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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Dell – Customer Discovery
CNBC recently published a business biography of Dell. It’s about 12.5 minutes long, so it doesn’t go into minute detail about the ups and downs of Dell but it does give an excellent thumbnail sketch of the company. Further down the post I go into how startups and existing businesses can utilize customer discovery processes…
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Invest in what you know
As an investor myself, I can attest to how difficult it can be to stick to that advice in the title. As an investor, you get to see all kinds of ideas and meet with many different entrepreneurs. Many of them have very compelling stories, and we know that startup stories are important but there’s…
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Listen To These Amazing Entrepreneurs At Eurekafest!
Eurekafest is one of the most exciting events of the year for entrepreneurs! It’s a tremendous effort to put together but, as you can see from the list below, it’s definitely worth it. Attendees not only get to see what the freshest startups are up to but they also get to network with each other,…
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How Entrepreneurs Can Defeat The Dreaded Trough Of Sorrow
Phillip Stinis, manager of the CSUF Startup Incubator, hosted a seminar last night with a couple of dozen attendees eager to learn how to go from concept to launch and how to beat that trough of sorrow. What is the “Trough of Sorrow”? The Trough of Sorrow is a concept that comes from Y Combinator…
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Are You Going To Eurekafest This Year?
Eurekafest is a veritable Startup Convention (Startupcon would be a cool name) and this year’s event is coming up. On April 6, join the entrepreneurship community for “music, parties, pitches, and innovative content from speakers you won’t want to miss. Come hear from our distinguished lineup of speakers, network with industry influencers, hear new companies…
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What is an Incubator?
The CSUF Startup Incubator was recently covered by a local news agency, SBTN, here’s the video!
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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.
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Creating New Ventures – The Perfect Book for the Entrepreneur in your Life
While it may be too late to arrive before Christmas, the Center for Entrepreneurship’s new book, Creating New Ventures: How to Shape Concepts into Achievement, is the perfect book for the entrepreneur in your life! (At $25, this book is also a great way to use some of those Amazon gift cards your kids will…
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Special Event with the Founder of Pedego Electric Bikes
Join us for a talk with Don DiCostanzo, the CEO and founder of Pedego Electric Bikes. At this talk, Don will discuss his experience building Pedego Electric Bikes from the ground up and how building a strong and durable brand helped him accomplish that. Register now for this event on Wednesday, November 15 from 5:00…
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Support a Cause – Join the Aidtree High School Football Challenge
Aidtree, one of the companies that has been resident at the CSUF Startup Incubator, is running a competition called the Aidtree High School Football Challenge. Today is the last day to enter so make sure to act now. Here’s info on how to enter: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aidtree (@aidtree)