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6 Hands-on Tips To Conquer Your Entrepreneurial Fears

InfoChachkie

Serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein recently gave a keynote address as part of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series. During his inspirational talk, Seth shared six hands-on exercises that entrepreneurs can use to harness their fears. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE.

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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

InfoChachkie

The following guest post is from some of my former UC Santa Barbara students. These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. I thought this post might be of interest to some of my readers, as it offers a glimpse into my approach to teaching entrepreneurship.

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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. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.

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Citrix’s CEO Mark Templeton: Personal And Professional Success Secrets

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During Mark's tenure, Citrix has grown from 50 employees and few million dollars of revenue to a company 7,000 employees strong, generating revenue in excess of $2.4 He then went on to identify four approaches entrepreneurs can take to enhance their chances of achieving success. Success Is (Mostly) In Your Hands. See the next tactic.

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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. There were twelve people.

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Brad Feld: Secrets To A Successful Startup Life (Hint – Creating Wealth Ain’t Everything)

InfoChachkie

In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. In particular, I found the following thoughts to be impactful: "Many entrepreneurs are high functioning introverts." – Agreed.

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Kerri Pollard Discloses Commission Junction’s Secret Weapon: Humble Confidence And A Healthy Dose Of Passionate Conviction

InfoChachkie

She then told the class of young entrepreneurs three stories, each of which underscores the powerful combination of humility, confidence and conviction. So it was about in the 2004 timeframe that I made my first trip to Santa Barbara. and tell them what he knew and what he thought his place should be in the company.

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