Narrated by Sahil Lavingia, The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia has a runtime of 4 hrs 38 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
“Pay attention.”—Jason Fried
A revolutionary roadmap for building startups that go the distance
Now more than ever, you don’t need a fancy office, Ivy League degree, or millions of dollars in venture capital to launch a business that matters for the communities you care most about. Software, the internet, and remote work have made it possible for entrepreneurs to start for free, make a customer of anyone, and grow a profitable, sustainable company from anywhere.
Packed with hard-won, battle-tested lessons from Lavingia’s own journey of building Gumroad, a platform for creators to sell their work, The Minimalist Entrepreneur teaches founders how to:
• start then learn
• build a community, then solve a problem for them
• charge for something even before you’ve built anything
• avoid running out of money and, more importantly, energy
• run a tight ship amid the rise of the gig economy and remote work
• own a business without it owning you back.
The Minimalist Entrepreneur is the manifesto for a new generation of founders who would rather build great companies than big ones. This is essential knowledge for every founder aspiring to build a business worth building.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Sahil Lavingia
- Length: 4 hrs 38 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2021
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Business Development & Entrepreneurship / Entrepreneurship
Listener Ratings
The Minimalist Entrepreneur holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 256 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 75% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Great insight, perspective “
Released me from the burden of having to build too large too soon and to focus on a solid foundation and meaningful future!!— Aaron S., Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Excellent resource and fuel for thoughts “
I really enjoy the examples shared by other companies about their failures and what they had to do to become successful.— TUNDE B., Audible listener
5/5 stars — “This book saved me thousands!”
I picked this up on a recent trip and I’m grateful I did. I’m moving forward with my small business project and wanted insight on how else to grow and what to go after as I launch in five months.It’s tough when you’re on a limited budget and get quotes that you simply can’t afford but feel somehow you have to if your idea will succeed. I was quoted $1500 for a logo and $3500 monthly for marketing. Things like this got overwhelming, especially since I’d made modest success on my own just focusing on my story.
Using Sahil’s advice I designed a simple logo online for $100 that I love and I’m leveraging real relationships FIRST and not just advertising to strangers social media who hate click bait. This is money I can put back into my business for real building and development. Same with web development; tackling that initially myself too with the help of AI. Your company is uniquely you and only you can voice it best. Thank you Sahil!
— James Frederick Green, Audible listener
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