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Startup Assembly Manual Nominated for Small Business Book Awards 2016
From Small Business Trends: “The focus of “Startup Assembly Manual” is squarely on the product in the “startup” process. Most “startup advice” books focus on the marketing and inspiration needed to launch a product, but only a few focus on the product, which drives the whole thing. Without a good product (or service), your startup…
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Julia – new novel teaser
I’ll be finishing this novel up sometime late summer. I’d love some comments on Chapter One. Julia is not ‘stunningly’ beautiful as most heroines tend to be. Neither is she ‘striking’ unless of course she happens to be striking you. No, Julia is none of that: she’s ‘odd’, not falling into any category or stereotype…
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Boiling Frogs – September, 2087
BOILING THE FROGS September, 2087 By Unnamed. (withheld for protection) Recipe for Boiling a Frog Do not boil water first; the frog, upon being thrown into a boiling pot, will instantly jump out and hop away. Simply place the frog in the water then slowly turn up the heat until it is boiling—the frog…
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How do you get “Great Ideas”?
When aspiring entrepreneurs finally realize they have what it takes—desire, passion, drive, ambition— to be successful, they inevitably ask: “what great idea do I use to start my business?” Or, it is the other way around: They have great ideas and ask: “now what?” and “do I have what it takes?” I wrote my book for…
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The Customer as a Development Partner
Develop Your Product/Service Around What The Customer Wants To Pay For I have been mentoring and coaching aspiring entrepreneurs for a few years and there are often two big problems with their perspective: They assume their idea is really valid and don’t bother to verify the existence of the problem or the need for a…
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Have an idea and no clue what to do next?
Most books I’ve read on becoming an entrepreneur seem to be either academic or written by wildly successful businessmen whose vision of “startup” was very different than mine. I’m not that guy. All six of my startups started with just me and an idea…and blind courage. The Startup Assembly Manual is a logical and sequential…
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Embarrassing Entrepreneur Mistake
After selling my businesses, I was all full of myself and decided to get involved in some angel investing. This is where I started to learn about entrepreneurial miscalculations, which started to form the realistic and experience-torn foundation of the Startup Assembly Manual. Without names, this is the story and lessons I hope to pass…
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Define Success: Lifestyle or Pot of Gold?
Somebody asked me how many millions I got when I sold one of my businesses. He seemed a little stunned when I told him I didn’t. I told him that it was never about the money; it was mostly about doing something I was good at and enjoyed and found rewarding and interesting, and secondarily…