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6 Ways To Learn The Realities For Starting A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school. Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up.

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6 Tips On How To Really Prepare For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school. Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up.

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Entrepreneurs Relish The Challenge More Than Money

Startup Professionals Musings

These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Adopt a mentor.

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6 Practical Steps To Learning How To Build A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school. Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up.

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Entrepreneurs Love the Learning and Ramen Noodles

Startup Professionals Musings

These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Adopt a mentor.

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If Your Dream is to Get Rich, Don’t Try a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Adopt a mentor.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?