r/smallbusiness · 2024
Most-mentioned books in r/smallbusiness during 2024
This page ranks books by exact tracked mentions in r/smallbusiness within the published source unit for 2024. Counts come from the reconciled subreddit-by-month matrix; a source unit may be a bounded sample.
#1 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.
#2 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.
#3 Start with Why
Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek's one-idea book on purpose-driven business: the concept fits on a napkin, and r/Entrepreneur knows it.
#4 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.
#5 Traction
Gino Wickman
Gino Wickman gives small business owners a six-part operating system — Vision, People, Data, Process, Issues, Traction — and a meeting structure to run it.