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The Top 13 Takeaways from “Rigging the Game,” by Dan Nicholson
The most incredible business book you’ve never heard of
Although this was one of the better business books I’ve read in 2024, its fate is to remain severely underrated due to the lack of easy answers it offers.
It’ll never be popular, simply because it’s too grounded in reality, too connected to the actual, day-to-day truth of building a great business. Not many people want to read business books like that, but they absolutely should.
Rigging the Game doesn’t waste many words, either.
It’s not particularly long, but I spent more time reading this one than other books of similar size because the material itself demands greater space for clear, critical thought.
I also found it incredibly helpful in thinking differently about my business and the vision I have for it, so if you run a business yourself, I highly recommend it.
I especially liked the discussion concerning “closer over more,” meaning that we so often think that we need more of something — time, money, other resources — when in reality, a more helpful way of approaching building a business is to ask how our strategic decisions get us closer to how we want our business to look and operate.
