The Four Steps to the Epiphany

I've learned more about "what goes into building a startup" from reading this book than any other book I've read.

on HN, 2017

I think it's one of the best business books I've ever read. I'd rank it about second, right below The Four Steps To The Epiphany.

on HN, 2014

I consider it one of the most influential books I've read, period.

on HN, 2019

It diagnoses the startup failure mode of excessive focus on product over customer understanding. It hit me like a freight train after my first startup failed.

on HN, 2024

As a technical founder and general programmer + startup person, I was always told that sitting in my room coding more and more features wouldnt help a startup succeed but this is the first book that both explained exactly why that was true and what I should be doing instead.

on HN, 2011