Business Development and Entrepreneurship Club [bee-dek]

03/11/2013

Today's the day! Guest speaker Pete Deutschman, founder of The Buddy Group, will be at BDEC tonight!

Be at the Irvine Campus at 6 pm (Room 245) to hear Pete's insights on starting a successful marketing agency in South Orange County. Pizza will be served.

And check out his company's awesome music video here:
http://youtu.be/qWcbODrUMWo

10/16/2012

Startup Weekend Orange County is coming to Chapman on November 2. I just bought my ticket. Anybody else planning to go? http://orangecounty.startupweekend.org/

Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.

10/12/2012

I present to you the first draft of the Crash Respond business model! What do you think?

10/04/2012

If you're on the Cal State Fullerton-Irvine Campus on Tuesdays, you may recognize this amazing BDEC creation

10/04/2012

I was here last Thursday, and I HIGHLY recommend the mini burgers.

Food and drinks @ 7pm, eclectic local DJ's starting @ 9pm. Bring some friends and experience the mixology+Art+gastronomy+cinema that is Mesa.

10/03/2012

We just updated our site with some more helpful resources, this time related to Eric Ries and the Lean Startup http://bdecirvine.com/resources/

These helpful links, studies and demographic information have been an invaluable resource to us. If you have something you’d like to add, please do so in the comments and we’ll include it here.

09/26/2012

Big thanks to the guys from ProsperiTech for speaking at last night's BDEC meeting!

09/23/2012

Great meeting you today Allen, I hope our clubs can work together soon!

09/12/2012

The latest BDEC blog post is brought to you by Paul!

I have long regarded accounting to be the language of business. We hear it all the time. Whether you talk to a business owner, a CEO, or an investor; whether the business is a service, a manufacturer, or a retail outfit; it’s always all about the emotionless “bottom line.”

09/04/2012

New semester and new opportunities for business development and entrepreneurship! The meeting (and free pizza) tonight will be in room 248 on the Irvine campus at 6pm.

04/17/2012

Followup: http://sprouter.com/questions/10218-i-have-an-idea-but-i-am-not-sure-if-i-should-build-the-proof-of-concept-first-before-pitching-the-ide
Q: I have an idea but I am not sure if I should build the proof of concept first before pitching the idea or should I pitch before building? I'm fairly certain that the idea requires funding and connections to big retailers.

A: "I would suggest both. If you are committed to doing this than you ARE doing this, which means pitching and building every day. What you are building will get more real and your pitch will get better. This will be the same whenever you start so the earlier the better. Ideas are a dime a dozen, momentum behind an idea is the difference between what could have been and what could be. Good luck."

Casey this one is for you

I have an idea but I am not sure if I should build the proof of concept first before pitching the idea or should I pitch before building? I'm fairly certain that the idea requires funding and connections to big retailers.

04/17/2012

http://sprouter.com/answers really super totally awesome resource for startups/founders. Ask your question of the founders of some of the web's most prolific startups

Ask a small business question for free and get an answer from an entrepreneurship expert.