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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. I took a job in corporate finance as an intern my junior year at First Interstate Bank and I did system design on the side, as my main job was corporate planning.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I guess this is how a world-class firm like Sequoia Capital finds and invests in world-class companies such as Google, Yahoo!, FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. When companies wanted first class advertising placement and high-end marketing technology, we were the place to come. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Im working with a top-notch, first class, A++ team ( Craig, Duc and Julie ) -- that just happened to fall into place. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Every person on my team was A-class. The acquisition went through and that was the start of a terrible chain of events. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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