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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, there's no law saying you have to go to college to start a business. Current young adults have grown up hearing about Bill Gates as the paragon of success. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. Take advantage of inside and outside advisers at school. Why not try to follow in his footsteps?

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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

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One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem. Erik, thanks for the time.

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Interview with Julie Novack, PartySlate

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PartySlate (www.partyslate.com)--which is backed by a slate of LA area investors--offers up a place to browse photos on events, find venues, and most importantly, planners who put those events on, so your next big event can be an unforgettable one. That's how I came up with the idea. I said, that's what we need for the event industry.

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For an Entrepreneur, an MBA is not King

Startup Professionals Musings

I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around. More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about getting an MBA? Tags: entrepreneur startup MBA business. I don’t have an MBA.