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To say that Jeff Reid has a passion for entrepreneurship would be an understatement.
After graduating from The University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School in 1997, Reid wasted no time founding a Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the university, which over the years has served thousands of students with a passion for entrepreneurship. While working there, Reid founded the Venture Capital Investment Competition, an award-winning nationwide experiential education program for entrepreneurship that operates successfully to this day.
He then worked for a law firm and a venture-backed startup before joining the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, (or NFTE, pronounced “nifty”) where he helped to provide entrepreneurship education to thousands of young, low-income students in the Washington D.C. area. In 2009, Reid became the Founding Director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, a program that aims to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in Georgetown students.
My colleague Madeleine and I recently had the privilege of talking to Professor Jeff Reid about his experiences and insight regarding entrepreneurship, and we decided to organize his questions into four themed articles that are listed below.
-Gordon McNeill
October 2021
Interview with Ana
Year Up is a US-based national nonprofit organization with the mission of bridging the Opportunity Gap by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support they need to reach their true potential.We at PalTechUS wanted to highlight an excellent model of an effective internship program in the US to show our audience in Palestine how an effective internship models can change lives. We recently had the privilege of interviewing Ana Bonilla, a graduate of Year Up, to talk about her experience with Year Up’s training and internship programs.My questions are in bold, and her responses follow. What made...
September 2021
The Role of Incubators in Helping Prospective Entrepreneurs
The biggest benefit that incubators and accelerators will add is the guidance they give to their entrepreneurs.
August 2021
The Benefits of Entrepreneurship to Developing Economies
Entrepreneurs are solving problems. They're creating value, creating wealth, and creating jobs.
Obstacles for Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
The factors that really prohibit people are a fear of failure, and of legal and social consequences.
Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset
The skills, maturity, and character required to be a successful entrepreneur contribute directly to a greater sense of one’s ability to control his/her own future.
