Alex and I danced through the night and left the next day for the customary fun weekend to the Jersey Shore with my classmates.

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In 1970 along with seventeen or so of my high school classmates, I headed off to Worcester Massachusetts to attend The College of The Holy Cross.

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When I was thinking about quitting my job to launch CircleUp, I spoke with a ton of fellow Stanford business school classmates who graduated with me in 2005.

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So, my second brother, fully supported by his parents, joined the People's Army together with his classmates.

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For example, when I started Stratus Prep, I reached out to former HBS classmates with marketing and finance backgrounds to help be better learn how to effectively manage those facets of my business.

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