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CSUF Startup Incubator Resident Kevin Carr Featured by CSUF News
Kevin Carr is a great guy; I have had dinner with him on multiple occasions and I can honestly say that he doesn’t have a bad bone in his body. He’s also one of those guys that is always positive, which is a definite plus for an entrepreneur and it’s a breath of fresh air……
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Promotion Talk @ CSUF Startup Incubator
We were lucky enough to have Rudy Chavarria Jr. give a riveting talk about promotional strategies in a startup environment. Rudy’s background as an entrepreneur started in 1993 with Rude Records where he signed a number of ska bands. Once he tired of the ska scene he shuttered Rude Records only to be contacted by…
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Ruthless Self Promotion @ CSUF Startup Incubator
Rudy Chavarria Jr. has a long and successful career as a music and media promoter so he knows a thing or two about how to get your message noticed. If you are thinking that your product is so good that people will just “find it” or that your service is so amazing that word of…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Investment Panels – Q3 2015
Every quarter, we provide our Residents (startups launching in the CSUF Startup Incubator) the opportunity to present to a panel of judges made up of our mentors, staff, other Residents, and guests from various industries including investors. We call these panels our CSUF Startup Incubator Investment Panels and the raison d’être for these panels is…
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Pivots with Jim Cooper @ CSUF Startup Incubator
Earlier this month, the CSUF Startup Incubator was proud to welcome Jim Cooper to the CSUF Startup Incubator to talk about Pivots. What is a pivot? When should you make a pivot? How do you pivot? So on and so forth. Jim gave a very informative talk and here are some of the notes that…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Mixer
This Saturday we are hosting a mixer for CSUF students, alumni, community members, and Residents from the CSUF Startup Incubator. We are hoping that this event will catalyze entrepreneurial efforts and that maybe some of our Residents, who are diligently working on their startups, can add some talent to their teams.
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Financing the Startup – CSUF Startup Incubator Event
Whenever we host an event at the CSUF Startup Incubator our goal is to educate all in attendance. After working with entrepreneurs for years I can safely say that the area of raising investment capital is one of those areas that entrepreneurs need the most education on. Many of the entrepreneurs I have talked with…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Presentations
We just finished another exciting round of investor pitch walkthroughs today with three of our CSUF Startup Incubator‘s residents. Each of these residents have been incubating here for about half a year now and they have made some amazing progress. Each of these presentations followed the basic investor pitch formulation: 15 minutes presentation, 15 minutes…
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Phillip Stinis – CSUF Startup Incubator Entrepreneur in Residence
In January 2015, California State University Fullerton (CSUF) opened the CSUF Startup Incubator in Placentia. As the Entrepreneur in Residence, I have the pleasure of working with our startups firsthand while growing the Incubator as a startup itself. For those who haven’t heard yet, the CSUF Startup Incubator is looking to take highly scalable, early…
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CSUF Startup Incubator Needs Innovative Business Concepts
Got a great idea for a new business but not sure what to do next? Looking for other like-minded people who want collaborate, share your ideas, and make the world a better place? If that is you, then the CSUF Startup Incubator is the place for you. At the Placentia campus, The CSUF Startup Incubator…