2011 Year in Review for Micky Thompson
The 2010 year saw the end of my time at The University of Arizona where I completed my MBA in Entrepreneurship. I was delighted to end the 2010 year being featured on the cover of The University of Arizona’s Eller Progress Magazine.
2011 started off on the same theme of media where I saw my life highlighted on The University of Arizona’s homepage. I felt very fortunate and blessed to have just those 2 media events happen. For a country boy from Tennessee to be on a cover of a top 20 research university magazine and then be highlighted on their website homepage for my entrepreneurial life was almost unbelievable. I would have never imagined that that media exposure would maintain itself through 2011.
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The 3 Things Entrepreneurs Do for Our Economy
When the question comes up about who is doing the most for Entrepreneurship in America, you will often hear the Kauffman Foundation mentioned. I am a huge fan of the Kaufman Foundation and this latest video from them solidifies why.
Watch the video below called “The Three Things Entrepreneurs Do for Our Economy” by Carl Schramm, President and CEO, Kauffman Foundation. It speaks volumes!
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Filed under: Entrepreneurship,Politics,Venture Capital
15 Steps for Attracting Investors
Over the past 3 years, I have been blessed to do the following things…
- work with the Desert Angels, one of the nation’s largest angel investor groups located in Tucson, Arizona, redesigning their website, deploying the web-based deal management system Angelsoft and helping to perform investment due diligence
- volunteer as a business advisor for the Arizona Center for Innovation Business Incubator
- study venture capital at the University of California Berkeley
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Who’s that on The University of Arizona homepage?
I was contacted last week by The University of Arizona and informed that I would be highlighted on their homepage. As you can imagine, I was very proud of such an honor.
To read the article that The University of Arizona wrote about my entrepreneural life and how I used The University of Arizona to improve my business skills, click here. (To see a larger version of the homepage, click here.)
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Fundraising Strategies for Entrepreneurial Ventures
This month, we are featuring our first guest writer. Jarret Hamstreet, the co-founder of Post.Bid.Ship., and I were invited to share with the graduates of The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship our experience transitioning from graduate school to entrepreneurship. After receiving the invitation to speak, Jarret started writing down the most important lessons he learned while raising capital for Post.Bid.Ship. Thanks Jarret for sharing your knowledge with McGuire graduates and mickythompson.com.
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Filed under: Entrepreneurship,Post.Bid.Ship.,Venture Capital
Post.Bid.Ship. appears on Arizona Illustrated
My Post.Bid.Ship. co-founder Jarret Hamstreet and I recently appeared on Arizona Illustrated where we shared our insight on the state of entrepreneurship in Arizona. Press the play button on the video below to watch our interview and see Post.Bid.Ship.’s TV debut.
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TruckItNow at UA Innovation Day 2010
Earlier this year, my team at TruckItNow as part of The University of Arizona McGuire Entrepreneurship Program entered and competed in the 2010 UofA Innovation Day competition. We competed along with 30+ teams for “Best TradeShow Business Pitch,” “Best TradeShow Booth” and “Best Tradeshow Investor Presentation.” My team TruckItNow swept two of the three awards including “Best TradeShow Business Pitch” and “Best Tradeshow Investor Presentation.”
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Convertible Notes or Equity? Decisions, Decisions!
Every entrepreneur faces the decision when starting a new company on whether to raise outside capital. If raising capital is the method you choose, you must then decide what type of investing vehicle to use: offer convertible notes or sell equity. Decisions, decisions!
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Filed under: Business Management,Entrepreneurship,Venture Capital
McGuire Entrepreneurship Team Redesigns Desert Angel’s Website
The McGuire Entrepreneurship Center team TruckItNow.com over the last 9 months has worked with one of the nation’s leading investment groups. Under the direction of McGuire Professor and Desert Angel Director Bob Morrison and his leadership team at the Desert Angels, the McGuire team has redesigned the legendary investment group’s website and helped them deploy the investment management system AngelSoft.
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Filed under: Eller MBA,Life Experiences,Post.Bid.Ship.,Venture Capital
Eller MBA and McGuire attend Private Equity Summit
Earlier this month, I joined a group of students from Eller MBA and McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship to the University Private Equity Summit held at the University of Utah located in Salt Lake City. Our goal was to learn about the important role private equity plays in nurturing entrepreneurship and growing businesses. Studies show that where you find healthy entrepreneurs and strong start-ups is where you will also find a healthy private equity market.
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Filed under: Eller MBA,Entrepreneurship,Life Experiences,Venture Capital
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