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Byline: Claire Sharp

Jan. 30--Some people are born entrepreneurs. Other people stumble upon a great idea. And for others academia provides the starting point. A mixture of all three inspired Andrew Willettt and Justin Fry. Willett started Pure Sports Medicine, a sports medicine company; Fry founded Seamless Display, which makes an innovative visual display technology.

For Willett, an Australian, an MBA course played a vital part in the launch of his company, but not in the obvious way. He says: "In 2001 I was studying for the one year, full-time MBA at Said B

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