Build a Customer Acquisition Engine
Design a repeatable acquisition system instead of relying on one-off bursts of attention or random channels.
Best fit for startup founders, growth marketers, and solo operators..
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Traction
Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares
Starts with a practical map of traction channels and testing logic.
Hooked
Nir Eyal with Ryan Hoover
Adds a retention and product-behavior layer so acquisition compounds.
The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett
Adds founder-style pattern recognition around visibility, growth, and execution.
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Select one traction channel, one test, and one success metric you can review within two weeks.
Review schedule
Day 1: write or answer one recall prompt immediately after the book.
Day 3: revisit the main idea and explain it without looking.
Day 7: review the summary and one action you can apply now.
Day 14: reconnect the book to a live project, decision, or conversation.
Day 30: keep only the ideas still proving useful.
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Preview the lead acquisition book and a simple channel-testing reading plan before unlocking the full stack.
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Unlock all 3 books, saved growth review prompts, and path-specific execution checkpoints for acquisition experiments.
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