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My First Bull Ring Was A Lesson In CSUN Entrepreneurial Spirit

Bull Ring 2019 Photo with Winners and Judges

By: Lewis Dvorkin, Entrepreneur in Residence

I didn’t know quite what to expect when I wandered up to the fourth floor of Bookstein Hall in mid-February to help kick off the 4th Annual Bull Ring competition, hosted by the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. Three months later, I can tell you it was special to be part of. Click here and you’ll find out why!

It all started with a group of students tip-toeing into the world of entrepreneurialism. In Bookstein that day, many reluctantly walked to the front of the room to air their not-quite-baked ideas. As the months went on, their confidence grew. Some applied what they learned as students in the Nazarian entrepreneurial program to their startup project. Others hit the streets to do market research. Still others got going by adding passionate team members.

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Conquering the ‘Hard’ As CSUN Students Gear Up for Bull Ring

Shark Tank Meets MatadorsBy: Lewis Dvorkin, Entrepreneur in Residence

Marc: “Do you know the best thing about startups?”

Ben: “What?”

Marc: “You only ever experience two emotions: euphoria and terror. And I find that lack of sleep enhances them both.”

Wow, so true, as I know from my own startup life. Last week, at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics’s kick-off session for the 4th Annual Bill Ring competition, I saw both euphoria and terror in the faces of students aspiring to be entrepreneurs. Okay, maybe not terror, but certainly apprehension.
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