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Fifty years of the internet

TechCrunch LA

By December, 1969, there were only four nodes – UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, the University of California-Santa Barbara and the University of Utah. Commercial policies gained influence, companies could charge for domain registration, and credit card encryption opened the door for e-commerce.

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Avoid Death By PowerPoint – Create Slides That Don’t Suck

InfoChachkie

For instance, I might show a logo of Computer Motion, GoToMeeting, Citrix, UC Santa Barbara and Rincon Venture Partners on my first slide as a means of depicting my past and current professional affiliations. If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit.

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Why Millennial Entrepreneurs Should Never Watch Shark Tank Alone

InfoChachkie

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. I get that Shark Tank is a TV show focused on entertaining its viewers. Experienced entrepreneurs have no issues parsing where reality stops and entertainment begins.

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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

InfoChachkie

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together. worth $15,000.

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I’m Eric Greenspan, not Eric Greenspan nor Eric Greenspan

Eric Greenspan

” I replied, “Nope, just the CEO [of a relatively small company].” I look forward to meeting his wife soon and entertaining them on their next trip to Santa Barbara. A couple years ago, I got an email from the Huntley hotel in Santa Monica. .” We were stoked! The attorney?”

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I’m Eric Greenspan, not Eric Greenspan nor Eric Greenspan

Eric Greenspan

” I replied, “Nope, just the CEO [of a relatively small company].” I look forward to meeting his wife soon and entertaining them on their next trip to Santa Barbara. A couple years ago, I got an email from the Huntley hotel in Santa Monica. .” We were stoked! The attorney?”

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. an email) to about 35 people.