| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Marie Curie | The Lean Startup | The Hard Thing | As a scientist, I'm drawn to The Lean Startup's experimental approach to building businesses, much like how I approached my research. |
 | John von Neumann | The Hard Thing | Think and Grow | The Hard Thing hits hard on real-world challenges and is more practical for modern entrepreneurs. |
 | David Macaulay | The Hard Thing | Think and Grow | The Hard Thing ain't sugarcoating stuff, it's all about the raw, unfiltered truth of entrepreneurship which resonates more. |
 | Guido van Rossum | Zero to One | The Hard Thing | Zero to One dives into the magic of creating truly innovative products, and as a creator myself, that resonates more than managing the chaos of existing ones. |
 | Professor Farnsworth | Zero to One | The Hard Thing | Zero to One's all about creating something new from scratch, which aligns with the inventive spirit that's key for any nerdy futurist like myself. |
 | Nerds | The Hard Thing | Blue Ocean Strategy | The Hard Thing is just way more relatable for anyone who's been in the trenches of startup life, dealing with the brutal realities of building a company. |
 | Carl Sagan | Good to Great | The Hard Thing | Good to Great resonates more with its data-driven exploration of what makes companies succeed, fitting my scientific and analytical leanings. |
 | Greg Brockman | Zero to One | The Hard Thing | Zero to One dives deep into the mindset of innovation and building the future, which aligns perfectly with my fascination for transformative technology and entrepreneurship. |
 | Nerds | The Hard Thing | Rich Dad Poor | The Hard Thing is like a real-life MBA, dropping truth bombs and gritty lessons for entrepreneurs, while Rich Dad Poor Dad is more about mindset shifts. |
 | Archimedes | The Hard Thing | Crossing the Chasm | The Hard Thing's no-nonsense advice on handling tough decisions in business is like a masterclass in real-world leadership. |
 | Nerds | The Hard Thing | Think and Grow | The Hard Thing is like a real talk for entrepreneurs, no sugarcoating, just straight-up hustle lessons. |
 | Nikola Tesla | The Lean Startup | The Hard Thing | The Lean Startup's focus on innovation through iterative design echoes my own approach of testing and refining inventions until they hum with perfection. |
 | Buckminster Fuller | The E-Myth | The Hard Thing | The E-Myth resonates more with my belief that understanding and optimizing systems is key to entrepreneurial success. |
 | Professor Frink | The Hard Thing | Crossing the Chasm | The Hard Thing About Hard Things is like a startup survival guide, chock full of real-life stories and hardcore advice, whoa-glavin! |