InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

On the first day of class, Professor Greathouse told his students, “Take a look around the class, these are the people you will most likely start a company with,” and boy was he right. Each week he brought in passionate and successful entrepreneurs to speak to his students and give advice about the different facets of creating a startup.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

For this reason, I encourage my young entrepreneurs to fully understand what they will "make" at their venture, beyond monetary riches. In the powerful poetry performance embedded below, he describes a dinner party during his teaching days in which a smug lawyer asked him, "Come on, be honest, what do you make?" Passionate Problems.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This might be wise counsel for Jerry Maguire, but it is the exact opposite approach an entrepreneur should take. If an entrepreneur were to strictly follow Mr. Greene''s rules, they might have a shot at producing a screenplay, but they would almost certainly fail in business. 1) Law 4 - Always Say Less than Necessary.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 10, 2014

Great love and great achievements involve great risk - nothing ventured, nothing gained. Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do - entrepreneurs never calculate probabilities, even if the chances are one in a million, "one" is all you need to win. Go venture.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

I am always on the lookout for inspiring entrepreneurs who have leveraged their passions into healthy livelihoods as they serve as instructive role models for my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students. John Greathouse: You pulled out your old college skateboard in the early 1970’s when your son wanted one.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

And here’s an important point that I think modern entrepreneurs often forget: Investors are “co-owners” of your business. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things. I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic.

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