The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary of a CEO podcast and a former social media agency founder, condenses what he learned from years of long-form interviews into thirty-three laws organized around self, story, philosophy, and team. He treats each law as a short essay, mixing personal stories from his own career with research from psychology, marketing, and behavioral science. Bartlett writes about topics like the value of embarrassing yourself, the discipline of asking better questions, and the way small habits compound into identity. He is candid about the emotional cost of building companies young and the loneliness that came with early success. The book reads as a hybrid of memoir, business advice, and self-help.
What you might want to know about The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
The podcast host distills lessons from hundreds of interviews with founders, athletes, and thinkers into thirty-three rules.
Both. Bartlett uses his own career as a founder to frame each law, but he also draws on interviews and outside research to make it more than personal history.
No. The book stands on its own, though listeners of The Diary of a CEO will recognize themes and guests from the show.
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life was written by Steven Bartlett, published in 2023 by Portfolio.
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life is 288 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
