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Reddit mentions of Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
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We found 8 Reddit mentions of Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. Here are the top ones.
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Color | Black |
Height | 9 Inches |
Length | 6 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | April 2012 |
Weight | 0.71870697412 Pounds |
Width | 0.72 Inches |
Ugh, been there. Not going to get better until the owner gets better.
Do yourself a favor. Buy this book, and anonymously leave it in his office. Highlight Chapter 2: Letting Go of the Vine.
https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/
I'm in the same boat. Product Hunt surge, now need to work on marketing. I just read a book called "Traction" that is interesting. It lists out 19 different channels and provides recent examples and case studies. I'm not going to follow the book verbatim, but there are definitely some good takeaways.
http://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
How are you marketing your business currently?
Here's some good books to read although they're geared more towards managing and motivating a workforce. Others may have better recommendations for books on growing as a startup or small business. Ultimately, you need to focus on marketing your company and targeting your ideal customer.
Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Ship-Around-Turning-Followers/dp/1591846404
How to Become a Great Boss by Jeffrey Fox
https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Great-Boss-Employees/dp/0786868236/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484506909&sr=1-2&keywords=how+to+a+great+boss
How to Be a Great Boss by Gino Wickman
https://www.amazon.com/How-Great-Boss-Gino-Wickman/dp/1942952848/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484506909&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+a+great+boss
Good to Great by Jim Collins (I just started this)
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484507074&sr=1-1&keywords=good+to+great
EDIT: Here's another one.
Traction. Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman. I haven't read this but the CEO did and we use the structure and methods from this book to run our company. https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
The Hard Thing About Hard Things -- Ben Horowitz. GREAT as an audiobook.
Traction: Get a grip on your business -- Gino Wickman. Good for unknotting the reasons for constantly stalling out on progress. It's meant for large offices, apparently, but even my little office benefited since the habits are universal.
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph -- Ryan Holiday
In your scenario, I feel like simplicity is going to be key because this your first time doing it.
I discuss your question in my video: https://youtu.be/tvK0BYO-9R0?t=529
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A lot can get lost in extravagant business plans. The important thing is that you can PROVE what you have done and that it works. Basically, will putting more money into this engine = a return?
Gino Wickman.
https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
Yes, I've read Verne's second book, Scaling Up. I would recommend skipping that one though and going straight to "Traction" which is like "Scaling Up" but for smaller companies. "Traction" has become very popular in the entrepreneurial community the past few years and it's a great system to run a business in.