PrivateEquityGuy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life
William Green
@ChrisMichotte I like William Green’s Richer Wiser Happier.
Paperback, 2025
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The $10 Trillion Opportunity: Designing Successful Exit Strategies for Middle Market Business Owners - Canadian Edition
Richard E. Jackim
The data source is from The $10 Trillion Opportunity by Richard Jackim and Peter Chritman. Remember: We’ve got a ripe environment for acquisition entrepreneurship to thrive like never before.
Hardcover, 2007
$69.95$44.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
Oren Klaff
Every January, Davos becomes a fundraising mecca. Especially for Private Equity and VC. • Build rapport • Crack jokes (study Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff) • Raise capital. Investors, business leaders, political leaders, economists, celebrities - they're all here. https://t.co/hhInAec7it
Hardcover, 2011
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tale of Mac and Murphy: The Most Important Business Decision You'll Ever Make
David Wayne Wimer
The most important decision as a business builder: The partner you choose. Sadly no one ever sat me down and said: “Listen young man, this is the most important business decision you’ll ever make.” The time you spend with your partner as you grow your company goes up. In all… https://t.co/vJrB7kPoV6
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller
4 HoldCo principles to achieve 17% YoY returns from reading The One Thing by Gary Keller: 1. Go Small 2. Clear Sense of Priority Using The 80/20 Rule 3. Go Extreme 4. Think Big - Act Big - Succeed Big
Hardcover, 2013
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Managing Oneself
Peter F. Drucker
1. Active investor - buy and build $1m-$5m companies 2. Managing oneself by Peter Drucker 3. Not yet married, 1 child 4. Toyota 5. “It doesn't matter what is true, only what you believe is true, because with work, it can become true”
Paperback, 2008
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book