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ReWork - 37Signals Hammers It Home

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Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson; Crown Business, 2010 I love reading business and marketing books--at least ones that are pithy and make sense.  I can't explain why, exactly.  I guess I am always looking for ways to become a better leader and visionary.  Maybe I just enjoy marketing and business books.  Here's the thing...  Sometimes I read business-oriented books that are difficult to grasp, and full of so much data (business people seem to dig data) that I find myself growing old just holding the dang book.  Who cares if your data suggests that 67% of all CEO's in America didn't attend an Ivy League school?  Who cares if you data suggests that the 5 key components of a successful marketing campaign all begin with the word "R?"  You are boring me. Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are the founders of 37Signals , a company that provides web-based business tools that are easy to use and inexpensive to boot.  R...