13 books, 4 podcasts, 1 blog + 1 bottle of wine = success

Was your New Year’s resolution to finally start that business you’ve been talking about for years – to be your own boss, with your own rules? Or maybe just to learn new ways to think like a boss?

Join the crowd. We saw on Facebook yesterday that Greg Hilton – local serial entrepreneur + co-founder of our beloved coworking home, SOCO – asked the golden #hustle question:

What are your favorite reads (or audiobooks) for the first time entrepreneur?

The responses blew up.

Here are 19 of the top-recommended books, podcasts, blogs (and a bottle of wine) to help you successfully get your business off the ground – or to simply take your grind to the next level.

📚 The Lean Startup / 👍 6 / buy on Amazon

🎧 HBR Ideacast / 👍 6 / listen on SoundCloud

📚 The 4-Hour Work Week / 👍 5 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

🍷 The label on the wine bottle / 👍 5 / It just so happens to be 20% off day at Rosewood Market.

🎧 How I Built This / 👍 5 / listen on NPR

📚 The 10X Rule / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

👨‍💻 Built by Krit / 👍 3

📚 Think and Grow Rich / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon

📚 Rocket Fuel / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon

📚 The Four Agreements / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon / rent on Richland Library

📚 What Got You Here Won’t Get You There / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon

📚 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F$*k / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

📚 Good To Great / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon

📚 Shoe Dog / 👍 3 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

📚 How to Win Friends & Influence People / 👍 2 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

📚 Getting Things Done / 👍 2 / buy on Amazon / rent at Richland Library

🎧 Startup Sales / 👍 2 / listen

🎧 EconTalk / 👍 2 / listen on SoundCloud

📚 Venture Deals / 👍 2 / buy on Amazon

46 more recommendations:

A Category of One

Give 100% Expect 0%

212 Degrees

The E-Myth

Traction

Building a Story Brand

Extreme Ownership

Unshakeable

Principles

Start with Why

The 5 Second Rule

Groove

Indie Hackers

https://customerdevlabs.com/

https://justinjackson.ca/

energy bus

Tuned In

The Gambler

Bossy Pants

Yes, Please

Profit First

You are a Bad Ass at Making Money

The Universe has Your Back

Start with Why

Delivering Happiness

Turning Pro

The Big Leap

The Power of Habit

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to tell your story in a noisy social world

If You Have to Cry, Go Outside

Essentialism

Everybody Writes

On Writing Well

Decisive

Four step process for making better decisions

See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar (Success/Goals)

Ready for Anything by David Allen (Productivity)

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley (Wealth)

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie (Anxiety)

The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau (Unconventional Living)

9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed In Love and Life by Henry Cloud (Life)

GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Achievement)

Finding Your Element by Ken Robinson (Creativity/Innovation)

The Real-Life MBA by Jack and Suzy Welch (Business)

EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey (Small Business)

The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

See the original Facebook post.

As a bonus, we’ve got one more podcast for you: How to Make a City, made by Cola’s very own hustlers Tia Williams of Midlands Anchor and the Anchor Institute and Janet Scouten, freelance communicator – hitting the airwaves in Cola late February.
–Sam

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