The book
Coin Operated
The 80/20 Way to Build and Pay a Team That Grows EBITDA
The pay plan always tells the truth.
Eighty20 Publishing · The Field Guide
Coin OperatedThe Field Guide
Fillable PDF availablePrint forthcoming · January 12, 2027 · Coil availability pending
Thirty-six worksheets, one instrument to a page, with Halvorsen’s version filled in beside every blank: the pay audit, the Quads with people cost, the bridge, the coverage map, the one-page plan, the bonus curve and cash gate, the grant table and the board’s pay page. The 144-page PDF has 1,906 fillable fields.
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Available digitally · October 26, 2026.
Read it, then work it
The book makes the case.
The Field Guide does the work.
Coin Operated keeps the narrative and the method. The Field Guide holds the working paper: the instruments, worksheets and exercises, ready to fill in for your own business.
Letter-size and built to be written in: a fillable PDF, plus paperback and coil-bound print editions.
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Formats and ISBNs
- Paperback, letterRetail list: US $29.99 · CA $39.99Print forthcoming · January 12, 2027ISBN 9798908161350
- Fillable PDFDirect download: US $10 · Retail list: CA $26.99Available digitally · October 26, 2026ISBN 9798908161374
- Coil-bound, letterRetail list: US $39.99 · CA $52.99Availability pendingISBN 9798908161367
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Each person who fills in the Field Guide needs their own copy. For a leadership team, a cohort or a portfolio, ask about team and bulk orders.