Entrepreneurship and Tenureship
Have you ever wondered why such exceptional and acclaimed university professor choose tenureship instead of entrepreneurship?
Experts within their field, they’ve accumulated a great deal of knowledge and many, hands-on experience in the field. Many have great analytical skills and business acumen highly desired by business leaders. And often times, business executives privately seek consultations from these university professors to get a different perspective to a business decision.
They are not just good, they are great!
I’ve heard of this one professor in the Finance, Real Estate, and Law Department (FRL) in the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Business. His name is Dr. Michael Carney and he is infamous in the FRL department. I am not a FRL major but I’ve taken a few real estate course at Cal Poly. In the past summer quarter, Real Estate Finance class was being offered and Dr. Carney himself was teaching the course. I logged online and registered immediately, wanting to know what the fuss was about.
Dr. Carney is the Executive Director in the Cal Poly Pomona Real Estate Research Council and a frequent speaker in many of the RERC luncheons and business functions. Dr. Carney knows his material from the back of his head.
To cut to the chase, there are many professors like Dr. Carney who are top-notch experts that chose tenureship instead of entrepreneurship. It was their decision and most likely, they preferred to stay in the ivory tower (kidding) with minimal worries instead of the “You’re on your OWN” road to entreneurship.
to be continued