The 10% Entrepreneur

By Patrick J. McGinnis

The 10% Entrepreneur takes the modern question of, “How do you become and entrepreneur without jumping headfirst?” McGinnis takes a very simplistic approach to give you the first stepping stone. By dedicating only 10% of your time, energy, and even money in order to diversify your portfolio and to also, hopefully, make wise investments that will pay off.

The 10% Entrepreneur is a quick read/listen coming in at around six hours. McGinnis gives a great and quick biography of who he is and how he started his 10% philosophy while also giving you examples of other individuals who did the same thing. By giving the examples of other individuals, it helps provide a breakup from other “typical” investment books and I greatly appreciated his approach.

In no shape or way is The 10% Entrepreneur a “step by step, how to get rich, follow my lead and you can be a millionaire too” book. McGinnis quickly lets you know that there are risks and that you should only invest in industries that you actually know about or are passionate about. Which is a very simple approach. However, for those of us who know very little about investing, it was an eye opening and a “Well that makes perfect sense!” approach.

Elijah Alexander is the narrator and he does a great job at keeping you engaged fully throughout the entire audiobook. I definitely look forward to listening to more books that he has narrated.

In conclusion, if you are interested in starting to invest, definitely get this book. As I said, this isn’t a blueprint of a book for everyone to follow. Patrick McGinnis just nudges you to the right direction on how to approach being an entrepreneur and how to be serious about it as well while keeping your day job.

Story: 4/5

Narration: 5/5

Overall: 4.5/5

Pros: Quick read, great examples, great advice, and not a dusty investment book compared to the other 99.98% investment books out there.

Cons: I feel like I would have liked more of direct data as to how to actually begin. Reason being, I live in a small town and feel that investment opportunities are slim to non-existent here. However, not enough of a negative for me to ding this book.