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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

" Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else. Most universities also bring in outside advisors to mentor budding entrepreneurs. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners.

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don’t Drop Out of Harvard

Startup Professionals Musings

" Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else. Most universities also bring in outside advisors to mentor budding entrepreneurs. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners.

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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

" Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else. Most universities also bring in outside advisors to mentor budding entrepreneurs. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners.

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Carpooling Wants You To Share Your Car, Meet New Friends & Get Paid For It!

Tech Zulu Event

The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). While studying at university, one of the founders had a girlfriend who lived in another city. Any competition back home? Do you have any mentors, Investors? Any user stats? What inspired them?

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Africa’s Largest and Fastest Growing Social Network | Interview with LAGbook’s Chidi Nwaogu

Tech Zulu Event

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. Who are your mentors, role models?

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

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