UO Entrepreneurship Club to host entrepreneur Ryan Blair
Blair overcame the adversity of a troubled home life and harsh street reality to gain early career success in 1999. At 21, he launched his first entrepreneurial venture, 24/7 Tech, and in just over 18 months grew it into a $1 million company. As the founder of five other startups, he has generated more than $150 million in shareholder equity in the last decade.
The visit to UO comes in advance of the release of his new book, "Nothing to Lose," that will be released at the end of February. The book, co-authored with Don Yaeger, New York Times best-selling author, is aimed at young business leaders who he calls the entrepreneurial generation.
Open to UO students inside or outside the Lundquist College of Business, the Entrepreneurship Club gives members a sense of what it means to be an entrepreneur by organizing events, gaining insight from experienced entrepreneurs and participating in student ventures.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of the 62 leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact: Shane Holt, E-Club, sholt1@uoregon.edu; Dick Sloan, LCE Undergrad, 541-346-3291, rsloan@uoregon.edu
Link: www.lcb.uoregon.edu/lce
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