Episode · My First Million · 2026-02-24
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Shaan Puri discussed The Lean Startup by Eric Ries and Traction by Gino Wickman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Discussed“Like one of the frameworks I always like that I think has kind gone out of style was Eric Reese when he did a lean startup and he said basically a company you you really have two main hypotheses.”
Where to get it
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Traction
Traction by Gino Wickman is a foundational business book that introduces the Entrepreneurial Operating System, known as EOS, to help organizations streamline their operations and clarify their goals.
Discussed“The book is called Traction by this guy named Gino. Gino, by the way, Sean has asked to come on a whole bunch.”
Where to get it
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“This is the opposite of Field of Dreams, right? Instead of, you know, if we build it, they will come, it's like, if they come, then we'll build it.”