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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

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This started as a post in which I was going to write out tips to personal branding and became in stead an essay of my own branding journey. I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991. My colleagues that graduated with engineering degrees from UCSD were paid $31,000 – 15% more.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

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I’m looking for somebody who can sell, but not better than our head of sales. “Imagine you were a Phd wireless chip designer out of UCSD and then Qualcomm. You want somebody who can raise $15 million to build out your R&D, business development and sales organizations. What I learned was how to work with teams.

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