Startup Angel

OK, about myself, I’m 18 and starting my Sophomore year in Community College. I always wanted to work for myself, I started a few websites at 14 years old and raked in $15k+ since then (and still reaping the fruits of my labor, but am not interested in web based businesses). I’ve never had a boss and I love it. Anyway,

I want to get a degree that will get me a good position in a field that is related to Business, the economy, finance (whatever would be required for an Entrepreneur to know).

I want to kill two birds with one stone and get a bachelors degree that would enable me to be the best Entrepreneur while raking in enough money to invest it into stocks, real estate, hedge funds, and other sectors of the economy and even possibly starting up a company or franchise (I believe this is referred to as a broad portfolio). I was thinking about majoring in something along the lines of economics, finance, accounting, or maybe even business administration. I plan to pursue an MBA a few years after my bachelors so I’m think a BBA will be redundant, but what would be smartest major?

I’m no longer aiming to be hired as a CEO, so keep that in mind, I just want the best education to start my own business while being able to land a job to earn capital to invest, keep that in mind when answering the question below.

As a stated, I want to kill two birds with one stone, what college major would help me land a good paying job & enable me to invest smartly & give me the know how to start my own business?

Any advice is great appreciated, THANKS!

Why would EntMent’s mentor members help struggling entrepreneurs for free? Do Ents have to be sociable party animals, or can anyone join this club? And who is paying for the sandwiches, if it is all free…? Free clubs attract all kinds of miscreants, don’t they? How do they sort out the lost causes, from the future zillionaire entrepreneurs..?

Randy Komisar, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and author of the best-selling book The Monk and the Riddle, talks about how innovation occurs at Kleiner Perkins. Instead of giving projects a thumbs up or thumbs down, the firm uses a set of filters to review and improve these projects. Through this process of iteration, innovation and problem solving occurs between investors and entrepreneurs, he notes.

Manning Innovation Awards www.manningawards.ca No longer working for O-Two Medical Technologies, I am seeking a career opportunity in the area of innovative product development and/or invention development with an Angel Investor. I am located in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. You can contact Ron Laswick at: rlaswick@rogers.com

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I don’t hate my job. I don’t do that much work and get paid a reasonable amount of money topay my bills and have a little fun. However I am entering two other entrepreneurial(?) ventures that I anticipate being more lucrative and, obviously, I will have control. However I’m not a natural risk taker and I am dreading the thought of leaving my job and having both my businesses flop. I have some savings to cover myself for a couple months. Yes I have to leave the job to be fully committed. I figure its time I invest in myself. Any entrepreneurs with words of advice?

With the decline in Canadian early-stage venture capital investments from $1.7B at the turn of the century to $553 million in 2008, Angels and start-ups are adapting their early-stage financing to maintain real growth potential. The moderator for this panel is Dr. Basil Peters, the Morning Keynote Speaker. Participants include Chris Fralic of First Round Capital, an active early stage VC with over 80 portfolio companies; Antoine Paquin of Rho Canada, previously an entrepreneur, CEO, and angel investor at several IT companies; and Jacques Bernier, Managing Partner and Founder of Teralys Capital, a fund of funds whose limited partners are the Quebec Government, Caisse de Depot et de Placement and Solidarity Fund QFL.

Benjamin Kuo, Founder of socalTECH (‪www.socaltech.com outlines the key differences between business accelerators and incubators. Business accelerators can be a huge asset for many new companies by providing capital and valuable mentoring relationships to help grow the business. While incubators help new ventures can get valuable help in the pre-revenue stage. FOR MORE EXPERT CONTENT VISIT: www.docstoc.com Docstoc is the largest online collection of business and legal documents to help you grow and manage your small business and professional life. www.docstoc.com

It seems like only the VC is making money and the company isn’t really making a profit.

Currently Kevin Eyres is an Angel investor within the technology space, on the Board of Advisors for “Tech City UK” with the UK Government, Chairman of Spoonfed Media and actively involved in YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Kevin has been responsible for the International operations of three Silicon Valley companies since coming to Europe in 2000. He was the General Manager of AltaVista International spanning 14 countries. He joined SideStep as Managing Director in 2005 and in 2007 was appointed Managing Director for LinkedIn. Both times Kevin joined the companies as their first employee outside the US. At LinkedIn, Kevin helped the then 14 million member base grow to over 100 million by April 2011. In this role, Kevin was instrumental in leading, developing and delivering LinkedIn’s international strategy and growth initiatives and under his leadership LinkedIn expanded into 8 countries. Kevin ranked 22nd in Wired Magazine’s “The Wired 100″ in 2010, a listing that features the most influential people shaping the UK’s digital landscape. A US national, Kevin holds a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Texas in San Antonio and holds six patents in communication technology. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local …