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Reflections On 2017: John Greathouse, Rincon Venture Partners

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. As such, I'm also looking forward to helping non-SaaS Founders, which has been my primary focus for the past 15-years.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. A decent showing, but well below a number of larger schools, as the ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured VC funding. UC Santa Barbara has avoided this mistake by placing its Program within the Engineering department. Share and Enjoy.

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Kevin O'Connor, ScOp Venture Capital, On Startup Success and Investments

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Kevin sold his last company, Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, in July of 2017 to Amazon, but has a long history of successful companies, including founding DoubleClick. The companies we're generally looking for are software-as-a-service-based companies, and although we don't just invest in SaaS companies, it's our primary focus.

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Impact Radius Gets $30M For Affiliate Marketing Software

SoCal Tech Calendar

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops digital marketing and affiliate marketing software, has raised $30M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners.

Software 100
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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. In 2000, we set up our second fund--worth almost $400M--and for that vintage year, that fund is one of the top tier performing funds in the entire country.

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Why Taking Some Risks in the Sales Process Can Improve Results

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I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be. So we took a stand. We said to customers, “We only sell SaaS and we think that’s the right solution for you. How responsive are they to your needs now?

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Interview with Andrew Schydlowsky, TrackStreet: Brand Protection Using AI

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Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. How did you start the business?