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Rework

By: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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Editorial reviews

" Rework takes aim at marketing, hiring, and other disciplines associated with building a business as if they were bottles lined up against a wall. Then it blows them away...Fried and Hansson are the Henry David Thoreaus of entrepreneurship." (Leigh Buchanan, Inc. Magazine)
" Rework is a Webby manifesto for post-recession success. Forget about strategic planning, [the authors] advise. And ignore your competition - unless you feel like picking a public fight." (Nick Summers, Newsweek)
"I want to buy a copy for everyone I know either to validate their current business practices or to expose them to alternative ways of doing things." (Alexis Rodich, Washington Post)

Publisher's summary

From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book one that explores 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. Stuff that was impossible just a few years ago is now simple.That means anyone can start a business. And you can do it without working miserable 80-hour weeks or depleting your life savings. You can start it on the side while your day job provides all the cash flow you need. Forget about business plans, meetings, office space - you don't need them.

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 who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymore will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages. It's time to rework work.

©2010 Jason Fried (P)2010 Random House

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I wish more books were like this.

This book has a lot of good and useful information. Much of the info is actionable. I wish more books were like this, it was short and to the point and didn't spend hours building up to one small idea. I highly recommend this book for both new ideas and as a refresher for forgotten knowledge.

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The best business book I've read so far

I've never read (or listened) so much truth in a business book as I did in this one.
It really worth the time your spend listening to it.

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Great Book!

Great, Power, and To-the Point Book!

I loved this book. It made me rethink a lot of my work.

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Apt

The book is absolutely straight forward. It’s just the truth about how all businesses should think.
I’ll recommend to anyone and everyone who looking to start a company or is running one.

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Get Started with No Nonsense

I work full time and have been dreaming of starting a side hustle business for ages. This book really put things is clear, stripped down perspective to help avoid rumination and obstacles to getting started. Since starting the book I have made progress by focusing on simple, clear objectives and adapting as I go. High recommendation if you want to cut through the BS and get going.

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True Grit of an Entrepreneur

There are many paths to building the future successes of your own entrepreneurial journey. This one resonates with the tireless and unrelenting masters of their own vision and frequency.

A few more blocks to build and lift on your own... Never did anything more but build character and establish true grit.

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Pretty chilly

Short, sweet + to the point. Duder reading has a super chilly voice... like the kind you’d want making the announcements at your daughter‘s coming out party

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Go Rogue With Rework

Would you try another book from Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson and/or Mike Chamberlain?

Yes. They have success with their company 37signals. Their no-nonsense approach will motivate people to run with their good ideas and begin a business endeavor instead of waiting for ideal circumstances to appear. This is a motivational book for business mavericks or generation y types who need a 'just do it' pep talk.

Who was your favorite character and why?

A series of anecdotes and stories that are the byproduct of the authors' success with their 37signals products (primarily Basecamp). The idea is to quit whining, and waiting for perfect conditions, and to start with what you have now in launching your product or service.

What three words best describe Mike Chamberlain’s performance?

Spirited, expressive, articulate.

Could you see Rework being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Not likely.

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Be careful! It will radically change your perspect

Excellent, quick and easy read. Clean, clear and well written. The author takes you on a journey of efficiency and simplifying your business and professional life.

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Must Read for Business Owners and Managers

Best book on business I have read in a long long time! Straightforward and makes business simple again!

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