I’m excited to announce that a revised and updated 2016 edition of the Naturally Caffeinated ebook is now available for download.
Further, the ebook is now a “pbook” — a “physical” book, printed as a softback, that you can buy for $10.
For an author-signed copy, send me an email using my Contact page. I’ll send you a link to a secure Paypal page.
A lot has happened since the 1st edition of the ebook was published a year ago.
May 2015
The ebook, sub-titled “Addicted to Entrepreneurship,” was first made available for download, with a new, dedicated Naturally Caffeinated blog for communicating updates, events and more.
We were grateful for the early support and reviews like these:
“I’m flattered to be included. I do wish Steve tremendous success with both the book and the Community!” -Guy Kawasaki, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Evangelist
“Your Ebook is now in my iBooks! Awesome pieces of advice!! So many are hard learned.” -Dr. Steve Elmore, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Head of Customer Success, Convo, Inc.
“…very well written and seems to hit all the high points of the subject. I applaud your effort and am sure this will be useful to many, many readers.” -Ben Dyer, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering
“A refreshing and effective guide to help jump-start your new venture.” -Dr. Lynette Reed, Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) and Author, Researcher, Consultant
June 2015
The Community Edition of the ebook was launched, in collaboration with the online publisher, Weeva.
A “pay it forward” project from the beginning, the book’s goal was always two-fold:
- to provide lessons learned and stories of inspiration by experienced entrepreneurs for students of entrepreneurship and first-time founders
- to donate any proceeds from books sales and other fund-raising raised to programs providing entrepreneurial experiences and education among teenagers
By soliciting men and women founders from around Austin and the world, we were able to capture the experiences and stories of more than 70 entrepreneurs, with insights in every aspect of new ventures.
July 2015
We agreed to publish two version of a hard back edition of Naturally Caffeinated, combining the original ebook content and the contributions from guest entrepreneurs like Jimmy Treybig, Jan Ryan, Admiral Bobby Inman, Kerry Tate, and many many more!
This edition is available for purchase on Amazon and at the Weeva online book store, where you can also download an excerpt from the hard back edition.
August
We announced that TEDxYouth@Austin – the country’s largest licensed TEDx event focused on young people – would be the first recipient of proceeds raised with the book.
September
PwC, Bridgepoint Consulting, Concepture, and Powershift Group hosted the Naturally Caffeinated: Community Edition launch party at Powershift’s offices, two blocks west of the Capital.
Q4 2015
Lots of promotion and sales of the hard back book, including a great series written by Weeva, highlighting a variety of contributors’ posts, like this one by Suzi Sosa – Are There Gender Differences Holding Women Entrepreneurs Back? – and this one – Would You Trade Places with Me? – by Greg Businelle.
January 2016
Presentation of funds raised through Naturally Caffeinated to TEDxYouth, from on-stage at the Paramount Theater, during The Austin Forum’s January monthly meeting.
February
TEDxYouth@Austin 2016 was held at Westlake High School in Austin.
March
We began discussing plans for revisions to the ebook edition of Naturally Caffeinated, along with a limited run of printed, softback copies of the book for sale.
April
We announced that WIT – short for “Doing Whatever It Takes” – would be the second recipient of proceeds raised with the book.
May
We debut the revised and updated ebook, as well as The Digest, at a series of events, including the Small Business Festival, featured in the photo at the beginning of this post.
The BroadBrush Update 