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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives. It’s either part of the DNA or it’s not.

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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 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. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer. After rejecting the offer, Mike had a team of his best people waiting to ‘kill’ him for turning down an acquisition that would have changed their lives forever financially.

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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. We had lawyers everywhere; digging through files, reviewing all of our emails and mounds of paperwork. A BIG THANK YOU. Zondigo, Inc.