Seven Deadly Sins of Pitching
There are certainly more than just seven mistakes that you can make when pitching to investors, but these seven could definitely be the nail in the coffin that prevents you from getting […]
Three Best Friends College Entrepreneurs Need To Make On Campus
While most entrepreneurs in the United States tend to start businesses after the age of 35 according to the Kauffman Foundation’s Index Start Up Activity, about 25% of entrepreneurs start businesses earlier. […]
Five signs that you are a small business owner and NOT an entrepreneur
I believe that if you experience just a few moments where you know that you are doing what you are supposed to be doing in life – you’ve won. At first, I […]
One SIMPLE Way To IMPROVE The Way You Talk About Your Business: The First Question Test
This is one of my favorite exercises for entrepreneurs. In nearly every single case, this simple exercise will help improve just about any kind of introduction for a business (it works for salespeople […]
10 Phrases to Delete From Your Business Plan NOW
After over fifteen years of working with entrepreneurs, investors, and professors in the realm of entrepreneurship, new ventures, and business plans; I’ve learned there are some very simple, yet devastating red flags that […]
Get Your Students to Text During Class – No, Seriously!
Ah, the common problems of cell phones in class. We seem to have all become somewhat addicted to our phones. A recent study actually found that female college students, in particular, spend […]
Over 20 Surprising Spelling Mistakes from College Seniors
Can you spell graduation without a computer? A college senior probably couldn’t. I remember what shocked me the most when I began teaching college students – their poor grammar and spelling skills. […]
Addiction to Ideas: How to Break the Cycle
This was me about 10 years ago: Hi, I’m Colleen. I’m an entrepreneurship professor. I listen to ideas all day long and I can’t get enough of them. I dream about my students ideas and […]
One of the Worst Mistakes When Pitching Your Idea
Our semester at Chico State just wrapped up. As part of my final exam, the students are required to pitch their concepts to a panel of external judges from the community. We call […]
A Challenge Facing Nonprofit Strategy – Caring Too Much
Anyone who has been involved in a board conversation or a management discussion within a nonprofit has faced the following question: Do we do what is best for the cause or best […]
How to Get the BEST Out of Your Nonprofit Board
I was speaking with a close associate of mine the other day about boards of directors. He is considered by many to be an expert in the area of philanthropy and he […]
Ok, but what do you DO? – A Pitch Disaster
This week I attended a local venture capital association meeting where I watched a few companies pitch their investment opportunities. One of the presentations was a classic case of what I call […]
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