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Titans Talk Business | Stories of Entrepreneurship from CSUF Business Leaders
This virtual talk featured Paul Wasserman ’87, co-founder/former CEO of Ebates.com and CSUF adjunct professor of criminal law; Ben Gold ’04, ’12, CEO, Good Funding, and Executive Council immediate past president; Laurie Resnick ’77, co-CEO of Rolling Greens; and Bryan Ruef, founder of 10-8 Systems. The alumni panel discussed the challenges and advantages of starting…
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Titan Fast Pitch 2020 – Everything you need to know
Special thanks to Titan Fast Pitch Platinum Sponsor MUFG Union Bank, N.A. for their tremendous support of the next generation of entrepreneurs and creators! Pitch your startup concept! Win Scholarships! Get Funding! Now is the best time to start being the entrepreneur that you were meant to be! We earnestly believe that there is a…
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Why Nailing it, then Scaling it almost always makes more sense
Do you think funding is necessary to launch a really successful business? Look at Quibi. Quibi had some of the most well respected founders, tremendous amounts of funding, and it’s listing like the Titanic after it bumped into that iceberg. Funding is not the deciding factor in determining the success or failure of a business.…
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Navy Announces $30M for Accelerated Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Businesses Can Apply Starting Today, Monday, April 27
The CORONA Chamber Board of Directors was provided an overview of The Small Business Innovation Research project, and immediately endorsed support of this venture. Read below for this exciting announcement! By Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Corporate Communications CORONA, Calif. – The Department of the Navy will begin accepting proposals from innovative startups and small…
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Why Investors Say No
Many investors, especially those who invest professionally, say “no” to the vast majority of startups they see. In this case, that rejection rate could be as high as 99%. So, why do investors say No? At the CSUF Startup Incubator we work with our residents to figure out this part of the startup puzzle. Some…
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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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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…