Free book

Want the book?It's yours, free.

The whole thing — What Holds Up the Roof, as a PDF, no charge and no email list. Connect with me on LinkedIn, send me a DM that says “free book”, and I'll send it over.

How to get it

Three steps. About a minute.

No form, no funnel, no drip sequence you have to unsubscribe from in a month. Just connect and ask me for it.

Step one

Connect on LinkedIn

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Send the connection request. That's genuinely all — I accept them, and it means you'll actually see it when I post something worth reading.

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Step two

DM me “free book”

Two words is plenty

You don't have to write me an essay about why you want it. Two words does the job. Tell me what you're building if you feel like it — I read those.

Step three

I send you the PDF

Usually same day

Straight back in the DM. No landing page in between, nothing to confirm, and I won't add you to anything you didn't ask for.

What Holds Up the Roof: The Four Principles of Entrepreneurship — a book by Michael "Mash" Ashley
What you're getting

Trends come and go. Principles endure.

What Holds Up the Roof is a business fable — the four principles of entrepreneurship, drawn from twenty-five years in startups. You follow one founder through routine, loss, and rebuilding, and watch them learn what actually keeps a business standing when the plan falls apart.

  • A story, not a framework deck — you'll finish it
  • Four durable principles instead of this year's tactics
  • Written for people in the messy middle of building, not for the case study
  • The same thinking behind every session on this site
Why I give it away

Because the thinking is the point.

Most of what I'd tell you in a paid session is in this book. If you read it and never speak to me again, that's a fine outcome — you got the useful part. And if you'd rather work through it with someone, you'll know where to find me.

Connect, and ask me for it.

One connection request and a two-word DM. I'll send the PDF straight back.

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