socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the in-home, information technology support firm headed by Eric David Greenspan, has shut down. The firm told its customers and partners that as of June 25th, the firm has halted operations and is in the process of closing the business. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 166

Tech Coast Angels Santa Barbara Pricing Capital 166

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the in-home technical support and services firm headed by Eric Greenspan, told its customers Monday that it has launched a brand new, membership program called MIW Digital Advantage.

Tech Coast Angels 160

Tech Coast Angels Santa Barbara Technical Support Pricing 160

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online publisher of new and used vehicle pricing that is headed by Scott Painter, said Tuesday that it has acquired ALG, Inc. , ALG is based in Santa Barbara, where it will continue to be headquartered. a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 150

Truecar Santa Barbara Santa Monica Pricing 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk (www.shiphawk.com) is looking to solve the problem of pretty much shipping anything large (like cars and furniture) or unique, with its online shipping service--think "Kayak" for shipping. Who is the ideal customer for your site? With our software, it does it all in an instant. How are you funded?

Santa Barbara 194

Santa Barbara Custom Customer Services 194

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Greathouse: Great products and companies that came out (of) Santa Barbara. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2009

Privately held, Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , a provider of in-home computer and electronics help, has just inked its first profitable quarter, and is positioning to be ready for any change in the economic headwinds. Greenspan said the moves helped the firm lower its cost of acquisition of new customers. Tough times?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Santa Barbara Pricing Acquisition 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2016

In order to pay his college tuition, young Stephen created a sole proprietor startup with a very entrepreneurial pricing structure. Papers that resulted in an “A” grade earned him $20, “B” papers cost his customers $10. However, we rewarded their performance by sharing the revenue we collected from our customers.

Activity 100

Activity Startup Sales Santa Barbara 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

All four companies were in Los Angeles (or adjacent … Santa Barbara) and our community has now matured and regularly produces billion dollar+ outcomes. And while it hasn’t been an “overnight success,” we’ll happily follow in ProCore’s footsteps.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

That's based on insights into the customer and product, so that we can build relevant, optimized, geotargeted, and customized ads that will engage consumers. They're a local team out of Santa Barbara. Thse are customers that spend a lot on search, and we're enabling significant performance upside for them.

Yahoo 171

Yahoo Platform Advertising Startup 171

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. But it's also about operations and customer relationships." Along with Amazon, Dell was also an early pioneer of web-based customer service. " [Tweet this quote].

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

I ended up really relating to the nuance and intricacies of product supply and customer demand. After Pacific Sunwear, my career covered two new ends of the retail spectrum; off price at Ross and women’s luxury at St. As a UC Santa Barbara alum, do you have any advice for my UCSB students who desire to break into the fashion industry?

Sites 100

Sites Sales Santa Barbara Design 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

The first of question is about qualifying your potential customers aka leads. You might look at higher quality / higher price solutions like BMW or Mercedes or you try to see if you can find a bargain with the similar features like a Kia. You see – running a SaaS platform for customers like you is the ONLY thing our team does.

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

Wade Eyerly: We will also have a couple of recreational runs, to Santa Barbara and Monterey. That's just an example I pulled out of the air, but we think we'll be more responsive to our customers than a traditional airline. That strips out the volatility, and just helps us lock in the price of fuel at the day's rate.

Startup 240

Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

Greathouse : Let''s start with a question that will be especially helpful for my UC Santa Barbara students. How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? First, we create our own flagship itineraries, many of them personalized custom trips.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They’ll find a way to get to the right price if they believe you’re high potential. We’ve had great experiences with Michael Pfau in Santa Barbara.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. The difference is that VoiceXML does not leverage customers' knowledge of web development.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Santa Barbara, who sent us a couple of projects she has found, and we're already gotten one of our group going up to look at that technology, because our member has very relevant experience in this area, and has determined that the technology is valuable. Last week, John and I met with Dina Lozofsky, now at U.C.

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Price: $15 (Early Bird). They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. A great leader knows customers and has direct relationships with them. He seemed to never care about fans (customers) who also were happy to let the door hit his butt on the way out. The reality of most startups is about survival.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Price: $15 (Early Bird). They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The basic functionality will be free, with additions being charged nominal prices. Anything beyond basic features, the customer will pay for it, depending on the use. The company is currently in Santa Barbara, and we're possibly going to move it into the greater Los Angeles area.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Price: $25 (Early Bird). Custom ad deals and partnerships. Event Details. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. What: Spotlight Series Event.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84