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What Should We Make of Peter Thiel’s “20 Under 20? Education Program?

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We need to take some risks in education and in innovation in this country so anybody that it trying to break through the traditional mold and try to create a new model ought to be lauded, not attacked. Suddenly everybody wants to be an incubator. The value of a college education. Education is self discovery. Having fun.

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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

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“ This will also help dealerships increase sales and bring needed sales tax revenues to local and state governments,” Peterson writes. billion set aside for workforce retraining and education. “Startups and small businesses are the engine of every local and regional economy,” writes Peterson.

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Interview: Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder AngelList and Co-Maintainer Venture Hacks

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Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are not taking the incubator approach…we would invest on the same terms alongside the other investors and we would make sure to be a very, very small piece of the round and not to crowd out anybody.”. AngelList is the productization of that.

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7 Tips To Raise Your Entrepreneur Instincts In School

Startup Professionals Musings

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Don’t forget business writing and communication. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Produce a real business plan for critical feedback from outside investors.

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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. Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

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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How To Optimize Entrepreneurial Learning In School

Startup Professionals Musings

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Don’t forget business writing and communication. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Produce a real business plan for critical feedback from outside investors.

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