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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Michael E. Gerber
3.78 AVERAGE
286 reviews for:
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Michael E. Gerber
3.78 AVERAGE
This classic book about how to create a business is considered a must-read and a "bible" for aspiring small business owners. I read it mostly to help me get into the heads of small business owners without much if any corporate experience who feel stuck, want to improve their business, but don't know how to make the necessary leap forward. For those people, I imagine the basic ideas in this book (about planning, making org charts, creating and documenting processes and more) could be very helpful.
For people with business, startup, or corporate sales experience, this book is much too introductory and feels a little bit condescending.
In short, I'm glad I read it, I'd recommend it to some, but I didn't learn much that was new.
For people with business, startup, or corporate sales experience, this book is much too introductory and feels a little bit condescending.
In short, I'm glad I read it, I'd recommend it to some, but I didn't learn much that was new.
informative
slow-paced
I'm pretty sure I'm not the demographic this book was meant for, so take my review with a grain of salt:
It is the longest article I've ever read. That's what it should've been.
The flowery over-the-top storytelling is also not for me. I prefer the stories and examples in the book I'm reading to be closely related to what's going on, or if it's an metaphor - for it to actually have a connection with the 'moral' at hand. I love inspirational stories, but not something so far-fetched it sounds like a great ingenuine marketing scheme.
It is overly repetitive to the point of frustration.
The only reason this is a 2-star book is because it actually contains useful information for someone who's never thought about small business before. If you've read another business book, skip this one.
There are much more useful, pragmatic books about business out there.
If you still want to read this book, skim it, or read a summary.
It is the longest article I've ever read. That's what it should've been.
The flowery over-the-top storytelling is also not for me. I prefer the stories and examples in the book I'm reading to be closely related to what's going on, or if it's an metaphor - for it to actually have a connection with the 'moral' at hand. I love inspirational stories, but not something so far-fetched it sounds like a great ingenuine marketing scheme.
It is overly repetitive to the point of frustration.
The only reason this is a 2-star book is because it actually contains useful information for someone who's never thought about small business before. If you've read another business book, skip this one.
There are much more useful, pragmatic books about business out there.
If you still want to read this book, skim it, or read a summary.
A brilliant explanation of why small businesses so often fail. I think I need to read this one a couple more times, as it gives solid advice on what small business owners do wrong. Best of all, it's inspirational as hell, and makes me want to go out there and start another business just to see how well the principles in book work.
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book has to find you at the right time.
If it does, it's a revelation.
If it doesn't, stop reading it. Pick it back up when you start to feel like your business is just another job you hate, a daily grind that's taking all your energy without any clear perks or benefits.
On numerous occasions, I sat reading the E-myth while simultaneously face-palming at how foolish I'd been. Foolish to assume that my business would simply grow and evolve in the way I wanted it do just because I was doing the work (read: being a Technician).
2024 has been a journey for me and my business. I've been purposeful in the way I want my business to evolve and serve me, but I got stuck at a certain point. I didn't know how to build the systems and processes that I needed to make the business work consistently. Then someone told me it was time to read the E-myth and whewwww was that person correct.
Is it the perfect book? No.
Is it now a bit outdated in parts? Yes.
Does Michael Gerber's chosen structure and writing style make you cringe at times? Sure.
But if you ignore the outdated bits, and ignore Gerber's habit of getting a bit too enthusiastic about Sarah and her business, this is a gem of a book.
Take the system. Take the processes. Take the lessons. They'll change your business for the better.
If it does, it's a revelation.
If it doesn't, stop reading it. Pick it back up when you start to feel like your business is just another job you hate, a daily grind that's taking all your energy without any clear perks or benefits.
On numerous occasions, I sat reading the E-myth while simultaneously face-palming at how foolish I'd been. Foolish to assume that my business would simply grow and evolve in the way I wanted it do just because I was doing the work (read: being a Technician).
2024 has been a journey for me and my business. I've been purposeful in the way I want my business to evolve and serve me, but I got stuck at a certain point. I didn't know how to build the systems and processes that I needed to make the business work consistently. Then someone told me it was time to read the E-myth and whewwww was that person correct.
Is it the perfect book? No.
Is it now a bit outdated in parts? Yes.
Does Michael Gerber's chosen structure and writing style make you cringe at times? Sure.
But if you ignore the outdated bits, and ignore Gerber's habit of getting a bit too enthusiastic about Sarah and her business, this is a gem of a book.
Take the system. Take the processes. Take the lessons. They'll change your business for the better.
I would give this book 8 stars for the information it contains, five stars for the clarity with which it presents complicated business information in every day language...and negative 4 stars for the dramatic, flowery language, irritating self-serving stories from the author, and painfully repetitious paragraphs that seem to be an excuse for the author to use his business knowledge as an excuse to practice his poetry.
often felt like the opening of a "I think you should leave" skit, without the comedic arc. Some very good ideas that could have been presented in a much more efficient fashion.