ApsûVoyage of a Thousand Books
Chart of the Sea of Books
Drag or zoom the chart. Tap an island to go ashore.
On The E-Myth Revisited
I think this book is a great reminder for anyone who wants to start a business — the mistakes it describes really are the ones people tend to make intuitively.
That said, I think the book's structure could be clearer, and I'd have liked more variety in the examples — startups, software companies, and so on. Not everyone wants to build the next McDonald's.
The book was published in 2020. Fast-moving industry trends, geopolitics, and marketing methods all shape how we think about building a business. For example, how can AI be used well to build the 'systems' the author talks about? In an era of labor shortages, does the seven-step framework need updating?
Also, based on my own experience, I think the selling system the author describes would be even better with 'asking and listening' added to it.
I see this book as a reminder for entrepreneurs, not a rulebook that guarantees you'll build a business just by following it.
Shang
The world is a book, and so is every person. I am trying to spend a lifetime reading them all, greedily.
Shang
Shang's books
Voyager's Guide
This world
The Sea of Books has 16 real islands, one for each subject. Every building on an island is a book.
What you can do now
- Tap an island on the chart to go ashore
- Tap a building to read the notes on that book
- Meet Shang, the Navigator
Coming soon
- Chapter 2: register as a voyager, sail your ship, collect building badges, send message bottles
- Chapter 3: shells, the harbor market, clearing the fog, rankings
- Chapter 4: private chats with other voyagers
Symbols
Navigator's registry
Before you set sail, we'll register your ship.