Getting Rich By The Numbers, A CrunchBased How-To
Hey kid, wanna get rich?
After watching "The Social Network" for the third time this weekend, are you feeling ready to create something truly world-changing and make a billion dollars? Have you just finished off an MBA and are looking for a job slightly more glamorous than traveling 364 days a year for a Big 3 consulting firm? Are you getting hit up for co-founder gigs in between gigs making web pages for dentists and want to know what white-hot area you should get into, if you did decide to live the dream?
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21 Jul 2012
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