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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. The best way – of course – is to reference check. Connections?

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7 Tips To Raise Your Entrepreneur Instincts In School

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Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Don’t forget business writing and communication. It’s important to go well beyond the passionate idea stage.

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How To Find Support Resources For Your Startup Stage

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The first step toward a business with any idea is to write it down, and build a business plan around it. If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Let’s take a look here some similar stages from a support perspective: Idea stage.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

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Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Why You Should Write.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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It was a pleasure to write them myself. And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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How To Optimize Entrepreneurial Learning In School

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are my thoughts on the right focus at a college or university: Take entrepreneurship courses, but major in a more specific discipline. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA. Don’t forget business writing and communication. It’s important to go well beyond the passionate idea stage.

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