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Anything is Possible (in a Startup)

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It's a prison that limits your ambition, clouds the path ahead of you so you don’t even know what jobs are out there, and keeps you in line with everyone else--mindlessly marching to careers in banking, law, consulting and accounting. Start blogging about what you *are* excited about. What truth? Show up for a startup event.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. Tags: Start-up Advice. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. Okay, now you can shoot me.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here.

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

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I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. I actually wrote a long blog post about this but I’m trying to get TechCrunch to publish it before putting it on my blog. Tags: SoCal Stuff Tech Market Analysis. That’s always stuck with me. We’ll see.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

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Of course when they get there those individuals are no longer young and after years of mental and physical atrophy they lack the ambitions to get these things done. You should make a list of the ambitions that you have in life and accomplish many of those things now. Want to spend a year or more in Argentina?

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