Rework
by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Short, punchy essays from the founders of Basecamp: planning is guessing, meetings are toxic, ship early, say no by default, build less. It is a manifesto against conventional business advice, and some of it applies only to software. The spirit, do less and start now, applies to everyone.
Read it if…
you are starting something and drowning in advice about plans, funding and scale.
Skip it if…
you run a business that genuinely needs planning and coordination; the book will annoy you.
Three things you will actually use
- Build half a product, not a half-assed product.
- Protect long stretches of uninterrupted time.
- Say no by default.
Do this first
Cut your current project in half and ship the half that matters.
Our verdict
Bracing and quick; a good antidote to over-planning.
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