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If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace

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A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures. Now remember that Sam is an entrepreneur. When I was in college ( UCSD, go Tritons !) Of course there is competition! If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace. Today we announced our launch. Here’s the deal. I felt bad.

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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

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I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991. It was the midst of a recession and I was happy to have any job at all let alone what was considered one of the more prestigious business jobs at the time graduating from UCSD. When I started my second company I was a serial entrepreneur.

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Interview with Jonathan Simkin, SwoopThat

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The two main programmers also graduated in May of 2010 from Harvey Mudd College, and the fourth person on our team recently graduated from UCSD law school. Had you thought you'd be an entrepreneur when you were in college? Jonathan Simkin: Certainly, it is extremely competitive. Jonathan Simkin: We're all recent graduates.

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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

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He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental. He believes in working hard but has one of the best work/life priorities of any entrepreneur I’ve met. And he makes it work.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” What is the True Sentiment of VCs? ” “Sure, prices are dropping. All of these are false.

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