Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Nine. I’m not making light of the effort one must make to get to a breakthrough idea, but if you’re an entrepreneur, really, a great idea is only what you need to get to the starting line. This Guerilla Innovation post is about the amping up part. Wasn’t amping worth the effort?

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Guerilla Innovation. In the previous post/chapter of Guerilla Innovation we talked about “amping ideas.” Idea amping is a way of life for an entrepreneur — and especially so for a small business one. Being an entrepreneur is a contrarian state. Chapter 10. ” I reviewed two tools for doing so.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Tennessee Ernie Ford, sang about the lack of money in his hit “Sixteen Tons” Guerilla Innovation- Chapter 12. Before I get into ways in which entrepreneurs (aka ‘guerilla innovators’) can get funds, a blurb on the whole money mindset is in order. The working title is Guerilla Innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Successful entrepreneurs and successful companies never stop re-inventing themselves. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 22, 2011

The Christian Science Monitor recently asked me what five books I would recommend every entrepreneur own. Gerber, in which he gives a realistic job preview that all first time entrepreneurs should read before they jump in the water. Here are my essential titles: The E-Myth by Michael E.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Have a background as a successful entrepreneur and/or real world innovator. Richard Branson is the ultimate entrepreneur/innovator speaker in my view. This usually means the speaker has written articles and/or books on the topic. I’d also be careful about getting the entrepreneur of the month.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Seth Godin has a list for fall reading list (h/t Startup Mason ) and I thought I’d pass along the guerilla marketing book he recommends: The Best of Guerilla Marketing–Guerilla Marketing Remix. (My I’ll let you know how it is and if I buy the whole book.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 18, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Two. I have a problem with innovators and entrepreneurs spending weeks and even months developing an elegant document which ages like bad smelling cheese. It should be less than 5 pages — how could it really be useful day to day if you’ve written a book?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

A entrepreneur’s idea of closure. Longtime tech entrepreneur Steve Blank says he’s always been a guy who “liked to fail fast, move on, and not look back.&# Any guerilla sales tactics somebody may know for situation like this? And taxpayers are only out $35M on that one machine. What a deal.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 19, 2012

Guerilla Innovation Chapter Three. This is where many wanna be innovators, and wanna be entrepreneurs simply give up. Small Biz Creative Problem Solving. Small business innovation is simply this: one problem after another. It’s a gauntlet. It’s a series of hurdles you have to jump over, and lots of them.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Business coach and entrepreneur Scott Hallman (more on him below) shares his own cautionary tale in an interview with Mindvalley Insights: We began to lose money. He started his journey as an entrepreneur by running a few small businesses while he was still attending university. 1) Brad Sugars. Image courtesy of ActionCoach.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that there are no rules. One of the worst things about being an entrepreneur is that there are no rules. The lack of rules and structure causes many entrepreneurs to work incessantly. Entrepreneur (151).

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Business coach and entrepreneur Scott Hallman (more on him below) shares his own cautionary tale in an interview with Mindvalley Insights: We began to lose money. He started his journey as an entrepreneur by running a few small businesses while he was still attending university. 1) Brad Sugars. Image courtesy of ActionCoach.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 14, 2012

Last Thursday we were chatting about books. There are a ton of good innovation books out there, some of which I’ve reviewed here. The insight that seemed to dawn on several of us at the same time is that there really isn’t a great innovation book geared for small business. how to make something people will buy.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

APRIL 22, 2019

Get innovation training from an experienced source, someone who has actually created innovation, both inside large companies and as an entrepreneur. So book me: www.greggfraley.com. If you’re not addressing these problems/opportunities, in some fashion, you’re in fail mode. These Bullets Can Be Dodged.

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Early Growth Financial Services

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 2, 2011

It was great because it was the true story of two entrepreneurs who worked hard, did the right things, and achieved the massive success they deserved. Hopefully you're on the same page with me here as this is the classic entrepreneur tale so far. So Scooter, it turns out, is another kick-ass entrepreneur. It inspired me.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. Successful entrepreneurs have a bias toward action, as illustrated in Tom and Huck. Entrepreneur (167). infoChachkie. 5 Comments.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 5, 2014

This is also a good time to think about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Nancy talks about this in her book using an example of a man who used to work for Microsoft in marketing. The number of how-to books available on Amazon and the Kindle store are testament to this fact! Can you sell ‘yourself’ or the things you create?

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Hajar says of Urbane Nomads: “It was conceived as the kind of travel company that would remain relevant in the age where most travel-related bookings are made online. Resources to help you do market research and determine your niche: Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. How to Do Market Research.

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Small Business Force

JULY 9, 2011

Many entrepreneurs are most defensive about the fact that their company is small, or worse, intimidated by the fact that their competitors are large. When, if truth be told, their size can be their biggest asset. And by applying these same principals, the small business can succeed, time and again in competitive encounters!

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? Really makes sense.

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