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Outside The Sandbox.

The dangerous, unregulated space where real innovations are born — by Serge Luncar.

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Top startup book
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A raw, unfiltered look behind the startup curtain. Serge maps the space beyond the guardrails — where the interesting bets get placed and the real companies get built.

What you'll learn

  • Operate beyond permission and process
  • Find leverage in unregulated whitespace
  • Turn conviction into a durable advantage
14
Chapters
276
Pages
2026
Launch
SL
Author
Serge Luncar
Founder & CEO, Sphere

A serial founder writing from the field for the next generation of builders who refuse to color inside the lines.

"The sandbox is comfortable. Everything worth building happens on the other side of the wall."

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Burn The Safety Net.

A founder's masterclass in creating your own emergencies to force success — by Sphere co-founder Stefaniya Barabanava.

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First edition
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Part memoir, part playbook. Stefaniya distills the hard-won frameworks she used to go from clinician to venture-backed founder — and the deliberate emergencies she engineered to make the impossible inevitable.

What you'll learn

  • Manufacture urgency without burning out
  • Convert conviction into leverage
  • Build under pressure, ship past fear
12
Chapters
248
Pages
2026
Launch
SB
Author
Stefaniya Barabanava
Co-founder, Sphere

A clinician turned founder rebuilding how healthcare providers get paid. She wrote this book for the next generation of operators who refuse to wait for permission.

"The safety net isn't safety. It's the thing keeping you from the version of yourself you're avoiding."

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