Now that we've established that reading books can help you become a billionaire and that book summaries can help you discover the best books while learning, let's discuss what kinds of books you should read to build your SaaS company.

Books That Change Your Way of Thinking

If a topic grabs your attention, even if it seems unrelated to your industry, it's worth devouring a few books on it. You'll build a solid model of the world that keeps you agile. When you know what the options are, you can pivot more quickly than the competitor with a narrow understanding of their domain.

If it's a new area of interest, start with a bestseller and gradually move on to more obscure, challenging books. This helps you maintain your curiosity as you absorb jargon and uncover the unsolved problems of the field.

Books That Teach You Practical Skills

These are books that help you find a SaaS product idea, write the software, launch your startup, and do the accounting, marketing, sales, and other important functions of a business.

These also include books on mindset, productivity, and mental models. Without the right framework for execution, you risk burnout and needless collateral damage. Sometimes, focusing on one goal and excluding everything else gets you to that goal faster, but creates so many loose ends that you're still far from your destination.

Books That Provide Strategic Advice

While step-by-step instructions, training routines, and facts help you develop practical skills, strategic advice is information that guides you to do the right thing. It teaches you Level 2 or higher actions that multiply your daily efforts.

Learning practical skills will get you to your destination quickly, but you need strategic advice to know what your destination is. Where are you going?

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