Crossing the Chasm vs Sell It Like Serhant: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Selling, Business
Crossing the Chasm
“There is a line from a song in the musical A Chorus Line: '"If Troy Donahue can be a movie star, then I can be a movie star."”
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Crossing the Chasm (1991; rev. 1999) demonstrates the existence of distinct marketing challenges for each market segment in the life cycle of new technology-based products. A significant gulf -- the "chasm" -- exists…
Sell It Like Serhant
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This national bestseller is a lively and practical guide on how to sell anything and achieve long-term success in business. Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Sell It Like Serhant highest: Sell It Like Serhant 4.3 · Crossing the Chasm 3.8.
- Sell It Like Serhant has the widest readership — 3684 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Crossing the Chasm | Sell It Like Serhant | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (3684) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (46) | 4.2 (5) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (69) | 4.5 (265) |
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Reception
| Crossing the Chasm | Sell It Like Serhant | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69 | 3684 |
| Editions | 21 | 8 |
| Citations | 1064 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3187 |
| Reading it now | — | 821 |
| Written reviews | — | 275 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3132 | — |
| Pages | 233 | 240 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Crossing the Chasm or Sell It Like Serhant?
Sell It Like Serhant has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sell It Like Serhant 4.3/5, Crossing the Chasm 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Crossing the Chasm or Sell It Like Serhant?
Crossing the Chasm is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Crossing the Chasm (233 pages, ≈ 4 h 19 m); Sell It Like Serhant (240 pages, ≈ 4 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Crossing the Chasm or Sell It Like Serhant?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Crossing the Chasm: Moderate; Sell It Like Serhant: Moderate.