Dan Ball, Program Manager at the new HUB 101 at the Center for Entrepreneurship in Westlake talked with host Mark about running an incubator and co-working space. HUB 101 is a part of California Lutheran University.
There was a lot of ground covered in this conversation, including:
what's the target demographic for the HUB?
The "School for Startups" - 10-week program
Stress-test your idea with real customers
STARTUPNEXT
Recycling success back into the community
Think of us as a gym membership for entrepreneurs
Classes and Programming
Startup Boot Camp - PACE program in the evening
High School student consultant story - a great one
Market Validation
Success Stories - 80 members now since the first of the year
Metrics for success
Event attendance - it's growing
Funded projects - attracting investors
Getting a nice mix of people to the space
Quantified success of the members
Coaching and Mentoring
