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Breakfast: How UCLA Is Incubating The Next Generation of Young Entrepreneurs Ah, college — frat parties, football games ... and high-tech startup incubators? At UCLA, that's the newest place for kids (at least the really smart, ambitious ones) to hang out. Startup UCLA is a new program on the Westwood campus that aims to strengthen entrepreneurship among students by providing an incubator for student-run companies. The 10-week program provides each startup with $10,000 in seed money, a space to work, mentoring by faculty, alumni and others, and access to an investor network. Our May 18 speaker, Michael Greenberg, is Director of Global Business Development at UCLA. He oversees the school's incubator program and other technology initiatives on the campus. Prior to joining UCLA, Michael was a technical consultant in the energy industry and was with Sony Pictures. He is currently working on his MBA at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. UCLA started the incubator in response to requests from entrepreneurial students, says Michael. The new program was designed to provide tech-savvy and creative students with access to faculty members, alumni in technology fields, a little cash, and an intensive education in the art of launching a start-up. The incubator participants learn about legal and accounting issues, how to recruit the talent they need, how to work with mentors and advisors, and the all-important art of pitching their business to angel and venture investors. The start-ups are all in the Web sector, including e-commerce, online gaming, digital media, cloud-based services and the like. These business opportunities are popular with student, have relatively low barriers to entry, the opportunity for fast growth, and an active network of potential investors looking for the next Facebook or Instagram. Mentoring opportunities are open both to UCLA alumni and others, as Michael will explain at our May 18 meeting. Share Your DNA With CCS Have a terrific deal you want other California Capital Summit participants to know about? Need some help with a tough or unusual financing challenge? Want to acknowledge a referral or other assistance you received from a CCS colleague? Click the "Your DNA" button above, and tell us all about it! About CCS We are focused on serving the needs of the continuum of capital from debt through equity. As a result, our monthly meetings are packed with lenders and equity players – from hard money through mezzanine and senior debt, angel investors, venture capital, large private equity and everything in between. Many CCS attendees are professionals who offer the resources these investors need to get their deals done. CCS is also open to entrepreneurs and business executives who are looking for capital, and to those who are looking for businesses to acquire. It’s a great mix! Another Benefit: You can submit a “Deal with a Story” that we’ll review. Once it is approved, we’ll present it to attendees, in PowerPoint, and give you 10 to 15 minutes to discuss it and let us know how you can add value. |
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