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Carlsen Center Weekly Office Hours
Every founder gets stuck. The question is how long you stay there.
The Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship now offers three weekly office hours where founders get free, direct coaching from experienced operators, investors, and venture builders. No application, no pitch deck, no cost. Show up with a question and leave with a next step.
Mondays, 3 to 4PM PT | Dr. Brian Gladden, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Business models, strategy, and validation. Brian is CEO of the Strategy & Innovation Institute, holds a doctorate in Strategy & Innovation, and spent 30 years with startups and Fortune 50 companies. He is one of the country's leading experts on Blue Ocean Strategy and business model innovation.
Wed, 12:30 to 1:30 PM| Mariah Lichtenstern, Entrepreneur in Residence
Fundraising, investor readiness, and capital strategy. Mariah is Founding Partner of DiverseCity Ventures, Managing Director of Founder Institute Sacramento, and an advisor to Berkeley SkyDeck and CalSEED. She brings the investor's side of the table to your questions.
Fridays, 12 PM PT | Traction Lab Office Hours with Cameron Law and JDM
Live on LinkedIn. Validation, traction, and the messy early work of proving demand. We take your questions in real time and work through them using the Traction Thinking methodology.
Open to Sac State students, alumni, faculty, and founders across the Greater Sacramento region. Any stage, any industry.
Pick your hour. Bring your hardest question.
Are you struggling to get your idea off the ground?
Check out these two resources:
On-Demand Toolkit Series - A self-paced series of workshops guiding you through hands-on activities to build an understanding of proven startup tools and apply them to your own business.
NorCal Entrepreneur Hub - a dynamic platform enabling innovators, startup founders, and small business owners to find and connect with the right resources for their business, including investors, universities, mentoring programs, networking groups, training programs, and more.