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8 Unpublicized Strategies From Serious Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The message I hear publicly from most entrepreneurs is that you have to think outside the box and take big risks to ever beat the odds and be among the less than ten percent that experience real success. Serious entrepreneurs will privately admit the business is first, and the family second. All risks are not the same.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

InfoChachkie

Want to be an entrepreneur? According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California.

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Why Teenagers Make Great Entrepreneurs

Xconomy

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have weighed in from time to time and their answers tend to fall into two camps. High school students also make great entrepreneurs because of their natural open-mindedness and drive to take risks. Entrepreneurship education is a great start. What is the ideal age to start a company?

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Nina Vaca, CEO of Pinnacle Group: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See

Tech.Co

Whether it’s a partner, spouse, family, friend, mentor or mom, having a support system is key to any entrepreneur’s success. Being a daughter of immigrants, what are some key things you’re doing to impact the next generation of minority women entrepreneurs? How did your focus on education impact your success? Lead anyway.”

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Boomers Lead and Drive the New Wave of Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Angel Investor.

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

Other companies have only seen a slight decline and may be expecting demand to return to normalcy later in the year. The reality is that when unemployment sinks in demand is likely to get worse. Not anywhere nearly as hard as being an entrepreneur. To win the best deals entrepreneurs need to trust you and want to work with you.

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Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg

InfoChachkie

1) Get A Mentor. "I Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. "I started the site when I was 19. " [Tweet this quote].

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