The free review of Chris Gilbo’s book “A startup for 100 dollars”

Strange, but the search for Habra did not give any mention of the book Chris Gilbo - Startup for $ 100 (in the original: Chris Guillebeau: The $ 100 Startup.

However, this can be explained by the desire of most habrizhiteli to stop working for someone and stir up the coolest startup that will soon turn into a megacorporation like Google, Facebook, Apple, or at least Microsoft.

Yes, no one agrees to anything less, and while waiting for investors to start giving millions for another brilliant idea, we continue to go to work, get tired of dull meetings and rake someone else's deadlines.



Chris Gilbo's book is not about that at all.



This book is about how to start living. How to throw away a boring and uninteresting job in the landfill and start doing what interests you and is helpful to others. All that is needed for this is to understand what you want from life, to finally start doing your favorite thing, to understand how you can earn money on it.



At the beginning of the book, the author talks about the relationship between freedoms and values: “We all strive for freedom, and values ​​are the means to gain it.”

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As the author writes, to create this book, he found one and a half thousand entrepreneurs, whose business brings> = 50 thousand dollars a year, but at the same time they started with very modest investments (often, the amounts did not exceed $ 100). Choosing the 50 most interesting entrepreneurs, Chris Gilbo structured their experience and described it in this book in the form of tips and step-by-step instructions.



The book does not discuss the creation of a large Internet startup; we are talking about creating a small business that does not make you a lot of money, but which will give you a very valuable thing - freedom.

Freedom not to stick to any schedule other than your own. Freedom not to make meaningless reports. Freedom not to participate in boring meetings.

This is a book about how to realize your dreams and earn money by doing what you are really interested in.



The book is interesting and easy to read. A hundred pages can be swallowed in one day or a couple of evenings.

Enjoy reading!



Quotes from the book:



“Value is usually created when a person does something useful and shares it with others.”



“The mysterious recipe for the magic power of microbusiness:

Passion or skills + benefits = success "



“The main principle of building a business that has proven its effectiveness many times: create what people need and give it to them.”



“The most important thing is to combine your passion and skills with something that will be useful to other people.”



“Try to give people what they really want. How? Try to understand the nature of man. Take this simple truth as a basis, and then everything will go like clockwork. ”



"one. Select a product.

2. Create a website, you can the easiest (there are special sites for creating free sites).

3. Develop a proposal (it is different from the product).

4. Choose a payment method (for a start, you can open a free PayPal account).

5. Publish your offer

6. Repeat, given previous experience. "



"If your business helps others, you will always have a lot of work."



“You are not paid for your hobby as such, but for the help that it provides directly or indirectly. This is the main thing. "



“Good companies offer problem solving”



"Business revolves around my life, not vice versa."



“Territorial independence can be achieved in different ways, but the business in the field of Internet publications is particularly convenient in this sense. (In addition to e-books, there are many other varieties.) "



“Follow the following principle: we love to buy, but we do not like when we are sold. Traditional marketing is built on persuasion, new marketing is on invitation. ”



“First of all, answer the main questions of any microbusiness:

• Does the project offer a specific product?

• Do you know people who want to buy it (or know where to find them)?

• Have you chosen a payment acceptance method? ”



“We all have more than we think. Let us put these resources for good purposes. ”



“An easy way to quickly receive additional income is to create a service based on a product or product based on a service”



“The acquisition of personal freedom involves the creation of values ​​for others. Put this rule at the forefront. Tirelessly ask yourself the same question: “How else can I help people?”



“Your main enemies are not competition or any external factors, but your own fears and inertia.”



"Do not waste time living a life of others."



And yes. I have already quit my job.



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Chris Gilbo: Startup for $ 100. Create a new future by doing what you love .