I've read a huge pile of books on this topic, but there's only one that I actually found worth reading. As a bonus, it's short. The Incredible Secret Money Machine, by Don Lancaster. It's short, easy to read and understand, and when I look back on all of the various business mistakes I've made over the decades, for every one I can find a place in that book where…
……能够拉到知名投资人的背书。耗费数年青春换来惨痛教训，事后却一无所获，这本身不也是一种债务吗？十多年前，唐·兰开斯特写过一本题为《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（Incredible Secret Money Machine）的书，撇开那个让人劝退的书名不谈，其核心论点至今依然坚如磐石。他的网站上有免费的 PDF 可以下载。
…able to get big-name backers. Losing years of your life learning painful lessons but nothing else to show afterward, is itself a kind of debt, no? Over a decade ago, Don Lancaster wrote a book titled "Incredible Secret Money Machine" and aside from the off-putting title, the central thesis is still solid as a rock. It's a free PDF on his website.
The book "The Incredible Secret Money Machine" (ISBN 0672215624) is my resource for bootstrapping advice. And I have to agree with Don Lancaster: try to bootstrap without early investment. The case of Everpix is a great example. With an early investment…
老而弥坚的经典。来自硬核黑客鼻祖唐·兰开斯特的非主流商业视角。我每隔几年就会重温一遍，用来校准自己的认知。《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（The Incredible Secret Money Machine）http://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/ismm.pdf 了解更多关于 Don 的内容：http://tinaja.com/ -G
Oldie but goodie. A contrarian view of business from a prototypical hacker, Don Lancaster. I re-read this every few years to regain perspective. The Incredible Secret Money Machine http://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/ismm.pdf more of Don: http://tinaja.com/ -G
I think the book 'Incredible Secret Money Machine'[1] by Don Lancaster is one of the best startup books related to this. For example this strategy: 'strategy secret - have: 0.834 employees'. Of course this book might be the half truth, but imho it…
…management was essential, and through a couple of years of experimentation, I settled on this as a balance that worked well for me. "Pay yourself first" is something I stole from the classic book "The Incredible Secret Money Machine" by Don Lancaster. That, by the way, is the only business book I've read that I found real value in.
关于这个话题我读过一大堆书，但真正觉得值得一读的只有一本。顺便说句，它还很薄。那就是唐·兰开斯特（Don Lancaster）写的《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（The Incredible Secret Money Machine）。篇幅短小，通俗易懂；回看我这几十年来犯过的各种商业失误，每一个都能在那本书里找到出处，上面写着……
I've read a huge pile of books on this topic, but there's only one that I actually found worth reading. As a bonus, it's short. The Incredible Secret Money Machine, by Don Lancaster. It's short, easy to read and understand, and when I look back on all of the various business mistakes I've made over the decades, for every one I can find a place in that book where…
……能够拉到知名投资人的背书。耗费数年青春换来惨痛教训，事后却一无所获，这本身不也是一种债务吗？十多年前，唐·兰开斯特写过一本题为《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（Incredible Secret Money Machine）的书，撇开那个让人劝退的书名不谈，其核心论点至今依然坚如磐石。他的网站上有免费的 PDF 可以下载。
…able to get big-name backers. Losing years of your life learning painful lessons but nothing else to show afterward, is itself a kind of debt, no? Over a decade ago, Don Lancaster wrote a book titled "Incredible Secret Money Machine" and aside from the off-putting title, the central thesis is still solid as a rock. It's a free PDF on his website.
唐·兰开斯特的《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（ISBN 0672215624）是我获取自力更生（bootstrapping）创业建议的宝藏书。我非常赞同他的观点：尽量在没有早期投资的情况下靠自有资金做起来。Everpix 的案例就是一个绝佳的反面教材。拿了早期投资……
The book "The Incredible Secret Money Machine" (ISBN 0672215624) is my resource for bootstrapping advice. And I have to agree with Don Lancaster: try to bootstrap without early investment. The case of Everpix is a great example. With an early investment…
老而弥坚的经典。来自硬核黑客鼻祖唐·兰开斯特的非主流商业视角。我每隔几年就会重温一遍，用来校准自己的认知。《难以置信的秘密印钞机》（The Incredible Secret Money Machine）http://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/ismm.pdf 了解更多关于 Don 的内容：http://tinaja.com/ -G
Oldie but goodie. A contrarian view of business from a prototypical hacker, Don Lancaster. I re-read this every few years to regain perspective. The Incredible Secret Money Machine http://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/ismm.pdf more of Don: http://tinaja.com/ -G
我觉得唐·兰开斯特的《难以置信的秘密印钞机》[1]是与此相关的最棒的创业书之一。比如这个策略：“秘籍策略——雇佣：0.834 个员工”。当然这本书里的话可能只能信一半，但在我看来……
I think the book 'Incredible Secret Money Machine'[1] by Don Lancaster is one of the best startup books related to this. For example this strategy: 'strategy secret - have: 0.834 employees'. Of course this book might be the half truth, but imho it…
……管理至关重要，经过几年的摸索尝试，我找到了一个适合自己的平衡点。“先给自己发工资”是我从唐·兰开斯特那本经典神书《难以置信的秘密印钞机》里抄来的理念。顺便提一句，那是我读过的唯一一本真正让我觉得有价值的商业书。
…management was essential, and through a couple of years of experimentation, I settled on this as a balance that worked well for me. "Pay yourself first" is something I stole from the classic book "The Incredible Secret Money Machine" by Don Lancaster. That, by the way, is the only business book I've read that I found real value in.