How to Get Rich
by Felix Dennis
The late British magazine publisher's blunt, funny, occasionally bleak account of how he made hundreds of millions: ownership is everything, never give up equity, fear of failure is the real obstacle, and getting rich will not make you happy. It is the most honest book in the genre because the author did not need to sell you anything.
Read it if…
you want to hear from someone who got rich and is honest about the cost.
Skip it if…
you want encouragement; Dennis is a warning as much as a guide.
Three things you will actually use
- Ownership is the only thing that matters.
- Fear of failure stops more people than failure does.
- Getting rich is a poor route to happiness; do it anyway if you must.
Do this first
Read the chapter on ownership and ask who owns the thing you are building.
Our verdict
Honest because he did not need to sell.
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