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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

Take advantage of inside and outside advisers at school. Most universities also bring in outside advisors to mentor budding entrepreneurs. Once you graduate, you can’t take that course you need, and even the advisors are gone. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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For an Entrepreneur, an MBA is not King

Startup Professionals Musings

More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about getting an MBA? It’s now the second biggest social networking site (Facebook passed it recently) with about 125 million unique visitors per month. Chris DeWolfe, CEO and co-founder of MySpace. Consider it a waste of time.