Dignan: Investors exploit founders who skip '48 Laws of Power'
Vincent Dignan · This Guy Might Be the Biggest Underground Growth Hacker Ever, EP 304: Vincent Dignan · Jun 20, 2016 · at 15:57
Growth marketer Vincent Dignan recommends Robert Greene's 'The 48 Laws of Power' as an essential book for startup founders dealing with investors.
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“Investors will walk all over you if you do not read this book.”
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