Million Dollar Weekend | Noah Kagan

In the vast ocean of business literature, it’s easy to drown in the monotony. Many of these books, while well-intentioned, can often lull you into a state of inertia rather than sparking the fire of innovation. However, there’s one that stands out from the crowd - Noah Kagan’s “Million Dollar Weekend”

As a white-collar employee, I’ve come to realize that reading books can sometimes become a sophisticated form of procrastination. We convince ourselves that we’re gaining invaluable insights, but in reality, we’re just delaying the leap into action.

This is where Noah Kagan’s “Million Dollar Weekend” flips the script. Kagan understands the entrepreneurial mindset and the pitfalls of over-preparation. His book is a breath of fresh air in the business genre, cutting through the fluff and providing a practical guide to real action.

In the upcoming sections, I’ll share some insightful quotes from the book that have the potential to transform your entrepreneurial journey.

Unreasonable Hospitality | Will Guidara

I saw this book Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara in the book list that Ozan Varol shared and then I also noticed it in the bestseller list of Amazon when I was very close to finishing the book. It is a great book that every business people can find things to apply in their business life. Although Will Guidara has a profession that I am not familiar with, the method he uses will probably fit into almost all businesses.

Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world. How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation? Radical reinvention, a true partnership between the kitchen and the dining room—and memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality. Let’s see what I highlighted from Will’s book.

In the rise of digital communication and increased demand for remote work, we are left feeling lonelier and more apart than at any other time in recent history. Yet our intense desire to feel a sense of belonging remains—it’s an innate human need. That’s where Unreasonable Hospitality comes.

The greatest restaurants in the world became great by challenging the way we think about food: sourcing, preparation, presentation and, of course, taste. But when Will Guidara set out to make Eleven Madison Park the best restaurant in the world, he had a crazy idea about how to do it: “What would happen if we approached hospitality with the same passion, attention to detail, and rigor that we bring to our food?”