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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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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. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. on all the computers and established a network using Novell.

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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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People like Vinod Khosla, Keith Rabois, Brian Singerman, Marc Andreessen and others have all made head-scratching private comments to me that sounded so foreign to what I thought other people were doing in VC that they caused me to challenge and ultimately change some of my own views. Draw from Frameworks. How to network better ?

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Framework raises $2M seed to create an ‘on-demand business school’ aimed at startups

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So this, essentially is what Framework has come up with, and it’s now raised a $2 million seed round to create an “on-demand business school” The edtech platform says it has more than 2,500 people on its waitlist ahead of its launch next year. Ideally, business education should be more on-demand, targeted, practical and byte-size.

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5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in VC

Entrepreneur's Handbook

5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in Venture Capital It’s time to tear open the seemingly impenetrable ‘old boys’ network It’s no secret that founders seek out investors who value diversity and recognize the success that comes from having diverse teams. We have to rebuild all of the frameworks,” Dua advises. “We

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When to walk away from a VC who wants to invest in your startup

TechCrunch

Ofri Ben-Porat is the co-founder and CEO of Edgify , which focuses on federated learning frameworks and democratized training. Another one of our investors gives us full commercial support through its network of mentors that are there to support the business, not the VC. Venture capitalists add value in a number of ways.

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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I did 5 years of building large computer systems and computer networks for global corporations and 3+ years as a “strategy consultant.&# In many of the meetings you’d meet clients who would tell you everything you needed to know, would offer to help you and then would never follow up on the help that they had offered.

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

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At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. Rail Network : Atlanta offers access to both Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation.

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