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Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few

Audacious: Choose Your Enemies Wisely by Patrick Bet-David presents a business-planning approach built around 12 Business Building Blocks. It blends practical planning topics such as funding and culture with the author’s emphasis on long-term vision and motivation, so it may suit readers seeking a framework rather than a narrowly focused guide to one business task.

At a glance

The central framework is the author’s 12 Business Building Blocks for developing a business plan.
The listing describes coverage of funding, long-term vision, company culture and motivation alongside practical planning.
The book is presented for readers at different stages of their business journey.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Brings strategic motivation together with practical business-planning topics, rather than focusing only on the mechanics of a plan.
Customer feedback describes the guidance as actionable and the planning ideas as fresh.

Technical specifications

8 specifications

Book details
Publisher	Portfolio
Publication date	5 Dec. 2023
Language	English
Print length	320 pages
ISBN-10	0593712846
ISBN-13	978-0593712849

Dimensions and installation
Weight listed	488 g
Dimensions	15.7 x 2.6 x 23.6 cm

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Founders and business owners looking for a broad planning framework that addresses funding, culture and long-term direction.
Readers who respond to an energetic, motivation-led approach to business planning.

Less suited to

Readers looking for a narrowly specialised manual on a single business function, since the described framework spans several planning themes.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.8 / 5 · 1,105 ratings

5 stars86%86%
4 stars9%9%
3 stars4%4%
2 stars0%0%
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Customer feedback describes the book as a practical read with fresh business-planning ideas and actionable guidance. Readers also respond positively to its principle-centred concept and perceived value. These views fit the listing’s broad framework of planning, funding, culture and long-term vision, though they do not establish that its approach will suit every reader. The overall rating distribution is strongly weighted towards five-star ratings, with a smaller range of lower ratings, but star ratings alone do not explain individual experiences.

Positive themes

Customers praise the practical, actionable guidance and fresh business-planning ideas.
Feedback also speaks positively about the book’s concept and perceived value.

Frequently asked questions

What is Choose Your Enemies Wisely about?

The book presents Patrick Bet-David’s 12 Business Building Blocks as a framework for business planning, combining practical subjects such as funding with long-term vision and company culture.

Is this book aimed only at established businesses?

The listing says readers can be at any stage of their business journey, making the intended audience broader than established business owners alone.

How long is the book?

The listed print length is 320 pages.