by Jason Fried
Fried argues that most business conventions, offices, meetings, long-term plans, are wasteful distractions. Build less, embrace constraints, and launch something real instead of planning something perfect.
In this collection, Rework references 1 other book and is cited by 3 other books.
It draws on Getting Things Done.
It’s picked up by The Personal MBA, Company of One and Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World.
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Fried references Allen's productivity while arguing for doing less.
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Kaufman includes Rework in his reading list as a counterpoint to traditional business advice, sharing its philosophy that simplicity and focus beat complex business plans.
Jarvis references Fried's Rework on staying small.
Aligns with Fried's Rework on scepticism of VC growth-at-all-costs, using Moz's reversal away from venture capital toward sustainable, founder-controlled growth as a cautionary tale
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