So you want to be an Entrepreneur Blog » So you want to be an Entrepreneur (book related) http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog How to decide if starting a business is really for you Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:39:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 So you want to be an entrepreneur makes it to Spanish http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/so-you-want-to-be-an-entrepreneur-makes-it-to-spanish/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/so-you-want-to-be-an-entrepreneur-makes-it-to-spanish/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:00:10 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/so-you-want-to-be-an-entrepreneur-makes-it-to-spanish/ Not much to say about this one other than the details, if you want to learn about being an entrepreneur and you prefer Spanish this is the book for you!

jgbbookspanish thumb So you want to be an entrepreneur makes it to Spanish

Its published by: Panorama Editorial

www.panoramaed.com.mx …

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/so-you-want-to-be-an-entrepreneur-makes-it-to-spanish/feed/ 0 The incredible value of "Mentors" http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-incredible-value-of-mentors/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-incredible-value-of-mentors/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:55:24 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-incredible-value-of-mentors/ I learned much too late about the value of mentors and seeking them out.

If I had realized this value and had the benefit of a mentor in my early entrepreneurial life I am sure I would have avoided…

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-incredible-value-of-mentors/feed/ 0 Set your life goals now to make sure you know what your business needs to deliver to you! http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/set-your-life-goals-now-to-make-sure-you-know-what-your-business-needs-to-deliver-to-you/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/set-your-life-goals-now-to-make-sure-you-know-what-your-business-needs-to-deliver-to-you/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:26:50 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/set-your-life-goals-now-to-make-sure-you-know-what-your-business-needs-to-deliver-to-you/ Jim Rohn is considered one of the wisest philosophers of our time and rightly so. His advice is a little old style for my liking but his basic ideas reveal many of the universal truths we should all learn…

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/set-your-life-goals-now-to-make-sure-you-know-what-your-business-needs-to-deliver-to-you/feed/ 1 Entrepreneurs: It’s an age thing or is it? http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneurs-its-an-age-thing-or-is-it/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneurs-its-an-age-thing-or-is-it/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:58:58 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneurs-its-an-age-thing-or-is-it/ Many people have an issue with becoming an entrepreneur based on their age – they think they are too old or too young!

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/entrepreneurs-its-an-age-thing-or-is-it/feed/ 0 Fu**-off Money…makes you think http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/fu-off-moneymakes-you-think/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/fu-off-moneymakes-you-think/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26:23 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/fu-off-moneymakes-you-think/ I saw an interesting post by a bunch of hackers discussing what it would take to get out of the game or fu**-off out of it as they put it. (http://www.danielharan.com/2008/09/04/vc-part-2-fuck-off-money/)

Which startup odds do you

…

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/businesses-dont-failpeople-run-out-of-juice/feed/ 2 Be an entrepreneur, not a wannabepreneur. http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/be-an-entrepreneur-not-a-wannabepreneur/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/be-an-entrepreneur-not-a-wannabepreneur/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:42:36 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/be-an-entrepreneur-not-a-wannabepreneur/ Taking The Leap- Don’t Just Be A “Wannabepreneur”

So many people I have met over the years have been ‘wannabe’s’ …they want to be this or that in their dreams or desires but never make the leap from where…

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/be-an-entrepreneur-not-a-wannabepreneur/feed/ 0 Winning once is easy, doing it through adversity is the real test of an entrepreneur http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/winning-once-is-easy-doing-it-through-adversity-is-the-real-test-of-an-entrepreneur/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/winning-once-is-easy-doing-it-through-adversity-is-the-real-test-of-an-entrepreneur/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:37:40 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/winning-once-is-easy-doing-it-through-adversity-is-the-real-test-of-an-entrepreneur/ Spotted this great video on failing and risk on Brad’s excellent blog and every aspiring entrepreneur should take this video to heart – they will need a ton of courage and persistence to make their…

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/winning-once-is-easy-doing-it-through-adversity-is-the-real-test-of-an-entrepreneur/feed/ 0 The universal power behind your success… http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-universal-power-behind-your-success/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-universal-power-behind-your-success/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:55:30 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-universal-power-behind-your-success/ Contribution.

What?

Yes – contribution!

OK, so what does that mean…well my definition is:

“Giving with no expectation of anything in return”.

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]]> http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/the-universal-power-behind-your-success/feed/ 1 Start with the exit and work backwards http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/start-with-the-exit-and-work-backwards/ http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/start-with-the-exit-and-work-backwards/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:10:54 +0000 Jon Gillespie-Brown http://98.130.107.31/?p=73 exit Start with the exit and work backwardsWhat? You can’t be serious…the VCs will never buy that!

“Start with the exit and work backwards” is a direct quote from one of my most respected and successful entrepreneurial friends – he has made over $100M personally.

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