Every provider must offer a plain-vanilla baseline — the OTC moment for personal finance
The Mortgage Trap Hitting Millions of Homeowners · Tarun Ramadorai
Own a word in the prospect's mind by being first, finding an open position, or repositioning the competition
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind · Al Ries and Jack Trout
Start with good people, make something customers want, and spend as little as possible
How to Start a Startup · Paul Graham
If each new user makes the product more valuable for all users, you win
Bill Gurley — All Things Business and Investing · Bill Gurley
Break growth into engines, turbo boosts, lubricants, and fuel
How to Build Products Users Love · Lenny Rachitsky
Give customers clear stepping stones across the creek of uncertainty — a process plan for clarity and an agreement plan for trust.
Building a StoryBrand · Donald Miller
A one-page document that organizes your entire brand narrative into a clear, repeatable message using all seven story elements.
Building a StoryBrand · Donald Miller
If a caveman can't understand your website in 5 seconds, you lose
Building a StoryBrand 2.0: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen · Donald Miller
Exploit rivals' inability to change; combat your own organizational decay
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters · Richard Rumelt
Seven story elements that clarify your brand message so customers listen
Building a StoryBrand - Clarify Your Message So Customers · Donald Miller