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JULY 23, 2013

I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991. I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. My colleagues that graduated with engineering degrees from UCSD were paid $31,000 – 15% more. Was she tough enough?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

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. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). Sales is the lifeblood of every organization.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m looking for somebody who can sell, but not better than our head of sales. “Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. You want somebody who can raise $15 million to build out your R&D, business development and sales organizations. Leaders are intelligent, for sure.

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