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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

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When I graduated from Wharton in 1989, I was one of the few in my class who shunned the investment banking / consulting path for the life as an initially unpaid entrepreneur. Action vs. Analysis - Although its use is in decline, many MBA classes are still taught via the Socratic case method. Look For MBA Outliers. Share and Enjoy.

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GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

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He was in the inaugural class of 500Startups and became chief evangelist as far as I could tell. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. He sent me a few nice emails. Months later I did agree with Christine Tsai that I would come out and talk to the class. I thought that was the end of it.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

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They can travel the world, take classes in interesting subjects, spend time with loved ones or start new hobbies. Getting Your Work Schedule on Your Terms – Many people in America sit at their desk much of the day and have email open. And from email we added IM, Facebook and LinkedIn where people contact us. Yeah, right!

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. Or take an acting class. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. Have a PowerPoint deck with screen shots that you can walk through. Show some energy!

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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John gave me the book after I spoke at his entrepreneurship class at UCSB. The emails we all get on the AngelList get say something like, “New gaming platform invested in by Dave McClure, Chris Yeh and Jeff Clavier. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list. Go get your anchors.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

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It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email.

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Startups are Low Risk Compared to Work-at-Home

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Their lawsuit came less than one month after a separate class action complaint was filed against one of these companies for a work-at-home scheme. If there is only an email address, they are likely not a legitimate business. You can also ask them what kind of screening they do for their employees if they do not interview them.

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