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The playbook they never handed you
The ANTI- ACADEMIC

What college doesn't teach about money, entrepreneurship, and building your own path. Written for the ones who knew something was missing — and were right.

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The ANTI- ACADEMIC
VOID
A Founder's Story — What College Doesn't Teach About
Money, Entrepreneurship & Your Path
Things school sold you
4-yr degree (prestige)$100,000
Unpaid internship$0.00
Networking events$4,200
Graduate school$60,000
What actually works
Financial literacyPRICELESS
Build your own thingPRICELESS
This book$18.99
Subtotal (school path)$244,200
Savings (your path)-$244,181
Total Saved$244,181.01
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Thank you for waking up.

"got the offer last week. asked for more comp. it was hard. we met in the middle. super excited"

— Ryan

"you were the only one that encouraged me to build my own product"

— John

"I've been itching for that feeling again. building something that's mine."

— Judy
THEY GAVE YOU
A DIPLOMA.
NOBODY GAVE YOU
A PLAYBOOK.
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REAL WORLD EDUCATION CO.
The ANTI- ACADEMIC
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A Founder's Story
Tuition$100k
Grad school$60k
Saved$244k
Thank you for waking up.
01 — Book
The Anti-Academic
A Founder's Story

The manual they should have handed you at orientation. Money, entrepreneurship, building your own path — everything school charged you for and forgot to teach.

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The Motivation Manual
LFG
Stop waiting.
Stop overthinking.
Let's f***ing go.
BY GABE GRATERON
02 — Book
LFG Motivation Manual
Mental Models for Motivation

The book for when you know what to do but can't get yourself to do it. Raw, direct, no fluff. Designed to get you off the bench and into the game — today.

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A Field Guide for Parents
THE PARENT PLAYBOOK
Navigating the New Rules of Work, College, and Success
→ What school won't tell them
→ How to actually help
04 — Book
The Parent Playbook
A Field Guide for Parents Navigating the New Rules of Work, College, and Success

For the parent watching their kid skip the traditional path — and wanting to actually help instead of panic. The conversations to have, the mistakes to avoid.

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5 READY-TO-USE
TEMPLATES
THE ANTI-
ACADEMIC
TOOLKIT
→ Salary negotiation script
→ First client outreach email
ANTI-ACADEMIC
→ One-page business plan
05 — Toolkit
The Starter Toolkit
20 templates. Use them tomorrow.

Salary negotiation script, client outreach email, one-page business plan, momentum tracker, money cheatsheet — and 15 more. Everything the degree skipped.

Digital download$37
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The 48-Hour Framework
THE WEEKEND
48
HOURS TO LAUNCH
☐ Buy the domain
☐ Build the page
☐ Run the ad
☐ See if anyone cares
06 — Program
The Weekend 48
Idea to live product in 48 hours.

Domain. Page. Offer. Ad. Done. A structured 48-hour framework for testing any business idea before you spend real money or real time on it.

Self-paced$47
⚡ Start the Sprint
Sequel to Weekend 48
THE FIRST
20
→ Lead nurturing
→ 5-touch warm campaign
→ CRM setup
07 — Program
The First 20
The sequel to The Weekend 48.

You launched. Now what? Step-by-step playbook for landing your first 20 clients — lead nurturing, ad testing, 5-touch campaign, CRM, compounding campaigns.

Digital download$37
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Builder's Brand Kit
YOUR
BRAND.
YOUR
STACK.
→ Brand audit
→ Positioning framework
→ Full tech stack
08 — Guide
Your Brand. Your Stack.
The Builder's Brand Kit.

Personal brand audit, positioning framework, and the exact creative tech stack for design, web, content, outreach, tracking, and AI. Two parts, one download.

Digital download$19
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$250
1-Hour Strategy
Call
Direct access.
No agenda templates.
Just answers.
03 — Session
1:1 with Gabe
Direct access. No fluff.

One hour. Your questions, your situation, your next move. Whether you're stuck, starting out, or just need someone who's actually done it to tell you the truth.

60 minutes · Zoom$250
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DO
THIS
SHIT
NOW
Stop reading.
Start doing.
09 — Free Download
Do This Shit Now
Stop reading. Start doing.

No theory, no warmup. The first five moves to make right now — whether you're building a business, escaping a job, or just sick of waiting.

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Office Hours
THE SATURDAY NEWSLETTER.

Every Saturday morning, Office Hours lands in your inbox. No motivational fluff. No sponsored content. Just the stuff Gabe wishes someone had told him — on money, building, and moving with intention.

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    // About the Author
    GG
    Gabe Grateron
    Gabe Grateron
    Lecturer · Entrepreneur · Operator

    Gabe Grateron teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona — and actually practices what he preaches. He owns a 30-property short-term rental portfolio, built a DTC apparel brand to $1M ARR, ran geospatial strategy for Lyft, and has spent a decade turning data into decisions for companies that actually move.

    The Anti-Academic wasn't written from a theory. It was written from the gap between what the classroom taught and what the real world demanded.

    UofA Lecturer MS — GIS Technology Real Estate Operator $1M ARR Founder Lyft Strategy
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    LFG Dad Hat
    00 — Headwear
    LFG Dad Hat

    Cursive LFG in gold on a clean black dad hat. Unstructured, low-profile. The hat for people who are actually doing something.

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    Data Driven Hoodie
    01 — Apparel
    Data Driven Hoodie

    DATA DRIVEN / ANTI ACADEMIC on a pink heavyweight pullover. For the person who lets numbers do the talking.

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    Anti-Academic Hardcover Journal
    02 — Stationery
    Anti-Academic Journal

    Hardcover journal. The Anti-Academic inside. For the ideas that can't wait. Write it down. Figure it out. Ship it.

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