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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

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Someone on Quora recently asked me to answer the following question: Why Do Digital Entrepreneurs Hate MBAs? Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. As noted in Startup Advice From College Dropouts , successful entrepreneurs are often poor students. Look For MBA Outliers.

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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

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Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. The biggest motivator for starting brightblu was John Greathouse’s Entrepreneurship class. Share and Enjoy.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

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According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. However, his comments resonated, because his unconventional philosophy has clearly not impacted his ability to deliver his customers a world-class adventure experience.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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Entrepreneurs can learn a great deal from the manner in which Pink Floyd created DSOTM. The working class grammar of these light-hearted phrases underscored that the band was not taking itself too seriously. Entrepreneurs should always err on the side of long-term gain. Any time will do." Pay To Play. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Lessons From The Beatles’ Biggest Failure

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Most groups would have returned to Liverpool and continued to play occasional gigs while beginning their working class careers. Entrepreneurs can draw a number of startup lessons from the manner in which the Beatles' addressed Decca's devastating rejection. Fortunately, the Beatles handled their failures like successful entrepreneurs.

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Startup Lessons From Olympic Innovators

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Successful Olympic athletes share a number of common qualities with entrepreneurs; including boundless energy, uncompromising tenacity and a willingness to innovate. He quickly went from being a mediocre collegiate swimmer to a world-class champion, winning four Olympic medals in 1988. italics from original text). The Berkoff Blastoff.

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Kerri Pollard Discloses Commission Junction’s Secret Weapon: Humble Confidence And A Healthy Dose Of Passionate Conviction

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She then told the class of young entrepreneurs three stories, each of which underscores the powerful combination of humility, confidence and conviction. I used to like presenting in front of my 7th grade class. I like managing people, just like I liked managing class projects when I was (in) 9th, 10th grade.

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