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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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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). It’s how we move products.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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It is perhaps the best new product of the past 5 years in terms of improving my professional life. I was at an alumni dinner at UCSD (I am on the alumni board) and a group of people were talking about how their kids use UberX to get rides home from parties at night. Increasingly startups want access to our emails. I know that.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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He runs the Southern California Venture Capital Alliance (VCA) and is on the board of advisors for the venture capital fund of the UCSD Rady School of Business. Mark Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Why Email Isn’t Dead Next post: The Power of Small Get-Togethers Producing an event? He blogs here and tweets here.

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How to Know if You Have ADD and What to Do About It

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Save it to Pocket, bookmark it, email it to yourself or whatever other coping mechanism you have. I believe it is what drives my huge bursts of creativity and productivity that what Stephen Covey called “The Urgency Addiction.” Email twice. Don’t worry. But I’ll give you complete rundown below.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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The bring your product to life. Establish the persona of the person who would be using your products. Tell us what their life is like without your product – how they struggle. Tell us about the breakthrough they’ll have when they’re using your product. I recently spoke at the business school at UCSD.

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