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duquesa2917's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
mindthebook's review against another edition
4.0
December är deklarationsdags för egenföretagare i UK. Den här boken talade därför till mig just nu. Utifrån titeln anar man ju att innehållet skiljer sig från annan businesslitt och thank heavens för det; hur förena frihetslängtan med the daily grind och bokföring? är det verkligen värt att anlita någon nördkonsult för sökordsoptimering? och liknande frågeställningar förekommer.
Bra bok. Det allra mest personliga kunde strukits, såsom alla dessa vänner det anekdotiskt refereras till. Det och lite unken shaming av några dysfunktionella, t.o.m. namngivna (?), praktikanter. Gratis arbetskraft är ju per se problematiskt, det förstår t.o.m. bohemer.
Bra bok. Det allra mest personliga kunde strukits, såsom alla dessa vänner det anekdotiskt refereras till. Det och lite unken shaming av några dysfunktionella, t.o.m. namngivna (?), praktikanter. Gratis arbetskraft är ju per se problematiskt, det förstår t.o.m. bohemer.
stagasaurus's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this. Very honest and nice to read a business book from someone who "gets" that we might not all want to be millionaires with yachts and hundreds of staff.
smgrable's review
4.0
I added this book to my TBR list after listening to author Tom Hodgkinson, along with Chris Guillebeau, interviewed on The Secret Library Podcast.
My favorite thing about this slim little business book is the truly real-world perspective that it takes on running a small business. A miniscule minority of business endeavors are going to land as Fortune 500 enterprises, with the vast majority ending in failure. For the average "bohemian" who starts a business with the dream of being free from enslavement to the corporate rat race, the risk of diving in without a reality check is huge. This author has made the mistakes and chronicled them here so you don't have to. He pulls aside the enticing curtain of the dream of running a bookshop cafe to reveal the litany of everyday hurdles to be jumped, from making sure the taxes are paid to managing recalcitrant staff and organizing your books. And he doesn't mean the ones on the shelves for sale.
Hodgkinson also delves into the philosophy of freedom and self-employment, and the seeming difficulty of being in business for profit while promoting a lifestyle of anti-consumerism. I particularly enjoyed his passages discussing the tradeoffs between more lucrative employment and the frequently-thankless hustle of self-employed business.
If you're looking for detailed how-to's of bookkeeping and business management, this is not your book. But there are thousands of those out there. This is a lovely, philosophical book that will both inspire and warn the free-spirited aspiring businessman. As a bonus, delightfully written; anyone who can tether classical Greek philosophy with references to The Sex Pistols has my vote.
My favorite thing about this slim little business book is the truly real-world perspective that it takes on running a small business. A miniscule minority of business endeavors are going to land as Fortune 500 enterprises, with the vast majority ending in failure. For the average "bohemian" who starts a business with the dream of being free from enslavement to the corporate rat race, the risk of diving in without a reality check is huge. This author has made the mistakes and chronicled them here so you don't have to. He pulls aside the enticing curtain of the dream of running a bookshop cafe to reveal the litany of everyday hurdles to be jumped, from making sure the taxes are paid to managing recalcitrant staff and organizing your books. And he doesn't mean the ones on the shelves for sale.
Hodgkinson also delves into the philosophy of freedom and self-employment, and the seeming difficulty of being in business for profit while promoting a lifestyle of anti-consumerism. I particularly enjoyed his passages discussing the tradeoffs between more lucrative employment and the frequently-thankless hustle of self-employed business.
If you're looking for detailed how-to's of bookkeeping and business management, this is not your book. But there are thousands of those out there. This is a lovely, philosophical book that will both inspire and warn the free-spirited aspiring businessman. As a bonus, delightfully written; anyone who can tether classical Greek philosophy with references to The Sex Pistols has my vote.
carodonahue's review against another edition
4.0
How I wish I had been given this book ten years ago when I first tried starting my own business. I think I would have succeeded or failed more gracefully. Since that time, I have learned to love the spreadsheet, one of Hodgkinson’s wise lessons from this book. I learned new tips that were helpful, and was tremendously reassured to find that wanting to succeed in business is not incompatible with the bohemian dream. Both practical and fun, I think this would make an excellent graduation present or gift for any new business owner, even if you’re giving that gift to yourself.
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