Dr. Colleen Robb

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Addiction to Ideas: How to Break the Cycle

By drcolleenrobb on March 18, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

Three Best Friends College Entrepreneurs Need To Make On Campus

By drcolleenrobb on March 4, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

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. […]

One of the Worst Mistakes When Pitching Your Idea

By drcolleenrobb on December 20, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By drcolleenrobb on October 9, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By drcolleenrobb on September 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By drcolleenrobb on September 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Five Ways to Use Yelp! to Grow Your Volunteers

By drcolleenrobb on June 21, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

In my recent research interviewing over 50 executive directors of nonprofit organizations, the overwhelming majority of organizations were not fully utilizing volunteers as a resource for growing their organization.  There were some larger […]

Entrepreneurialshipismish – How to speak entrepreneur

By drcolleenrobb on June 12, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Working within and around entrepreneurship education brings me in contact with many different types of people. It is actually one of the coolest aspects of teaching entrepreneurship – it excludes no one. We […]

Mistakes Pitching Investors – Five Examples from a Recent VC/Angel Conference (Part One of Two)

By drcolleenrobb on June 4, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

This week, I attended a venture capital (VC)/angel investor conference in the Bay Area and part of the event involved entrepreneurs pitching their concepts to a panel of VCs and angels. I was […]

I want to start a company. Should I get an MBA?

By drcolleenrobb on May 28, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

If I had a nickel for every time I was asked this question, I would have about $15.  As a university professor, this might be a bit of a controversial post.  I […]

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