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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Thus, it is no surprise that Harvard recently reported that 25% of its 2012 graduates accepted jobs as consultants, while 52% opted for careers in financial services.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

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This article initially appeared on TechCrunch - with a minor update highlighted in red below. This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi to introduce a new kind of structure called “ convertible equity.” This has worked very well in the 2009-2012 time frame because the tech market has boomed in this period.

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

According to articles on Entrepreneur last year, there are now almost 1,000 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $65 billion and 270,000 jobs to the economy. In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money for equity in qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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This article was originally published on TechCrunch. The full articles are linked below. On the positive side, corporate profits are up, their balance sheets have been repaired and they have recapitalized themselves to have lower amounts of debt relative to equity. And the equity in their house isn’t rising.

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