Book · 2012 · Business & Economics
Built to Sell
Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
Built to Sell by John Warrillow has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts (4 episodes recommend it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Tim Ferriss (3 episodes) and Shaan Puri (1 episode) on The Tim Ferriss Show (3 episodes) and My First Million (1 episode).
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So there's this book that I love called built a hell have you ever seen built to sell.
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Another one to look at is Built to Sell. This is a book by John Warrillow.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022 Why people recommend it
Built to Sell by John Warrillow is a foundational business primer that uses a narrative format to teach owners how to structure their companies so they can operate independently and eventually be acquired. Tim Ferriss recommended the book across multiple episodes of The Tim Ferriss Show in 2022 and 2026, describing it as a very practical and basic primer for entrepreneurs wishing to avoid becoming bottlenecks in their own operations. Shaan Puri also recommended the book on My First Million in 2024, praising its core thesis while discussing the strategic mindset required to build a company for an eventual exit. Ferriss frequently suggested the text as a valuable thought exercise, advising owners of smaller businesses to operate as though they intended to sell immediately, thereby forcing improvements in delegation, systems, and overall efficiency. Across these podcast appearances, speakers emphasized that the book provides clear, actionable steps for transforming a chaotic owner-dependent job into a streamlined, scalable enterprise that holds genuine market value.
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Tim Ferriss Another one to look at is Built to Sell. This is a book by John Warrillow. 3
“I remember coming across, and I haven't read it in a long time, but a book by John Warlow called Built to Sell, which talks a bit about this, and I thought it was actually very good, like a very I don't want to say basic, but pretty sort of foundational primer for some of this stuff.”
“Another one to look at is Built to Sell. This is a book by John Warrillow.”
“there's a book called built to sell i think the author's name is john warlow and if someone wants to improve their own business let's just say it's a smaller business with five employees pretend like you're gonna sell it”
Shaan Puri so there's this book that I love called built a hell have you ever seen built to sell 1
“so there's this book that I love called built a hell have you ever seen built to sell”