28 Books like The Automatic Customer

The Forever Transaction

by Robbie Kellman Baxter • 2020

Build a subscription around an ongoing promise, and customers stop looking elsewhere.

4.01

244

🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Subscription Economy 🎯 Customer Centricity

The Forever Transaction 98%

Build a subscription around an ongoing promise, and customers stop looking elsewhere.

by Robbie Kellman Baxter 2020

4.01

244 ratings

🔄 Subscription Models 🌐 Subscription Economy 🎯 Customer Centricity

The Membership Economy

by Robbie Kellman Baxter • 2015

Why the smartest companies don't sell you a thing anymore: they enroll you in something.

3.73

1k+

🧾 Subscription Economy 🧲 Customer Retention 🚪 Customer Onboarding

The Membership Economy 98%

Why the smartest companies don't sell you a thing anymore: they enroll you in something.

by Robbie Kellman Baxter 2015

3.73

1k+ ratings

🧾 Subscription Economy 🧲 Customer Retention 🚪 Customer Onboarding

Customer Success

by Nick Mehta • 2016

In subscriptions, the first sale is the smallest part. The real money requires a retention system.

4.00

1k+

📉 Customer Retention 🔄 Subscription Economy 📈 Product-Led Growth

Customer Success 96%

In subscriptions, the first sale is the smallest part. The real money requires a retention system.

by Nick Mehta 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

📉 Customer Retention 🔄 Subscription Economy 📈 Product-Led Growth

The Pricing Roadmap

by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt • 2023

SaaS pricing is a design job. How to build models that customers love and committees approve.

4.49

183

💻 Saas Pricing 💎 Value-Based Pricing 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Pricing Roadmap 95%

SaaS pricing is a design job. How to build models that customers love and committees approve.

by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt 2023

4.49

183 ratings

💻 Saas Pricing 💎 Value-Based Pricing 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Customer-Led Growth

by David Jackson • 2021

Retention, not acquisition, drives SaaS valuations. The playbook for customer-led growth.

4.31

☁️ Saas Business Models 🤝 Customer Success 🏗️ Organizational Design

Customer-Led Growth 95%

Retention, not acquisition, drives SaaS valuations. The playbook for customer-led growth.

by David Jackson 2021

4.31

13 ratings

☁️ Saas Business Models 🤝 Customer Success 🏗️ Organizational Design

Software as a Science

by Dan Martell • 2024

SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.

4.53

169

🚀 Saas Founders 🔄 Subscription Revenue 🧩 Growth Frameworks

Software as a Science 95%

SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.

by Dan Martell 2024

4.53

169 ratings

🚀 Saas Founders 🔄 Subscription Revenue 🧩 Growth Frameworks

The Pricing Roadmap

by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt • 2023

B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.

5.00

💰 Pricing Strategy ☁️ B2b Saas 📊 Value-Based Pricing

The Pricing Roadmap 95%

B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.

by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt 2023

5.00

1 ratings

💰 Pricing Strategy ☁️ B2b Saas 📊 Value-Based Pricing

Ecommerce Evolved

by Tanner Larsson • 2016

Ditch your online store. Funnels, not catalogs, turn ad spend into recurring ecommerce profit.

4.42

401

🛒 Ecommerce Strategy 🔻 Sales Funnels 🔁 Recurring Revenue

Ecommerce Evolved 95%

Ditch your online store. Funnels, not catalogs, turn ad spend into recurring ecommerce profit.

by Tanner Larsson 2016

4.42

401 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Strategy 🔻 Sales Funnels 🔁 Recurring Revenue

The Seven Pillars of Customer Success

by Wayne McCulloch • 2021

Turn customer success into a growth engine. Seven pillars, from onboarding to advocacy.

