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Entrepreneurs Should Create A Degree – Not Buy One Off The Rack

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Entrepreneurs create their own jobs, why shouldn’t they also create their own degrees? As described in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College? most young entrepreneurs benefit greatly from the college experience. Like a sheepeople, I dutifully signed up for the required classes. Custom Wharton Degree.

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Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude)

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We know that if you start with ho-hum founders you’re less likely to assemble a world-class team. Find people to “punch above their weight class”. I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who “punch above their weight class.” Increase your number of interviews.

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The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

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The video is simply amazing and is a must watch for any investor but I think will be enjoyed by all entrepreneurs, too. Tristan Walker spoke of his journey from the projects to Wall Street to Stanford to entrepreneur. Next week I’ll publish a 1-1 interview I did with Troy on Day 1 of the Upfront Summit.].

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Interview with Robin Richards, CareerArc

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Our interview this morning is with Robin Richards , the CEO of Los Angeles-based CareerArc (www.careerarc.com). Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, Your finance has to be world class. What is CareerArc?

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Interview with Sean McCleese, Student of Fortune

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For example, maybe they have a math problem, or there is something they are not understanding in science class, or maybe they need help with an English paper. Sean McCleese: We have 600 categories, everything from music, to art, to science--it covers everything. Are there any specific subjects you are focusing on?

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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I suffer from the “urgency addiction.&# I know it sounds like one of the falsely humble things like telling somebody in a job interview that your weakness is that you’re too much of a perfectionist. I though to myself, “too many young entrepreneurs in LA seem to feel pressured by NorCal VCs to move to the Bay Area.

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Interview: Seth Epstein of SocialStay

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Your team operates out of a barn on your idyllic, coastal property, yet you have created a world-class product. Do you have any advice for emerging entrepreneurs regarding how they can be frugal without compromising their company’s value prop? Yeah, I have made plenty of mistakes in this category in the past.

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