Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

5 Books that helped me go from startup to $1 Million+ business #businessbooks #nonfictionbooks

30 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise video, Nick Hutchison shares the five books that were instrumental in scaling his internet startup into a multi‑million‑dollar business. He briefly outlines each title and its core lesson: (1) The Compound Effect – the power of consistent, small actions; (2) The War of Art – overcoming internal resistance and procrastination; (3) The E‑Myth Revisited – implementing corporate‑level systems and structures in a small startup; (4) The 4‑Hour Workweek – delegating, eliminating, and automating low‑impact tasks to focus on high‑value work; (5) $100 Million Offers – redesigning product offers and sales strategy to dramatically increase revenue. Hutchison invites viewers to comment with their own favorite small‑business books, positioning the list as a practical reading roadmap for founders seeking rapid growth.

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Here are the 5 books that I used to go from internet startup to millions of dollars in business. Number 1, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. It teaches you that small steps in the right direction will lead to disproportionately positive results. Number 2, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. This book helps you overcome resistance and procrastination. Number 3, The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber, teaching you how to apply corporate structure and business systems into a small little tiny startup like the one you're probably building. Number 4, The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. This book teaches you how to delegate, eliminate, and automate low-impact activities and use your time to focus on the bigger ones. And last but not least, $100 Million Offers by Alex Hormozi. This book helped me rethink what I was selling and how I was selling it, taking me from a smaller business to a little bit of a bigger one. Comment down below and share your favorite books for a small business owner.