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

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It will affect your ability to get the right jobs and promotions as well as your ability to attract talent and capital. I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991. My colleagues that graduated with engineering degrees from UCSD were paid $31,000 – 15% more.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). What about strategy?

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VelosBio Tacks on $137M to Advance Its ROR1-Targeting Cancer Antibody Drugs

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Dave Johnson has known UC San Diego physician and cancer reseacher Thomas Kipps for nearly 20 years.

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

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There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. It pains me to see the typical (and predictable) responses on Twitter, “VCs want prices to drop!” ” “Sure, prices are dropping.

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