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BOOK CLUB FALL 2026 PICK
Startup, Scaleup, Screwup.
42 Tools to Accelerate Lean & Agile Business Growth
-by Jurgen Appelo
We’re back this fall with 42 real-world tools for the stage your business is in, not the generic playbook assumes.
- Five weeks
- One virtual room
- Ideas you can use on Monday

WHY WE’RE READING IT
It speaks to the growth stages of any small business in clear, actionable terms. It shares real-world tools you can put to work, not just theory to nod along with.
5 Weeks. Real insights. Some practice.
Thursdays at 12:05pm Eastern from September 24nd – October 22nd
A 40 minute session each week, grab your lunch, join the discussion. Done by 12:45pm.

42 practical tools you can apply directly to funding, hiring and scaling decisions
A clear map of the mistakes that derail businesses mid-growth and how to dodge them
A framework to build a growth plan to fit your businesses stage
GET ON THE LIST FOR DATES
We’ve locked in the five weekly sessions – Thursdays, Sept 24th through Oct 22nd, at 12:05 Eastern for 40 minutes. Sign up now, and we’ll send the schedule and how to join the sessions.
No spam. Just fall book club details.