As a corporate tech designer and internet consultant, Paul Jarvis spent years working with professional athletes like Warren Sapp, Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal with their online presence, and with large companies like Yahoo, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz and Warner Music. He then migrated to working with online entrepreneurs like Marie Forleo, Danielle LaPorte and Kris Carr to help build their brands. Since becoming a company of one, he spends his time writing, podcasting, and creating online courses for more than 13,500 students. He lives with his wife on an island off the coast of Vancouver.
Company of One is the next frontier for less is more * bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle and Simplify * This is a revolutionary idea for our times: build your business based on your values. There's nothing small about that. This book is a treasure * Author of SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION & CTRL ALT DELETE * In Company of One, entrepreneur Paul Jarvis attacks the rapid growth model of Silicon Valley and promotes a different, gentler route to business success, calling for a slow growth movement * Book of the week, Idler Magazine * Company of One is the next frontier for less is more * bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle and Simplify * A bright, useful entry in the small-is-beautiful genre You are not alone with Company of One. If, like so many others, you're setting out to take on the world by yourself, then welcome to the best company there is, your own * author of Be More Pirate * Company of One will give you invaluable insights to focus on the purposeful, interesting, and impactful work you actually love doing, right alongside permission to stop blindly chasing growth by defining success on your own terms * Authors of BEING BOSS * There's not one, right way. Only your way. Paul's book, Company of One, can help you find your way * CEO and Founder of MailChimp * Paul Jarvis will help you open your eyes to a broader, wiser definition of growth. One of learning, one of betterment, one of contentment ... The most important ingredient is a new worldview. Company of One can give you just that * Creator of RUBY ON RAILS and founder of BASECAMP * Paul is the savviest sole proprietor I know. This book is a permission slip to reject tired corporate business advice in favour of a smaller, slower, more personal approach * Host of HURRY SLOWLY * Your business can thrive with less! Company of One is an riveting, lucidly written guide to run a successful minimalist business * Author of THE MINIMALIST * The default equation of more = better in business isn't working anymore. If you want to build something that matters, make a difference for your family and the world, and actually enjoy what you do, Company of One offers the inspiration and step by step actions that will change the way you do business, and the way you do life * bestselling author of SOULFUL SIMPLICITY * You're not a machine, so why would you run your business like one? Company of One shows you another way. If you've ever wondered how to have a business that works for you-instead of the other way around-you need this book * bestselling author of SIDE HUSTLE and THE $100 STARTUP * Jarvis makes a compelling case for making your business better instead of bigger. A must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches * bestselling author of DEEP WORK *