tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
A toss up between Johnny Five and Wall-E but I don’t know if they can really be called inanimate…
We here at CCEO have decided to focus most of our future concerns with micro-angel investing with the goal of funding a larger angel investing operation. While finding it a bit difficult to maintain a web presence at the level we deem acceptable while pursuing business interests and mulling over the consideration of becoming a series of small scale incubators near a few choice universities around the US, we have decided to begin focusing more on identifying micro-angel funding needs - think microfinance + angel investing. That will equal us: Vector Capital.
Precisely Why We Brought CollegiateCEO into Existence -
An editorial from the NYTimes by Thomas Friedman entitled A Gift for New Graduates, sums up why we at CollegiateCEO do what we do, we believe the backbone of America, the roots of the American way of life, lies in the entrepreneurial spirit, in the hands of those that say ‘I will make my own destiny’, all the while bettering their communities, adding jobs to the workforce and keeping the American (and global - just check mainland China and Hong Kong especially) economy going.
Entrepreneur of the Year a Distinguished Lecturer at UCSB's TMP -
As an alumnus of UCSB and it’s Technology Management Program, I have nothing but good things to say about the TMP. The program afforded me many opportunities for learning, networking and travel that I might not otherwise have been privy to. And to make proof of the high caliber of the program, one of it’s Distinguished Lecturers is Kevin Surace of Serious Materials, who was Inc Magazine’s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year. Read the link above. Good stuff.
How Great Leaders Inspire Action -
As a collegiate CEO (or any type of CEO), inspiring action is an invaluable ability.
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http://www.inc.com/ss/cool-college-start-ups-2010#0
http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/onlinemarketing/article205930.html