Our view: John Nunes has earned a shot at leading CLU
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Guest commentary: Entrepreneurs are not a good fit for the U.S. government
By Gerhard Apfelthaler In 1988, my former colleague at California Lutheran University, renowned entrepreneurship scholar Bill Gartner published a seminal article in the American Journal of Small Business titled “Who is an entrepreneur is the wrong question.” In the article, he argued that the focus on identifying the personality traits of entrepreneurs is misguided and Read More →
Guest commentary: IPO outlook for Central Coast depends on AI, national trends
By Scott Olmsted and Gabe Simon Despite successful IPOs from the likes of Ibotta, Reddit and OneStream, 2024 didn’t provide the influx of capital-raising opportunities that many late-stage tech startups and venture capitalists have been waiting for. Since highs last seen in 2021 — when 90 tech companies went public — the national IPO market has been muted, with Read More →
Guest commentary: Securing the future of our students and our university
By Richard Yao Since 2019-20, CSU Channel Islansa has experienced a 35% drop in enrollment — from 6,406 full-time equivalent students (FTES) in 2019 to 4,154 this Fall. As Ventura County’s only four-year public university, we have lost more than a decade’s worth of growth in just five years, having contracted back to our enrollment of 4,152 Read More →
Our view: Mentoring month means new opportunities for sharing expertise
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Guest commentary: The mixed blessing of large group meetings
By Gerhard Apfelthaler Do you ever feel that you spend too much time in meetings where nothing gets done? You are not alone. In a 2019 Harvard Business Review Article, it is estimated that every day about 55 million meetings are held in the United States alone. Considering that a typical number of meeting participants in the Read More →
Our view: Lessons on belonging from Father Greg Boyle
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