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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

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Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. We hung out a lot together a dinners and educational events. So in 2012 you’ll see me a lot more often at the Launchpad LA offices. Happy 2012 to all of you.

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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. Richard’s lack of formal education no doubt caused him to feel lost at various times during his entrepreneurial journey.

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Pathbrite Shows the Fruits of Having a Crystal Clear Value Proposition

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As a former educator, I understand the complexity of the bureaucratic processes of secondary and post-secondary education systems. That is why I am amazed and extremely excited at how fast Pathbrite is storming through the education system and slugging home-runs.

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How I Promise You One of the Most Meaningful Days of Your Life

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Defy Ventures is a program that aims to educate people in prison to become better humans upon graduation. Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. I wasn’t raised badly — I was well educated. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready.

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Intro to the LA Startup Scene

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The presentation is meant to give an unbiased overview of how to get involved in the tech community; what blogs to read, who to follow on Twitter, who the angel investors are, what areas in LA are home to the most startups and what resources there are to further educate yourself.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. Higher education. There are 2.9 billion email accounts. This figure is predicted to reach 3.8

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. The way I think about branding anything is simple: Define the Attributes You Want to Project. Don’t you think?

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