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Interview With Brian McCarthy, Dentistry.com

socalTECH

Futuredontics is the consumer marketing division, and inside that is Dentistry.com. I ran Bugleboy.com for a couple of years, and then I moved into purely online marketing. That's the path that led me here, and really what I'm doing here is building a marketing technology company. So what specifically do you do?

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Are You ‘Hands On’ Enough To Succeed In A Startup?

Startup Professionals Musings

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. An obvious reason is limited funds, but a more important reason is the need to know and intimately understand what is really going on in the business and the market. Too many entrepreneurs are reluctant to start the sales process, preferring to tweak and refine the product.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. Ask if you could shadow different functions like marketing, finance or product management.

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Entrepreneurs Better Enjoy Getting Their Hands Dirty

Startup Professionals Musings

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. An obvious reason is limited funds, but a more important reason is the need to know and intimately understand what is really going on in the business and the market. Too many entrepreneurs are reluctant to start the sales process, preferring to tweak and refine the product.