The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future


Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
42
Narrator
15
Release Date
May 2012
Duration
8 hours 15 minutes
Summary
Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.
 
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
 
Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back. 
 
Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.
 
Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It’s all about finding the intersection between your “expertise”—even if you don’t consider it such—and what other people will pay for.  You don’t need an MBA, a business plan or even employees. All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.
 
Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick. Among Chris’s key principles: If you’re good at one thing, you’re probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish—sell him the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.
 
In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold. Today, we know that it’s up to us to change our lives. And the best part is, if we change our own life, we can help others change theirs. This remarkable book will start you on your way.
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Armaan C.

The book is great and motivating, however a little outdated. Not the book's fault - it's difficult to have a timeless book on Business and Finance with the ever-changing world.

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Derek O.

I walked into a barbershop and one of the barbers was reading the book. He shared his process of reading and watching the YouTube review. Truckloads of nuggets that’s still relevant today.

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Noah T.

This book is definitely good for those looking to juice their entrepreneurial spirit; however, there are more stories than an actual practical guides.

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Anonymous

like this audio

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Osman Raidhan

A very useful guide to start a business.

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Anonymous

Not as useful to me right now as I'd been hoping, maybe it could be useful later

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Amanda Stupplebeen

Useful information and guidelines for those considering beginning their own venture, definitely those with specialties outside the business management or marketing disciplines. Narration leaves much to be desired - very robotic and distracting to listen to making it difficult to extract key takeaways from the audio version alone.

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Tamanna Bawa

Amazing book! Listened to and from work. Great points. Loved the narrator. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

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