Category: Entrepreneurship

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumnus Shines in Family Business

    CSUF Entrepreneurship Alumnus Shines in Family Business

    At CSUF Entrepreneurship we teach that entrepreneurship is not just about creating something from nothing, it is also about continuously improving upon what already exists. And that is exactly what Jonathan Mulvihill ’16 has done. Jonathan, a retired Marine, is now the President of Thin Metal Sales, the company that his uncle founded back in…

  • 2019 Investor Speed Dating – TCVN Event on March 21

    2019 Investor Speed Dating – TCVN Event on March 21

    Lots of people have great ideas and have the skills to make that concept a reality but, for some entrepreneurs, there is a real need to connect with investors in order to bring their concept to fruition. When those entrepreneurs know investors already then that’s great but what can they do if they do not…

  • The Cold, Hard Facts about Startup Funding

    The Cold, Hard Facts about Startup Funding

    Yesterday at the CSUF Startup Incubator (Irvine) we were honored to have David Ochi give a talk about startup funding. As you may know, or at least have suspicions about, funding a startup is, despite the successes seen on TV shows like Shark Tank, no easy task but after David’s talk yesterday it’s pretty obvious…

  • Landing the Big Check: Secrets to funding from an Entrepreneur & Investor

    Landing the Big Check: Secrets to funding from an Entrepreneur & Investor

    Join us for lunch on Wednesday, January 9 at the CSUF Startup Incubator in Irvine and get to listen to David Ochi discuss his proven process for landing startup funding. Please register here, details for the event are as follows.

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship Students Promoting Student Engagement on Campus

    CSUF Entrepreneurship Students Promoting Student Engagement on Campus

    CSUF News has a great piece out today on how four of our CSUF Entrepreneurship students have been accepted into a prestigious fellowship. Called University Innovation Fellows, the mission of the fellowship is to give students the tools that they need to catalyze entrepreneurship on campus. Click on the link below to learn more. Innovation…

  • CSUF Startup Incubator – A Student’s Perspective

    Merry Christmas! The following is a special gift to the CSUF Startup Incubator from one of our CSUF Entrepreneurship students, Nick Zerbst. This semester, Nick took Professor Loggia-Kee’s Communication 101 course and as part of that course he had the opportunity to write an article about the CSUF Startup Incubator. This is a great article…

  • App Entrepreneur Receives Crucial Guidance from CSUF Startup Incubator – OC Register

    App Entrepreneur Receives Crucial Guidance from CSUF Startup Incubator – OC Register

    We have written about John Barton in these pages previously and there is a reason why keep on doing so: He is a hardworking entrepreneur who is making progress! Recently, John’s startup, Point ‘N Save, was featured in the OC Register (subscription may be needed to view). In the article, it recounts how when John…

  • CSUF Entrepreneurship Student Startups for Fall 2018

    CSUF Entrepreneurship Student Startups for Fall 2018

    At the end of every semester, CSUF Entrepreneurship students have the opportunity to give investor pitches for the startups that they have created and been working on over the course of the semester to our panel of judges. These presentations may only be educational exercises, this is, after all, a school, and if that’s where…

  • Quake Capital West Coast Challenge

    Our friends at KPMG are sponsoring the upcoming Quake Capital West Coast Challenge competition and if you have a startup, an entrepreneur, an investor, or are startup enthusiast then we recommend that you should attend.  For Cal State Fullerton students and alumni they are offering 50% off the price of admission when you use the…

  • CSUF Alumnus Appears on Shark Tank – Pitches Nui, a Delicious Keto Cookie

    I’ve known Victor Macias for many years now and I know him to be a dedicated and brilliant entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs like him were what inspired us to launch the CSUF Startup Incubator, where we help people go from concept to launch. Victor’s work in CSUF Entrepreneurship classes was tremendous and I was not surprised to…