The following is the diary of CSUF Entrepreneurship student Cesar Anchante at the 2011 Emerging Minority Business Leaders Summer Institute. Cesar’s team placed second this year at the Emerging Minority Business Leaders 2011 Summer Institute winning a cash prize of $3,000. Each team had been given a specific technology or patent and been charged with [...]
September 2011
Monthly Archive
September 25, 2011
An CSUF Entrepreneur’s Diary at New Venture Bootcamp
Posted by csufblogger under Cesar Anchante, Success Stories[2] Comments
September 25, 2011
CSUF Entrepreneurship Grad’s Recipe for Success
Posted by csufblogger under Entrepreneurship, Pam McLaren, Success Stories1 Comment
Mihaylo alumnus Aaron Barkenhagen had brewed his own beer for ten years before opening his own microbrewery. The entrepreneurship major used the business plan he had written as a student to bring his dream to fruition. The result: Bootlegger’s Brewery in Downtown Fullerton. But, of course, with every plan there are obstacles. It would take [...]
September 18, 2011
Making a Difference
Posted by csufblogger under Atul Teckchandani, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Mission and PurposeNo Comments
A recent episode of the wonderful NPR program “This American Life” featured a segment about investing in new ideas (Episode # 412: Million Dollar Idea). In this segment, the focus was on putting together an elevator pitch that would attract the attention of venture capitalists. One venture capitalist also shared his insights as to what [...]
