Griff Hanning is the Founder of two companies: Homefix, a home remodeling and repair company in Colorado Springs; and CausePub, a crowd-book-publishing platform. Griff has several other start-ups on the back burner and says if he could launch a new one every month, he would. I believe him!
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Resource Mentioned:
- Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Success Quote
- “Create a purple Cow.” – Seth Godin
Business Failure
- Griff saw a business opportunity in women’s wedding accessories. Long story short: he was right. But without passion for the idea, it soon died. There is a GREAT lesson to be learned here, Fire Nation!
Entrepreneurial AHA Moment
- Griff poured his heart and soul into writing a book, and then he realized something: he wasn’t a good writer. Knowing there was a better way, he continued formulating ideas until finally! – A lightbulb flicked on.
Current Business
- Griff shares with us the power of crowdsourcing and why you should own the platform versus just participate in it.
Small Business Resource
- Zapier: Makes it easy to automate tasks between web apps.
Best Business Book
- Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Interview Links
- CausePub
- HomeFix (Sorry! This link was active when this episode was first published in 2013. This resource is no longer available.)
Sponsors
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Killer Resources!
1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
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