4.16

245

🧭 Customer Success Management 🔄 Subscription Business 💻 B2B SaaS

The Seven Pillars of Customer Success Summary

The Seven Pillars of Customer Success 95%

Turn customer success into a growth engine. Seven pillars, from onboarding to advocacy.

by Wayne McCulloch 2021

4.16

245 ratings

🧭 Customer Success Management 🔄 Subscription Business 💻 B2B SaaS

Monetizing Innovation

by Madhavan Ramanujam • 2016

Why 72% of new products fail: companies build before asking what anyone will actually pay.

4.15

1k+

💲 Pricing Strategy 📊 Value-Based Pricing 💰 Product Monetization

Monetizing Innovation 95%

Why 72% of new products fail: companies build before asking what anyone will actually pay.

by Madhavan Ramanujam 2016

4.15

1k+ ratings

💲 Pricing Strategy 📊 Value-Based Pricing 💰 Product Monetization

Product-Led Growth

by Wes Bush • 2019

Replace your sales team with a product users try, love, and buy without a sales call.

4.09

2k+

🚀 SaaS Growth 🎯 Go-To-Market Strategy 📋 User Onboarding

Product-Led Growth 94%

Replace your sales team with a product users try, love, and buy without a sales call.

by Wes Bush 2019

4.09

2k+ ratings

🚀 SaaS Growth 🎯 Go-To-Market Strategy 📋 User Onboarding

Amazon

by Natalie Berg • 2019

The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.

3.77

196

🛒 Retail Strategy 📦 E-Commerce 🏭 Supply Chain Management

Amazon 94%

The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.

by Natalie Berg 2019

3.77

196 ratings

🛒 Retail Strategy 📦 E-Commerce 🏭 Supply Chain Management

The 1% Windfall

by Rafi Mohammed • 2010

A 1% price hike can spike profits 20%. The playbook for business's most neglected lever.

3.91

646

🧮 Pricing Strategy 💰 Profit Levers 🧠 Value Perception

The 1% Windfall 94%

A 1% price hike can spike profits 20%. The playbook for business's most neglected lever.

by Rafi Mohammed 2010

3.91

646 ratings

🧮 Pricing Strategy 💰 Profit Levers 🧠 Value Perception

Digital Hesitation

by Thomas Lah • 2022

B2B digital transformation fails on pricing, sales, and partnering. Fix them in that order.

4.23

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Subscription Models 🤝 Customer Success

Digital Hesitation 94%

B2B digital transformation fails on pricing, sales, and partnering. Fix them in that order.

by Thomas Lah 2022

4.23

30 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Subscription Models 🤝 Customer Success

Gym Launch Secrets

by Alex Hormozi • 2020

Why cheap trials drain gyms, and the upfront-pricing model that funds growth without ad budgets.

4.47

308

🏋️ Fitness Business 🏢 Brick And Mortar Business 💰 Pricing Strategy

Gym Launch Secrets 94%

Why cheap trials drain gyms, and the upfront-pricing model that funds growth without ad budgets.

by Alex Hormozi 2020

4.47

308 ratings

🏋️ Fitness Business 🏢 Brick And Mortar Business 💰 Pricing Strategy

Almost Alchemy

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2019

Most businesses leave half their profit on the table. Where it hides, and how to claim it.

4.39

100

📬 Direct Response Marketing 💰 Pricing Strategy 🔝 Customer Lifetime Value

Almost Alchemy 94%

Most businesses leave half their profit on the table. Where it hides, and how to claim it.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2019

4.39

100 ratings

📬 Direct Response Marketing 💰 Pricing Strategy 🔝 Customer Lifetime Value

Behind the Cloud

by Marc Benioff • 2009

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

3.78

5k+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success

Behind the Cloud 94%

How a subscription website sparked a billion-dollar revolt against the enterprise software industry.

by Marc Benioff 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🥷 Guerrilla Marketing 🎯 Customer Success

The Product-Led Playbook

by Wes Bush • 2024

Your product can close deals. The system for unlocking self-serve revenue with a tiny team.

