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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

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One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. The current way people handle this is someone calls a call center, they walk through a process by phone call.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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This is why I am such a big fan of General Assembly both because they’re teaching more tangible skills but also because they’re working directly with employers to fund classes as well as to onboard the more successful GA students directly. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

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Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. Software can be developed “offshore” for a low cost, manufacturing volumes are quickly available from China, and European designs have increased opportunities in every country. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America.

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7 Strategies To Prepare For Global Market Challenges

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McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America. with demands for new products and services.

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Avoid Monoculture. Travel. Read Widely. Let Experience be Your Compass.

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Even from a young age, my experiences as president of my college fraternity were more formative in my experiences as an entrepreneur than my economics classes were. But poly sci taught me critical thinking and writing skills that I didn’t get in my econ classes. My political science degree was more helpful than my economics degree.

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7 Ways To Prepare For A Growing Global Opportunity

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McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America. with demands for new products and services.

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