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

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HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. When one considers the 400 richest people on the entire planet, the percentage of non-college graduates doubles.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

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August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs was named one of Fortune’s 10 Brilliant Technology Visionaries for 2012 alongside the great and powerful Oz’s of Apple and Google. MYTH 4: Research institutions are stronger in NorCal.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009. Subscribe to RSS. © 2012 IdeaMensch. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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October 5, 2012. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Venices median home price in the first eight months of 2012 broke the $1 million barrier, rising to $1,012,000 from $899,000 in the first eight months of 2011. 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.