Recommended Books for Indiehackers and Bootstrappers

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    Built To Sell
    Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You

    By John Warrillow

    Published by Portfolio

    This is a fantastic read! This is a great book, illustrating the importance of building a business that can run without you, otherwise, you are self-employed. It's an easy to read story of a guy running his own business for 8 years who realises one day that his business ain't worth much to sell.

    4.7
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    Geting Acquired
    How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup

    By Andrew Gazdecki

    Published by MicroAcquire, Inc.

    Andrew Gazdecki is a four-time startup founder with three-time exits, former CRO, and founder of MicroAcquire. Now, he shares his remarkable story starting a company at the age of twenty-one and hiring, then leading, over one hundred employees without any real work experience of his own.

    4.6
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    The Minimalist Entrepreneur
    How Great Founders Do More with Less

    By Sahil Lavingia

    Published by Portfolio

    Packed with hard-won, battle-tested lessons from Lavingia’s own journey of building Gumroad, a platform for creators to sell their work. In a world where things have become grossly overcomplicated, The Minimalist Entrepreneur teaches us how to strip away the unnecessary and do more with less.

    4.5
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    Zero To Sold
    How to Start, Run, and Sell a Bootstrapped Business

    By Arvid Kahl

    Published by Arvid Kahl

    Arvid Kahl is a software engineer turned entrepreneur who co-founded and grew an online teacher productivity SaaS business called FeedbackPanda to $55,000 Monthly Recurring Revenue with his partner Danielle Simpson. Zero to Sold is a comprehensive and actionable guide through the four stages of a bootstrapped SaaS business: Preparation, Survival, Stability, and Growth.

    4.5