The review about this product
I started reading this book while I was working full time as an options trader. I picked it up bc it was recommended to me by a friend and it could not have come at a better time! Because of this book I had the guts to finally quit my job and pursue my own startup company.
One of the things I like most about this book is that it is blunt, honest, and straight to the point. By my standards I would say this book is a quick read and that is one of the best parts about it. Mike states the facts, makes his points very clearly, and then gets out of the way for you to do the rest. Many other books I have read on business and entrepreneurship are filled with lots of pretty and fluffy metaphors and catch phrases which sometimes make it hard to even remember what their point was in the first place! I'm readying a fluffy one right now and I keep skimming over 2,3,4 pages at a time when I realize they are just repeating themselves! TPE, however, does away with the fluff and instead of explaining a concept in 5 different ways there are action items at the end of each section for the reader to do. Now you are probably thinking, meh I dont want to do these I will just read the book and that will be good enough. DO THE ACTION ITEMS! Seriously, the action items are invaluable and you will by far get the most out of the book if you make sure you do them. I still have all of my action items on my computer and I refer to them often. I referred to one just the other day in my blog! ([...])
Also throughout the book are little boxes with tips in them. Most of these tips are suggestions of resources that entrepreneurs can use when they are starting a company and they really are excellent resources and things I would have never known about had I not read the book. Overall, this has by far been one of my favorite entrepreneur books to read and I have recommended it to many people already. I even got my husband(who fully supports me but is an avid and happy 9-5er) to read part of it and he loved it! Its one of those books that has LOADS of awesome advice and lessons but you dont feel like you are getting them forcefully and awkwardly spoon fed to you.
