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Things worth your time.

A slowly-growing pile of books, SaaS, and other things I keep coming back to. Some sharpen the work, some are just good company. Mix freely.

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Leaders Eat Last

by Simon Sinek

Why some teams pull together and others don't. Essential reading for understanding team dynamics and building trust.

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The Culture Map

by Erin Meyer

Decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures. Perfect for international business professionals.

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Building a StoryBrand

by Donald Miller

Clarify your message so customers will listen. The go-to book for brand positioning and messaging.

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Influence

by Robert Cialdini

The psychology of persuasion. Six universal principles that drive decision-making.

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Start With Why

by Simon Sinek

How great leaders inspire everyone to take action. The foundation of purpose-driven branding.

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Books

This Is Marketing

by Seth Godin

You can't be seen until you learn to see. Modern marketing wisdom for the digital age.

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Contagious

by Jonah Berger

Why things catch on. The science behind viral marketing and word-of-mouth.

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Never Split the Difference

by Chris Voss

Negotiating as if your life depended on it. Essential skills for business communication.

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Extreme Ownership

by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

How U.S. Navy SEALs lead and win. Powerful lessons in leadership accountability.

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The 1-Page Marketing Plan

by Allan Dib

Get new customers, make more money, and stand out from the crowd. Practical marketing implementation.

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Positioning

by Al Ries & Jack Trout

The battle for your mind. The classic book on differentiation and market positioning.

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Atomic Habits

by James Clear

Tiny changes, remarkable results. Build the habits that drive brand and business success.

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The 7 Rules of Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer

Surprising — and sometimes uncomfortable — rules for getting things done in organizations. Power as a skill, not a personality trait.

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Buy Back Your Time

by Dan Martell

Get unstuck, reclaim your calendar, and build the business that gives you your life back. A practical operating manual for founders.

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Crushing It!

by Gary Vaynerchuk

How great entrepreneurs build their business and influence — and how you can too. A loud, useful nudge to actually start.

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$100M Leads

by Alex Hormozi

How to get strangers to want to buy your stuff. A direct, no-fluff playbook for the top of the funnel.

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Nine-Figure Mindset

by Brandon Dawson

How to go from zero to over $100 million in net worth. Big claims, but the operating principles travel well at any scale.

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The 4-Hour Workweek

by Timothy Ferriss

Escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich. The book that reframed how an entire generation thinks about work.

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

by Mark Manson

A counterintuitive approach to living a good life. Pick your battles, drop the rest. Surprisingly useful for brand strategy too.

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Marketing Made Simple

by Donald Miller & Dr. J.J. Peterson

A step-by-step StoryBrand guide for any business. The practical sequel to Building a StoryBrand — websites, emails, sales funnels.

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Good to Great

by Jim Collins

Why some companies make the leap and others don't. Level 5 leadership, the hedgehog concept, and the flywheel — still required reading.

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Books

Coach Builder

by Donald Miller

How to turn your expertise into a profitable coaching career. The blueprint for anyone packaging knowledge into a business.

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SaaS & Tools

Lovable

by lovable.dev

The fastest way to ship a real product with AI — what I use to build and iterate on most of my side projects.

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SaaS & Tools

Claude

by claude.ai

My go-to AI for deep thinking, writing, and coding. When the answer needs nuance, I start here.

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SaaS & Tools

Perplexity

by perplexity.ai

Search with sources cited. Fastest way to get a credible answer without opening ten tabs.

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SaaS & Tools

Gamma

by gamma.app

Beautiful presentations from a prompt. What used to take a weekend now takes a coffee break.

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SaaS & Tools

Approvero

by approvero.com

Tracks how AI search engines talk about your brand — and what to fix to get recommended.

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SaaS & Tools

Vercel

by vercel.com

Zero-config deployment for modern web projects. Push to Git, go live in seconds.

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SaaS & Tools

Namecheap

by namecheap.com

Domains without the upsell fatigue. Simple, affordable, and refreshingly straightforward.

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SaaS & Tools

Hostinger

by hostinger.com

Reliable hosting at founder-friendly prices. The quiet workhorse behind several side projects.

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SaaS & Tools

ChatGPT

by openai.com

The original that still surprises me. Brainstorming, prototyping, and proof-of-concepts at speed.

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SaaS & Tools

Resend

by resend.com

Email for developers that actually lands in inboxes. Clean API, great deliverability.

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SaaS & Tools

Render

by render.com

Easy backend hosting for apps and APIs. Set it up once, forget about infrastructure.

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SaaS & Tools

RenderBeam

by renderbeam.com

Makes JavaScript sites visible to Google and AI search bots — plus shows which bots actually visit.

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SaaS & Tools

Shopify

by shopify.com

The gold standard for e-commerce. Handles complexity so you can focus on products and customers.

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SaaS & Tools

Supabase

by supabase.com

Open-source Firebase alternative. Postgres, auth, and storage — one stack, no vendor lock-in.

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SaaS & Tools

Cloudflare

by cloudflare.com

CDN, DNS, and edge security that just works. Essential for anything that needs to load fast and stay online.

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SaaS & Tools

Coursera

by coursera.org

University-level courses on demand. Where I go when I need to learn something properly, not just quickly.

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SaaS & Tools

Udemy

by udemy.com

Practical skills at your own pace. My first stop for hands-on learning in a new tool or topic.

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SaaS & Tools

WebsiteAccessibility.io

by websiteaccessibility.io

Dual-engine accessibility scanner — 90+ WCAG 2.1 AA checks, EAA and ADA ready, no overlay nonsense.

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SaaS & Tools

Buffer

by buffer.com

Social scheduling without the bloat. Queue up posts, stay consistent, move on with your day.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

A reminder not to take any of this too seriously. Required reading for anyone who works with technology.

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