

2000 Books for Ambitious Entrepreneurs - Author Interviews and Book Summaries
Mani Vaya
On 2000 Books podcast, we interview today's top Business and self help authors and get the the most important actionable ideas from the world’s greatest books for ambitious entrepreneurs. We also summarize classic business books and self help books for entrepreneurs such as Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich, Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence people, Good to Great, Lean Startup, Zero to One, Never Eat Alone, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. Some of the authors interviewed include David Allen, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Chris Brogan, Mike Michalowicz. Our goal is to provide you the best, most actionable ideas from these great books so that you as entrepreneurs, startup founders and CEOs can get to the next level in business and in life using the ideas from these great books
Episodes
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Jan 18, 2019 • 10min
188[Success Mindset] Greatness = Sacrifices? | Do you need to sacrifice in order to do great things?
Books Discussed: As a Man thinketh Be Obsessed or Be Average Time Warrior Deep Work Apply for my coaching: https://www.2000books.com/apply

Jan 17, 2019 • 23min
187[Marketing] Which marketing book should you read at any given business stage
Get the Mindmap of Top Marketing Books of all time (with links to video summaries & Podcast episodes): https://www.2000books.com/bonus Apply for my coaching: https://www.2000books.com/apply

Jan 16, 2019 • 7min
186[Mental Toughness] Fake v/s Real Persistence
We often delude ourselves by thinking that we are being persistent in a give endeavor. However, more often than not, it is FAKE persistence. Not Real. In this episode I explain how to spot Fake Persistence and how to convert it into Real Persistence

Jan 15, 2019 • 12min
185[Strategy] Good Strategy Bad Strategy - Richard Rumelt | Strategy 101 - 3 Key components of Strategy
Simplest definition of strategy: "Finding the crucial leverage points where the smallest effort unleashes the greatest effect. In this Episode, I talk about the 3 key components of a Good Strategy and how you can formulate your own strategy. Need Strategic coaching to help you grow your business? Apply for my coaching here: https://www.2000books.com/apply

Jan 14, 2019 • 21min
184[Marketing] Marketing Funnels 101 - What is a Marketing Funnel & How do you deploy it?
5 Great Marketing Books Covered: Permission Marketing - Seth Godin, Launch - Jeff Walker, Duct Tape Marketing, Crush it, Crushing it - Gary Vee Apply for my coaching here: https://www.2000books.com/apply

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Jan 3, 2019 • 14min
183[Productivity] How to conduct an Annual review of your life
Explore a structured approach to conducting a comprehensive annual life review. This insightful discussion emphasizes reflecting on nine vital areas of life to assess achievements and challenges. Discover how gratitude and lessons learned can fuel personal growth and set a foundation for future success. The process encourages continuous improvement, ensuring the past year’s insights shape a more productive new year.

Dec 17, 2018 • 9min
182[Mental Toughness] Meditations - Marcus Aurelius | 4 Keys to overcoming any obstacle in life
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one of the greatest writings on stoicism and in this video, I break down the 4 Keys to overcoming obstacles in life.

Dec 14, 2018 • 10min
181[Social Skills] 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene | The Top Laws of Power
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is required reading for anyone who is aspiring to get to any kind of position of power. You may or may not want to deploy these laws, but you have to be aware of them so that you know the rules of the game. One of the most powerful laws of power that changed my life was Law #1. It's the exact opposite of what I thought would be the way to get Power. Get the Bonus Laws of Power here (including the real reason behind Steve Jobs' success): https://www.2000books.com/summary

Dec 11, 2018 • 9min
180[Social Skills] How to Win friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie | 5 Big Ideas
5 Big Ideas from How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie. Ideas Include: How to change people's attitudes and behaviors How to avoid arguments and change people's minds The 1 Key people skill that made Abraham Lincoln a great leader Get access to 5 other Bonus Ideas here: https://www.2000books.com/summary Bonus Ideas include: - How to get people to do what you want them to do - How to get people to like you - How to criticize people without ever making them feel that you are criticizing them - How to win people to your way of thinking - 3 Key leadership skills and how to develop them

Dec 10, 2018 • 5min
179[Mental Toughness] 6 Pillars of Self Esteem - Nathaniel Brendan| 1 of the Most powerful ways to build self esteem
In this animation video, we talk about: - 4 Key principles of self esteem and - 1 Very powerful way to build self esteem in any area From the book: 6 Pillars of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Brendan