entrepreneur.com— Which college has the best program? Babson, University of Houston, Drexel? Check out the best programs from Entrepreneur magazine's annual rankings.
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No, they're right. Notre Dame is its own city with its own zip code and its own post office. If you want to send a letter to notre dame, you send it toBuildingNotre Dame, IN, 46556
Anyone who says "If you are going to college to become an entrepreneur.. you aren't one." or "entrepreneur and education are oxymorons" is completely out of touch with what an entrepreneur is and does.Now, it's granted that in some situations going to school for entrepreneurship isn't the greatest path. If you want to capitalize on some unique skill or talent you have, like cooking or playing an instrument, it's probably best to just get out there and do it.But when you have an idea that needs 4 million dollars to just produce a proof of concept, and another 40 million to break even you're going to need to go to venture capitalists or angel investors and they're going to want to know two things:1) What's the pain2) Who's behind it.The first part is that great idea and you don't need to go to school for that. It's the second part that needs schooling. These days with venture funding it's a chicken and egg scenario: you can't get the money unless you've already proven to a VC that you can start and manage a business, but you can't start and manage a business without the money. They want to know the background and experience of the people involved, and if you can't deliver, they won't deliver.So how do you solve this paradox? You go to school. By doing this you gain not only the theory behind business, but the best school will also give you the experience through business plan competitions, simulations, mentoring, networking, etc. Mentoring is probably the biggest reason to go to school, because the best programs hire people who VCs WOULD give 40 mil to. When you go up to a VC and you pitch your company, and they ask "who's involved" if you're able to drop some big names like that you're well on your way to getting that funding.
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scyth3Nov 5, 2007
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itsameericleNov 5, 2007
Firehed,It's not our fault that you're a screw up. Sincerely,A Success
harishlNov 5, 2007
I find it interesting that UMD made this list and UPenn Wharton didn't. Additionally, I enjoy the name of #20 ("Balls State").
kazbaedenNov 5, 2007
No, they're right. Notre Dame is its own city with its own zip code and its own post office. If you want to send a letter to notre dame, you send it toBuildingNotre Dame, IN, 46556
Closed AccountNov 5, 2007
Like all other ranking systems, this is just a list of numbers.
Closed AccountNov 5, 2007
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kazbaedenNov 5, 2007
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Very interesting, check out the new site, entrepreneuredu.org for more information on these schools and more.
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