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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. Many colleges offer courses on entrepreneurship, to help you think like one. More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. Supplement course work with practical experience. An MBA is helpful, but not required.

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

Both Sides of the Table

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. ” F**k.

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Better Business Bureau? For who?

Eric Greenspan

Today, I received this email from the BBB: We’re writing to let you know that during the past month the Reliability Report that we publish on Make It Work was accessed 6 times. Please advise. link] we have been unable to resolve this issue due to technical issues on your site and yet this remains on our profile.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” Of course a lot of this also comes down to investor trust. You technically have more gas left but you never know if some unexpected circumstance causes you to run out of gas. Valuation.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

Of course you could start your own company. Of course I’m not suggesting people shouldn’t start a company. ” My friend Ian Sigelow wrote about this last week and advised people not to take on this kind of job. And one that you get to write. For many people that’s the right answer.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Your lawyer is a trusted advisor, but in the end, you run your business, your lawyer does not. In other words, find a lawyer who will take the time to understand the issues underlying your business and advise you how to best accomplish your objectives while minimizing your legal exposure. Money Is Time.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. He went from recruiter to IT manager to technical sales… Then, he did such a great job in sales that we had to build up more infrastructure for our ad-serving and email delivery platform to support the increased demand.

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