Angela
A. Brown
Angelique X. Irvin
David
Ashley Morrsion
David Niu
TEACHING & LEARNING
Consulting
to Growth Businesses
Opening the Doors to Private Equity
OUTREACH
Wharton West: Back to School
Q&A with The Newly Appointed Director of The Wharton Small Business Development Center
Faces of Wharton Entrepreneurship
RESEARCH
Inside The "War Room"
Olukunle
Malomo
President/CEO
Personal
Information
Company name /type: HummingBox / Mobile Application Technologies
Inc
Education: BS Elect/Elect Eng., MBA
Wharton School
Primary place of residence: Philadelphia
PA/Los Angeles CA
It would surprise people that I….:
I am also an avid airbrush artist.
P.O.V.
(Point of View)
I
became an entrepreneur because…:
Because of the freedom, thrill and challenge of creating value in the
commercialization of ideas… Opportunity seeking.
Best way to respond to criticism and doubters: RESULTS and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS...
Best definition of a successful entrepreneur: Someone who is
able to create value to all stakeholders in an enterprise without regard
for the resources necessary to create the value.
Most challenging part of your job: Balancing multiple job functions
on two coasts and three locations…I’m CEO of 2 companies (Steve
Jobs kind of stunt) and Chief Strategy Officer of a 3rd!. www.trevalon.com,
www.hummingbox.com, www.appstech.com.
Biggest impact of the Wharton School: Great Networking and
Access.
Best memory of your Wharton days: WHALASA, HALLOWEEN Parties
and PROF. MARY TRIPSAS’ entrepreneurship classes.
Close
calls
One Wrong Hiring decision almost ruined my
first company in the US. The person’s greed and derisiveness
How
you started your business: Developed an ISP
to commercialize the idea of a Wireless Application Development Platform,
entered a business plan competition at Wharton and got first $1MM ...
Pivotal moment in growing your business: Winning WMY business
plan competition.
Most interesting non-entrepreneurial job offer you’ve declined:
Strategy consulting for a leading Management Consulting firm.
Biggest surprise you encountered growing your business: The
value and impact of a hiring decision on your entire organization. I should
have paid more attention in my "Managing People at Work" Classes
at Wharton.
Most difficult decision you’re glad you
made: Giving up 2 scholarship opportunities at other schools,
2 years of salary/bonuses on revenue to attend Wharton in 1998.
Entrepreneur
to Entrepreneur
Favorite
Web site:
www.mobileinfo.com
Book
that most influenced your thinking: Success the
Glenn Bland Way
Favorite activity outside of business: Airbrush painting
Goal still pursuing: Creating a $500MM venture capital fund
targeted at emerging companies in underserved communities in the U.S.
Person most influential to your success: Seen: "My parents"
Unseen: Jesus Christ
Person you most admire: King Solomon in the Bible
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