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Jay Wilson, GEA President Tim Falls, GEA Vice President 2009
GEA
Graduate Entrepreneurs Association
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Who We Are
Jay WilsonPresident
Tim FallsVice President
MBA Associationfocused on
Entrepreneurship
Student sideof the
Deming Center
GEA
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What We Do
• Premier Events• “Learn from the Best” Speaker Series• Retreat, October 9th
• IDEATION Sessions
• CU New Venture Challenge
• Mentorship
• Campus-wide integration
GEA
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What we “Really” Do
• A Real Entrepreneurial MBA experience– Meet real entrepreneurs– Forge real relationships– Build real businesses– Achieve real goals
• With the help of: – Deming Center– Boulder Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (on-/off-campus)
Jay Wilson, GEA President Tim Falls, GEA Vice President 2009
GEA
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REALLY Giving Back GEA
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$$$$
[…after your idea is successful]
and Bling/Ice
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Preview: LFTB #1
Our Guests:
Jeffrey Kalmikoff
Micah Baldwin
Jay Wilson, GEA President Tim Falls, GEA Vice President 2009
GEA
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These two guys…
• Their blogs – – Micah: On Success Through Failure http
://learntoduck.com/
– Jeffrey: Creative Powerhouse http://www.callmejeffrey.com/
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Topic of Our Convo
• The Definition of Entrepreneurship– A choice or an innate characteristic?
Do some research. Come up with some Q’s.
Send them to us. Engage & interact.
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Market Stats – MBA Class of 2011
Entrepreneurial Students
Real Estate, Finance, Marketing
Operations
Undecided
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Market Stats – Conversion Study
Entrepreneurial Students
Real Estate, Finance, Marketing
GEA
SadNon-GEA Members
HappyGEAMembers
Historical Data Suggests…
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Involvement
What does it take to be involved?
GEA
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Involvement
October 9th, The GEA Retreat
GEA
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Testimonials GEA
2008: Had never worked with a
startup;2009: Have worked
with 11 startups
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Testimonials GEA
I started a business this summer. I’m
hoping that gives me some street cred!
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Testimonials GEA
Without the GEA, I would just be
another college dropout.
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Testimonials GEA
Brad would love me more had I been a
GEA member.
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Testimonials GEA
The GEA rocks my face off!!!
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Interested in Learning More? GEA
• Join us on MyLeeds!• Follow GEA on Twitter (@cuGEA)• Become a Fan of GEA on FB
• Contact us for more information
Jay Wilson – [email protected] Falls – [email protected]
Jay Wilson, GEA President Tim Falls, GEA Vice President 2009