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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. " In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. Photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg.).

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