Category Archives: Learning

The Importance of Student Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Brock Blake

I love student entrepreneurs.  It seems like I’ve been spending quite a bit of time recently with various programs to help and support student entrepreneurs.  I’ve spent several hours at BYU helping with their Business Plan Competition (we hosted a … Continue reading →

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The “new” Junto Partners Program — 2008

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Brock Blake

It was 3 years ago, almost to the day, that I heard about an entrepreneurial program called Junto Partners. I decided to throw my “hat in the ring” to be selected as 1 of 5 entrepreneurs that would receive a … Continue reading →

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10 Tips for Recession-Proofing your Business

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Brock Blake

One of our advisors, Kent Thomas (CFO Solutions), put together an interesting article called “10 Tips for Recession-Proofing your Business.” Kent provides a much-needed out-sourced financial services for the small & growing business. He has been fantastic to work with … Continue reading →

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10+ Things that I Should’ve Blogged About…

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Brock Blake

I’ve never been so busy at FundingUniverse.  Things are going better than they have ever gone before and I’m super excited about the future.  With the growth and opportunities, I’ve been over loaded with new projects and meetings which means … Continue reading →

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Call for Entrepreneurs with Families

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Brock Blake

As part of the “Entrepreneurship & the Family” theme that I started a few months ago, I’d like to interview a few entrepreneurs about their experience of raising a family while being an entrepreneur.  In fact, it’d be great to … Continue reading →

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Rock Stars at University Venture Fund Conference

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Brock Blake

I’m here (written yesterday) at the rock-star-packed University Venture Fund conference in Salt Lake City. I didn’t even know about the conference until late last night when a fellow entrepreneur forwarded to me the conference agenda. As soon as I … Continue reading →

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The Entrepreneur’s Story

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Brock Blake

Wow… it’s been a nice and relaxing holiday break.  Plenty of family, food, and fun. While the break was relatively uneventful in the business world, I did find out that the Entrepreneur’s Story has finally been released!  The story is … Continue reading →

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Is your blog controversial?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Brock Blake

It cracks me up to read some of the blogs (both here locally and nationally) that try so hard to be controversial.  Most of these bloggers are so interested in getting readers, pageviews, and comments that they’ll make ridiculous entries/statements … Continue reading →

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Want to know about Term Sheets?

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Brock Blake

By recommendation of Brad Feld, I installed the Lijit search tool onto my blog.  I enjoy the tool because it give me an idea of what my readers are interested in learning about.  Over the past few weeks, the #1 … Continue reading →

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I’m a Tech Geek

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Brock Blake

As I was just sitting here reading the latest entries on my blog reader, I realized that I am Teck Geek.  Not as big as a tech geek as some people out there, but a Tech Geek nonetheless.  Here are … Continue reading →

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What makes a good Angel Investor?

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Brock Blake

A friend of mine showed me The Funded website about 6 months ago and I always thought that it was a cool idea.  I liked how it flipped the tables and allowed entrepreneurs the opportunity to rate and speak out … Continue reading →

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Focus on Sales

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Brock Blake

The best thing that happened to us at FundingUniverse was our renewed drive to focus on Sales & Marketing. About 3 months ago, we were facing a very difficult situation where cash was low and we were needing to get … Continue reading →

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Learn about VCs and Angels

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Brock Blake

If you are interested in learning more about angels and VCs, I found 2 blogs this week that provide great content. An unknown angel investor out of Colorado has started to blog at www.5280angel.com. Also, Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson … Continue reading →

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Announcing TechStars — Startups in Boulder

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Brock Blake

I got an email yesterday from David Cohen, the successful entrepreneur and founder of TechStars (He found me through Jeff Barson’s blog).  TechStars — the brain-child of David, Brad Feld (Managing Director of Mobius VC), Jared Polis and David Brown … Continue reading →

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Learning becomes Local

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Brock Blake

I’m totally stoked.  Trent got our company histories back up on our website and I’ve had a great time learning; I spent about 30 minutes reading the histories of Berkshire Hathaway and Big O Tires tonight. While it was obviously … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn: Is there value?

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Brock Blake

A few weeks ago, Chris Knudsen wrote a blog entry on the lack of value he has seen from his membership at LinkedIn. I guess he wasn’t really saying that there is not value, he was just commenting that he … Continue reading →

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#5 — Surround Yourself with Experience & Expertise

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Brock Blake

Another way to show you can execute is to surround yourself with talent.   If an experienced professional steps up to join your management team or advisory board, it communicates to investors that you are building something valuable. It is also … Continue reading →

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Young VCs?

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Brock Blake

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in the semi-annual Weber State University Entrepreneurs Association advisory board meeting. Though the association is still in its infancy, I’m anxious to see what comes out of this small group of very motivated … Continue reading →

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Michael Gerber at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Brock Blake

2 weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to travel to Arizona and speak on a panel at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference. As part of the conference, I had the pleasure of listening to the author of the famous entrepreneurial … Continue reading →

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College Dropout

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Brock Blake

Ok, I’m going to come clean: I am a college drop-out! But, on the other hand…aren’t you? Don’t get me wrong, I loved my college days; probably some of the best times in my life. But, as soon as I … Continue reading →

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