By: Lewis Dvorkin, Entrepreneur in Residence

My wife has many great sayings, none more true than this: “There are no accidents in life, only head-on collisions.” That is, some things come flying right at you because they’re meant to be — and you can’t get out of the way.

It happened to me last week, though it wasn’t immediately clear. At the kick-off session for CSUN’s 4th Annual Bull Ring New Venture Competition, I was corralled by two energetic attendees. One, a young computer programmer, said: “I build cool stuff (yes, he used a more descriptive phrase than that). You gotta see it.” Really, I replied. Why? “Just come to Lilac Hall,” he answered with a smile.

So, I did, and wham! It was the best kind of head-on collision. Continue reading →