Business @ the speed of thought vs The Phoenix Project: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Business @ the speed of thought Business @ the speed of thought Bill Gates · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.8 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Moderate
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In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for…

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Cover of The Phoenix Project The Phoenix Project Gene Kim · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.2 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win is the third book by Gene Kim. The business novel tells the story of an IT manager who has ninety days to rescue an over-budget and late IT…

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Side by side

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Business @ the speed of thoughtThe Phoenix Project
Goodreads 3.8 (4771) 4.2 (51229)
Hardcover 3.5 (8) 4.0 (1)
Google Books 3.0 (3) 5.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.0 (5)

Reception

Business @ the speed of thoughtThe Phoenix Project
Ratings 4771 51229
Editions 28 15
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 9764 49428
Reading it now 408 10857
Written reviews 152 4145
Wikipedia attention 251 229
Pages 496 431

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Business @ the speed of thought or The Phoenix Project?

The Phoenix Project has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Phoenix Project 4.2/5, Business @ the speed of thought 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Business @ the speed of thought or The Phoenix Project?

The Phoenix Project is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Phoenix Project (431 pages, ≈ 7 h 59 m); Business @ the speed of thought (496 pages, ≈ 9 h 11 m).

Which is harder to read: Business @ the speed of thought or The Phoenix Project?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Business @ the speed of thought: Moderate; The Phoenix Project: Moderate.

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