In 1995, Jeffrey Weber founded a high-growth business focused on enterprise software licensing. His startup earned a ranking on Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States for two years in a row. In 2006, Jeff successfully positioned his company for sale to a Fortune 100 corporation. That experience became the impetus for From Idea to Exit: The Entrepreneurial Journey, which explains the entrepreneurial journey through four phases: Idea, Startup, Running, and Exit.
Today, Jeff shares his experience and strategies with many different groups—from business owners and startups to college students and new professionals. He has been an adjunct professor in entrepreneurism, serves on an advisory board at Judson University to establish an entrepreneurial program, counsels high-growth startups through the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College, and volunteers for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship as well as for Future Founders, a program out of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. He offers strategies and advice for individuals who find themselves along the progression outlined in From Idea to Exit.