll ever need." Have you ever stood in silence trying to think of something interesting to say? Do you overthink every conversation, replay awkward moments in your head, or wish you could talk to anyone with confidence? You're not alone. The truth is that great conversationalists aren't born with some magical gift. They simply understand a few principles that most people never learn. Never Run Out of Things to Say is far more than a collection of conversation starters. It is a complete social ...

YouTube is not just a video platform anymore- it's one of the most powerful income-generating tool in the world. Millions of creators, from teenagers in their bedrooms to professionals building media companies, earn money by sharing videos. The good news is that! You don't need expensive equipment, a production team, or years of experience. What you need is a clear strategy, consistency, and smart execution. This book will walk you through step by step: . Setting up your channel the right way. . Growing an Audience in 4 months . Monetizing through ads, sponsorships, and more. By the end ...

Every property manager knows the 11:47 call. Water coming through a ceiling. A scared tenant. A nervous owner you can't reach. A plumber to find at midnight, and money to spend that someone has to approve. You're standing in the dark, the human shock absorber between every owner and every tenant and every broken thing. You didn't get into this to be on call twenty-four hours a day. This is a practical playbook for owners of small residential property management companies — single-family and small multifamily, roughly 50 to 500 doors — who want to use AI where it actually helps, and ...

Every month your competitors stay manual, your structural advantage compounds. Most businesses are still adopting AI the way the market said to start two years ago—pick one process, automate it, see what happens. That advice was correct then. It is now the constraint. The businesses pulling ahead aren't the ones with more tools. They're the ones rebuilding the operating model underneath the tools — and the gap between them and everyone else is where the competitive moat of the next decade is forming right now.

This incisive, practical audio guide provides a thorough breakdown of the ins and outs everyone needs to know when turning contracting skills into a business. From summoning the motivation to start your own business to the intricacies of being your own boss, Claudiu Fatu artfully turns his personal experiences and those of other successful contractors into advice on every aspect of building a business.

I used to work 60-hour weeks. Now I work 20. My revenue tripled. The difference? I stopped doing tasks and started building workflows. THE AUTOMATION REVOLUTION IS HERE Research shows automation delivers extraordinary results: • 76% see positive ROI within 1 year (44% within 6 months) • 451% increase in qualified leads • 40% faster process completion • 95% reduction in repetitive tasks • 77% time savings on automated workflows The Intelligent Process Automation market is exploding: $16B → $52B by 2030. Companies using Make.com automated 331 years of manual work in a single year....

"Monsters don’t run. They build their own pack." Emery spent his whole life running from monsters. Then he met Cassian — all sharp teeth, rough hands, and dangerous loyalty. And Theo — all stubborn mouth, soft heart, and zero self-preservation. Now he’s not running anymore

You know HVAC. You don't know how to stop being its hostage. You're booked solid, your trucks never stop moving, and somehow the bank account never reflects how hard you're working. You're the best technician in your company — which is exactly the problem. Every callback, every quote, every decision still runs through you, and the day you take off is the day everything quietly falls apart. PROFIT PER CALL is the practical, no-fluff playbook for HVAC contractors who are done trading their health for revenue that never seems to stick. Written by a retired licensed mechanical engineer with ...

Want to step up to the plate with real confidence, steady focus, and the mental toughness of a true competitor? It all begins in your mind. Whether you’re chasing bigger goals, trying to break out of a slump, or simply wanting to enjoy the game more, mastering your mindset can transform the way you play. Many young athletes have the talent and the drive—but their thoughts get in the way. Doubt, pressure, nerves, and comparison can chip away at your confidence long before the ball even reaches the plate.

Most entrepreneurs start with freedom in mind but end up trapped by their own workload. You wake up already stretched thin—emails waiting, invoices stacking, clients expecting miracles. The dream that once drove you now drains you. You’ve been told to scale by hiring and delegating. Yet deep down, you know adding people won’t fix the overwhelm—it only multiplies it. There’s another path.

What would happen if you took a 2-week no-strings-attached vacation away from your business right now? Would it pretty much stop without you? Struggle, and ultimately slow down? Or would it still run, grow, and THRIVE without you? If the answer frightens you, 'The 2-Week Vacation Test' is your wake-up call and your blueprint to freedom. For 6- and 7-figure entrepreneurs stuck in the chaos of day-to-day operations, the idea of taking a vacation might seem like a distant dream or a recipe for disaster. But what if it was the key to unlock your business' full potential?

Most people don’t fail to build a community because they lack knowledge. They fail because they try to build excitement instead of behavior. Excitement spikes… then fades. Behavior repeats… and repetition becomes income. This book is not about getting attention. It’s about creating a place people return to — automatically. You don’t need a massive audience. You don’t need constant content. You don’t need daily motivation. You need a system that removes decision-making and replaces it with rhythm. That is what the Infinite Skool Engine is designed to do. Inside these pages ...

Running a business should be exciting and rewarding, not a burden. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs fall into the daily grind of stamping out fires and doing everything themselves because they’ve unknowingly become their own best employee and the bottleneck of their business. Do questions, decisions, and problems always funnel their way back to you? Has your business become a revolving door for employees or the permanent residence for under-performers? Are you tired of burning the candle at both ends and not living life on your terms?