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I am Dafan the ProfessorZ

HBCU Professor, Entrepreneur, Attorney, Dreamer 
Amazing Journey from Homeless to Ivy League 

Passions: Education, Fairness, Champion for Underdogs
Focuses: EdTech, Blockchain, Digital Access

3 Important Resources You Need for Starting Your Own Business

1. Money The first most useful resource you can have to start a business is money of course. You need money to do everything: you need money to register your business; you need money to buy inventories; you need money to buy supplies; you might even need money to gain a skill. Whichever way you …

5 Most Crucial Skills You Need to Start a Business

You can never have enough skills but you don’t have enough time to get all of them. So which are the most crucial skills to have as an entrepreneur? I will tell you! I’ve always said I want to have as many skills as possible because you never know when you’re gonna need them. But …

3 Crucial Ingredients to Entrepreneur Success

KungFu Panda says there is no secret ingredient. So why are we looking for it??? There is hard work and some things that you really need on a practical basis for entrepreneurial success. These things are resources, skills, and idea. 1. Resources (Money) First off, you must have resources. By resources I really just need …

Penn Law EJF Auction 2020 + quick tour

Last week I visited my law school – University of Pennsylvania Law School to attend the annual EJF (Equal Justice Foundation) charity auction. I donated some items from my motorsports business to benefit the public interest students! Also took an impromptu tour of the wonderful Penn Law campus that brings back great memories. Enjoy a …

ProfessorZ is on YouTube!

Years in thinking, actually only took 2-3 days to complete. It goes to show, if you want to do something, just go do it! Please visit and subscribe! I will be posting entrepreneurial, business and legal content, with a mixture of how-to, tutorials, as well as discussions. Something for everyone! Enjoy! Let me know if …

Blockchain Tech Accelerator Completed

It was an awesome experience this past month with the Consensys Tachyon II (2019) Blockchain Tech Accelerator as a blockchain Startup CTO. In Berlin and SF, I met a group of great minds who are poised to do big things in Web 3.0. Very honored to have been a part!!! Look forward to building a …

DCCC International Alumni Panel – Journey to Success

It was a great pleasure to visit Delaware County Community College as a proud alumnus to serve on a panel for international students. I recounted my journey from a wide-eyed young immigrant to a strange land to finally figuring out this “American Dream” thing, starting with a visit to the admissions office to DCCC (too …