Mike Panesis, the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at California Lutheran University met with host Mark Sylvester to discuss the role of the Center in the Startup Ecosystem. Mike has been working with entrepreneurs for years now, having most recently been the Entrepreneurial Programs Manager at UCSB, working directly with the Technology Management Program (TMP). In this episode we covered enough topics to warrant a couple of shows, here’s what you can expect:
- Started the show with a discussion about Greek food and festivals
- How entrepreneurs learn from customers along the way and how ideas for companies change
- The role of resilience in the founders emotional make up
- What you can learn from mentors, including Steve Blank and the Lean Launchpad approach
- How to think about social responsibility and your startup
- The difference between an Accelerator and an Incubator
- How to work with Mentors – how to select Mentors
- How the various startup efforts in the 805 work together
You need to know what you don’t know – Mike Panesis
Not all that wander are lost – JR Tolkien
Links to sites and programs mentioned during the show:
Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship
web: http://www.callutheran.edu/entrepreneurship
twitter: @CalLutheranCE
instagram: @CalLutheranCE
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalLutheranCE
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church: http://www.saintdem.org
Ventura County Greek Festival: http://www.vcgreekfestival.org
SB Greek Festival: http://www.santabarbaragreekfestival.org
UCSB TMP: http://www.tmp.ucsb.edu
SLO HotHouse: http://www.slohothouse.com
Steve Blank: http://www.steveblank.com
Frank Robinson: http://www.syncdev.com
805 Startups: http://www.805startups.com
Salty Girl Seafood: http://www.saltygirlseafood.com/
twitter: @Salty_Girls
Capyx: http://www.capyx.com (founder taught himself to code)
Tech Coast Angels, http://www.techcoastangels.com
twitter: @Capyx