r/smallbusiness · 2023
Most-mentioned books in r/smallbusiness during 2023
This page ranks books by exact tracked mentions in r/smallbusiness within the published source unit for 2023. Counts come from the reconciled subreddit-by-month matrix; a source unit may be a bounded sample.
#1 The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
Michael Gerber's diagnosis: most small business owners don't own a business — they own a job, and they're the worst boss they've ever had.
#2 Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
Mike Michalowicz proposes you pay yourself first, put the money in a separate account, and build a business on what's left—which turns out to be most of the job.
#3 Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson
A framework for high-stakes disagreements where the usual social scripts collapse and silence or explosion are the only visible exits.
#4 Good to Great
Jim Collins
Jim Collins studied 1,435 companies to find 11 that leapt from average to elite — the book r/Entrepreneur still recommends even after the methodology got shredded.
#5 Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Phil Knight recounts selling Japanese running shoes out of a car trunk in 1962 and the 26-year scramble to turn that bet into Nike.
#6 The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz on the decisions nobody prepares you for: layoffs, firings, and the WFIO moments every real company survives or doesn't.