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From bold strategies to creative campaigns, these books will help you find new opportunities, scale quickly, and stand out in a competitive market.

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1		Self-Publishing: The Secret Guide To Becoming A Best Seller (Self Publishing Disruption Book 2) by Richard McCartney 4.18 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Believe: The one simple area of focus that can make your transformations and Continuous Improvement culture truly sustainable by Morgan L. Jones 4.86 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Oversubscribed: How to Get People Lining Up to Do Business with You by Daniel Priestley 4.19 avg rating — 2,616 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 376,436 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 91,782 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success by Sean Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 5,605 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares 4.11 avg rating — 9,912 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Profit first by Mike Michalowicz (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 15,313 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.98 avg rating — 102,123 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger 3.98 avg rating — 34,364 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin 3.78 avg rating — 57,146 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 284,441 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins by Mark W. Schaefer (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 485 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 185,756 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself by John Jantsch (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,803 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Exposed and Explained by the World's Two by Al Ries 4.05 avg rating — 22,785 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

16 books · 2 voters · list created September 8th, 2025 by Laura Skulman (votes) .

Tags: books-for-scaling-a-business, business-growth-books, how-to-grow-your-company-fast

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