Institute for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Education Partner
Start a business you can scale up. CEO students are given this advice time-and-time again, so it's great to connect with businesses that have done it. Rob Weber was creating software/apps in college and soon realized the scale-up potential of software as a service. He started and sold multiple tech companies and is currently the managing partner and co-founder of Great North Ventures, a company that funds, builds and scales new tech. companies. He advised students to talk to their potential customers before ever launching a business and to find a good mentor. Kate Hamerly, who runs the equity team for 450+ investors at Roers Companies, talked with students about company culture, building strong relationships and finding multiple forms of income from a business.
