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FindTheBest Snags Google, DoubleClick Vet As President

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Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online comparison site headed by DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor , has turned to a Google and DoubleClick vet to serve as President. Yaghoubi was also an executive serving under O'Connor at DoubleClick, where he was Vice President of Global Media. READ MORE>>.

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How This Entrepreneur Went From Poverty To CEO Of A Dead Sexy Startup

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You can hear Don tell his story in the following excerpt from his recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. Although he was excelling as a web designer, Don began to get the itch to start his own business. The company’s clients include: Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable. .

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. We’ve had great experiences with Michael Pfau in Santa Barbara. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West. So it doesn’t have to be a small firm. Good people and evil people.

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