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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

InfoChachkie

The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. Although it may be comfortable to start a company with your friends, it is a mistake, unless your friend(s) happens to be ideally suited to their role in your venture.

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These High School Dropouts Crushed It With Some Simple Growth Hacks

InfoChachkie

You probably haven’t heard of Raymond “Pappy” Smith, but he parlayed his Junior High education into an entertainment empire that changed the way Americans viewed gambling. Education – When he opened his first casino, gambling was not mainstream. Thus, he had to educate his gamblers. Lessons: (i) Over deliver value to your users.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that I often see, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. Manage your “e-putation” and avoid the most common mistakes of social media novices. small businesses.

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Startups Should Avoid These Social Media Mistakes

Startup Professionals Musings

They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that business often make, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. Manage your “e-putation” and avoid the most common mistakes of social media novices.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, education, MBA. . Forget the MBA and textbooks - A new crop of leaders are relying on iPads and facebook for a new wa. Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

One Facebook executed the bowling pin strategy brilliantly by starting at Harvard and then spreading out to other colleges and eventually the general public. One of the big questions, probably the biggest questions that I get from reporters, is 'what trends do you see? made all of these mistakes in my first companies.

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