How do you learn how to start and run a business?

How to learn business skills, books, podcasts and mentors on entrepreneurship, learning by doing.

Axis: learn from the giants' books and podcasts first ... learn only by doing

Answers by date: 4 records in 4 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2020), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2020-05-19	Ali	To learn affiliate marketing properly, Ali points to Pat Flynn's website and podcast Smart Passive Income and its materials.	How To Make Money Online - The 3 Levels 00:08:46
2020-05-17	Ali	Asked where he gets his knowledge of tax as an entrepreneur, Ali says mostly from Reddit and blogs.	My Productive Birthday in Lockdown - Day in the Life Vlog creator comment
2020-05-01	Ali	Ali points to his videos on ten tips for entrepreneurs and on three books that changed his life, and says reading those three books will inspire you to start on financial independence and entrepreneurship.	How Much Money I Earn in a Week as a Doctor & YouTuber 00:30:12
2019-10-09	Ali	Ali's second tip: stand on the shoulders of giants; entrepreneurship is a well-trodden path with many books and podcasts, and starting without its basic literature is like being a doctor without anatomy and physiology.	How I Built a Million Dollar Business in Medical School - 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs 00:02:30