4.42

🧲 Product-Led Growth ☁️ SaaS Go-To-Market 📘 Startup Playbooks

The Product-Led Playbook 94%

Your product can close deals. The system for unlocking self-serve revenue with a tiny team.

by Wes Bush 2024

4.42

55 ratings

🧲 Product-Led Growth ☁️ SaaS Go-To-Market 📘 Startup Playbooks

How I Create Growth Hacking Plans for Startups for $10,000

by Aladdin Happy • 2016

A $10,000 growth plan distilled into repeatable experiments, plus 300 ready-to-run tactics.

4.25

🧪 Growth Hacking 🚀 Startup Growth 🔄 Lean Startup

How I Create Growth Hacking Plans for Startups for $10,000 Summary

How I Create Growth Hacking Plans for Startups for $10,000 93%

A $10,000 growth plan distilled into repeatable experiments, plus 300 ready-to-run tactics.

by Aladdin Happy 2016

4.25

4 ratings

🧪 Growth Hacking 🚀 Startup Growth 🔄 Lean Startup

The Cold Start Problem

by Andrew Chen • 2021

A network's hardest moment is before anyone joins: how to survive and scale.

4.19

4k+

🕸️ Network Effects 📈 Startup Growth 🔁 Growth Loops

The Cold Start Problem 93%

A network's hardest moment is before anyone joins: how to survive and scale.

by Andrew Chen 2021

4.19

4k+ ratings

🕸️ Network Effects 📈 Startup Growth 🔁 Growth Loops

The Grid

by Matt Watkinson • 2017

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

4.10

343

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy

The Grid 93%

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

by Matt Watkinson 2017

4.10

343 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy

Disciplined Entrepreneurship

by Bill Aulet • 2013

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

4.27

2k+

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design

Disciplined Entrepreneurship 93%

Replace startup guesswork with a repeatable system for finding customers and proving they will pay.

by Bill Aulet 2013

4.27

2k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Methodology 👤 Customer Development 📋 Business Model Design

Productize

by Eisha Armstrong • 2021

Turn professional services into products that scale revenue faster than headcount.

3.84

249

🏢 Professional Services 📦 Productized Services 🔍 Customer Discovery

Productize 93%

Turn professional services into products that scale revenue faster than headcount.

by Eisha Armstrong 2021

3.84

249 ratings

🏢 Professional Services 📦 Productized Services 🔍 Customer Discovery

Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer

by Liam Veitch • 2014

Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.

3.81

196

💼 Freelance Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🧲 Client Attraction

Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer 93%

Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.

by Liam Veitch 2014

3.81

196 ratings

💼 Freelance Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🧲 Client Attraction

Web 2.0

by Amy Shuen • 2007

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

3.32

149

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models

Web 2.0 93%

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

by Amy Shuen 2007

3.32

149 ratings

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012

by Josh Kaufman

Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.

4.11

327

🏢 Business Fundamentals 🧩 Business Frameworks 💎 Value Creation

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012 Summary

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012 93%

Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.

by Josh Kaufman

4.11

327 ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 🧩 Business Frameworks 💎 Value Creation

The Seven Figure Agency Roadmap

by Josh Nelson • 2021

Charge $1,000 a month, not by the project: the playbook for a seven-figure agency.

4.35

486

🏢 Agency Business 🎯 Niche Marketing 🔄 Recurring Revenue

The Seven Figure Agency Roadmap 93%

Charge $1,000 a month, not by the project: the playbook for a seven-figure agency.

by Josh Nelson 2021

4.35

486 ratings

🏢 Agency Business 🎯 Niche Marketing 🔄 Recurring Revenue

40 Rules for Internet Business Success

by Matthew Paulson • 2014

Leave your day job behind: build a profitable online business that funds a life you choose.

4.02

213

🖥️ Online Business 🗣️ Customer Validation 💵 Value-Based Pricing

40 Rules for Internet Business Success Summary

40 Rules for Internet Business Success 93%

Leave your day job behind: build a profitable online business that funds a life you choose.

by Matthew Paulson 2014

4.02

213 ratings

🖥️ Online Business 🗣️ Customer Validation 💵 Value-Based Pricing

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