The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy

Étienne Garbugli ❤️ loved this book because...

Excellent foundational insights on business strategy, clearly explained and supported by compelling stories and examples.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Hamilton Helmer,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked 7 Powers as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

7 Powers breaks fresh ground by constructing a comprehensive strategy toolset that is easy for you to learn, communicate and quickly apply.Drawing on his decades of experience as a business strategy advisor, active equity investor and Stanford University teacher, Hamilton Helmer develops from first principles a practical theory of Strategy rooted in the notion of Power, those conditions which create the potential for persistent differential returns.Using rich real-world examples, Helmer rigorously characterizes exactly what your business must achieve to create Power. And create Power it must, for without it your business is at risk. He explains why invention always comes…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

Étienne Garbugli ❤️ loved this book because...

It's also an excellent read on business strategy, particularly valuable for understanding what strategy isn't.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Richard Rumelt,

Why should I read it?

9 authors picked Good Strategy Bad Strategy as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When Richard Rumelt's Good Strategy/Bad Strategy was published in 2011, it immediately struck a chord, calling out as bad strategy the mish-mash of pop culture, motivational slogans and business buzz speak so often and misleadingly masquerading as the real thing.

Since then, his original and pragmatic ideas have won fans around the world and continue to help readers to recognise and avoid the elements of bad strategy and adopt good, action-oriented strategies that honestly acknowledge the challenges being faced and offer straightforward approaches to overcoming them. Strategy should not be equated with ambition, leadership, vision or planning; rather, it is…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Buy Back Your Time

Étienne Garbugli 👍 liked this book because...

A great read to start the year—it helped me think through the best ways to improve my efficiency in my work and personal life.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Dan Martell,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Buy Back Your Time as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Learn to conquer the one real hurdle to scaling your company and growing rich: Time

How you use your free time will make or break your success. The secret? It’s not about working harder or finding more time to do work. It’s about designing the freedom to engage in the high-value work that brings you energy and fulfillment. This is at the heart of the message that has made Dan Martell the world’s most popular SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) coach. Now, in his first book, Buy Back Your Time, he teaches entrepreneurs at every level how to scale…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Solving Product: Reveal Gaps, Ignite Growth, and Accelerate Any Tech Product with Customer Research

By Étienne Garbugli,

Book cover of Solving Product: Reveal Gaps, Ignite Growth, and Accelerate Any Tech Product with Customer Research

What is my book about?

Solving Product is a simple yet incredibly powerful tool to guide your business decisions.

It’s built to help product teams and entrepreneurs spot gaps in their business models, uncover new growth opportunities, and tackle their next challenges head-on by tapping into their most valuable resource—their customers.

My book recommendation list

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