cameron/colby

These two books could hardly be more opposite if they tried.  The difference stems mostly from the disparity between the viewpoint of a humble technology entrepreneur and an insightful retail salesman.

• E-Myth teaches you that you should hire idiots and orchestrate their every movement.  Lucky teaches you that you should hire geniuses and get out of the way.
• E-Myth teaches you that you too can nourish and train your entrepreneurial spirit.  Lucky teaches you that entrepreneurs are born, not made, and that attempting to be one unnaturally is a sure recipe for failure.
• E-Myth says good enough is the enemy of great.  Lucky says great is the enemy of good enough.
• E-Myth preaches measured, quantified awareness.  Lucky preaches blind faith and idealism.
• E-Myth teaches you to be powerful in sales by taking control.  Lucky teaches you to relax and embrace powerlessness.
• E-Myth teaches that you haven’t been paying enough attention to management, and that experts are beyond useless to you.  Lucky teaches you to stay out of the management of your business and leave it to the people who are better suited to do it.

So what do they agree on?
Two things I can surmise:  Have a vision, and learn to love the word ‘No’.

Once you understand when and why both perspectives are right, ta da, you’ve learned something useful.