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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I paid up for the diploma but can’t say that I saw better results. So back to MBAs.

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EvoNexus, UC San Diego Team On FinTech Efforts

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San Diego- and Orange County-based startup incubator EvoNexus and the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management announced this morning that the two are in a new partnership, aimed at creating a new generation of FinTech startups. Financial details of the link between EvoNexus and UCSD were not announced.

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Todd Hylton Adds Neural Tech Expertise to UCSD Robotics Institute

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a Qualcomm-backed startup founded in 2009 to develop computer systems and software based on algorithms that emulate the “spiking neuron” processes of the human brain. He also was co-founder of 4Wave, a Virginia-based startup specializing in semiconductor equipment. After joining Brain Corp.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

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” “ end quote (some people on mobile devices having a hard time seeing where quote starts / ends so I want to be sure I’m not attributed with Mr. Perkins letter). I had a public education all the way through college and my under grad – UCSD – actually cost less than $2,000 per year to attend between 1986-1991.

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Q&A: New Rady Dean Ordóñez on School’s Growth, Startups, Ethics & More

Xconomy

Most recently vice dean of academic programs at the University of Arizona’s Eller School of Management, Ordóñez started as the Rady School’s new dean this month. Ordóñez, a California native, says she took a 25 year “hiatus” in Arizona before returning this summer to the state in which she grew up.

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The Importance of The Narrative

Both Sides of the Table

I went to undergrad at UCSD, which is not a place known for its Greek institutions and my father grew up in South America and had know idea what a fraternity was. I started off by running some lower-level roles like community service. Gregory sat on a table in the middle of the circle and rolled up his sleeves.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with.

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