Startup Stories & Market Moves: New Reads to Watch

17 Apr 2025

Startup Stories & Market Moves: New Reads to Watch

Whether you’re scaling your first venture or just love a good market shake-up, this week’s business and finance novel picks are packed with ambition, strategy, and a touch of suspense. Startup Stories & Market Moves brings you fresh narratives that dive into disruptive ideas, high-stakes deals, and the minds behind the money. These reads don’t just inform—they inspire. Let’s see what’s hitting the shelf this week.

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The Bond: Succeeding in Sales and Unlocking the Power of Relationship Building

by Sandra Rojas

Release Date: March 26, 2025

The Bond shows you how to transform your sales strategy by building genuine connections. Move beyond outdated sales tactics and create authentic relationships that drive lasting results. With proven strategies focused on trust, empathy, and collaboration, you’ll master consultative selling and boost your success.

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Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

by Michael Lewis

Release Date: March 18, 2025

The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.

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Build a Business You Love: Mastering the Five Stages of Business

by Dave Ramsey

Release Date: April 15, 2025

In Build a Business You Love, #1 New York Times bestselling author and Ramsey Solutions Founder and CEO, Dave Ramsey breaks down the system that took his business from a card table in his living room to a $250 million operation.

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Jim Rohn’s Success Blueprint: How Today’s Actions Achieve Tomorrow’s Goals

by Jim Rohn

Release Date: April 8, 2025

The author, drawing from his journey from humble beginnings on a farm in Caldwell, Idaho, to becoming one of the greatest personal development speakers and philosophers in history, emphasizes the importance of a strong personal philosophy as the foundation for success. Throughout the book, Rohn’s engaging storytelling and practical advice will guide you in setting clear goals, developing a positive attitude, and embracing the principles that lead to a successful and fulfilling life.

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No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity

by Ashlee Piper

Release Date: April 15, 2025

For nearly two years, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy nothing new. And in the process, she got out of debt, cut clutter, crushed her goals, and became healthier and happier than ever—all the things she’d always wanted to do but “never had time to” (because she was mindlessly scrolling, shopping, spending, and stressing). After a decade of fine-tuning, No New Things guides readers through the same revolutionarily simple challenge that has helped thousands of global participants find freedom and fulfillment in just thirty days.

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Alchemyze It!: A Proven Process To Differentiate and Scale Your Entrepreneurial Business

by Eric Keiles

Release Date: March 30, 2025

When customers look at you and your competitors, why are you the obvious choice to do business with? You know your company is better, but your customers can’t tell the difference. There should be no question in your customer’s mind that you are their best choice. By far. Not a good option—the only option. Your company doesn’t have a marketing problem. You have a marketing differentiation problem.

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