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Success, Santa Barbara Style: Patagonian Sexwax With A Side Order of UGGS

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Six outstanding entrepreneurs have created this sweet flavor of success in one of the most beautiful places on earth – Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara has become a high-tech startup mecca, rivaling cities many times its size. From Lynda.com ’s recent $1.5 Share and Enjoy.

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QAD In $2 Billion Private Equity Acquisition

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Santa Barbara-based supply chain software developer QAD has entered into a $2 billion acquisition deal with private equity investor Thoma Bravo, the company said on Monday. The company said that current CEO Anton Chilton will continue to lead the company, whcih will continue to maintain its headquarters in Santa Barbara.

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NGEN Partners Gets Exit At Choose Energy

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Santa Barbara- and New York-based clean technology investor NGEN Partners has scored an exit at Choose Energy , a startup which lets consumers comparison shop for and select electric energy providers, according to a report. The report, from Fortune, said the deal was worth less than $100M. Grubstein was on the board of Choose Energy.

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HG Insights Powers New Forrester Market Research Offering

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Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service.

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Technology , Cocktails, and Incubators in Santa Barbara

Steve Reich

I joined a panel with Sam Teller, Managing Director of LaunchpadLA ( www.LaunchpadLA.la ) , Klaus Schauser CEO of Appfolio ( www.appfolio.com ) , and Michael Holliday, founder of the incubator and prominent architect in Santa Barbara, to talk about the pros and cons of the current incubator boom. The takeaway?

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QAD Gets Win In China

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Santa Barbara-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software maker QAD said today that it has scored a win in china, with automotive supplier Chengdu Huachuan Electric Parts Company (CHCD). manufacturer auto planning resource enterprise china' Financial details of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FastSpring Acquired By Accel-KKR

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Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , which develops e-commerce software for subscription-based software businesses, has been acquired by private equity investor Accel-KKR. According to FastSpring, Accel-KKR has made a majority equity investment in the firm, to provide capital and resources for its technology and go-to-market initiatives.