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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued?

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FastSpring Gets Funding From Pylon

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FastSpring , the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>. acquisition merger capital venture pylon fastspring'

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ACG 101's Annual MandA Update

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Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -- ACG 101's Annual MandA Update. trillion in value. See [link] (more)

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. HauteLook was acquired for $270M in 2011 by Nordstrom. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. LiveNation.

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An Enchanting Conversation With Guy Kawasaki

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Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. I even plan to use it in my upcoming UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial Selling class. Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. Of the 225 customer reviews currently posted on Amazon, over 90% are highly positive.

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How PolarPro's Photo Filters Are Riding The GoPro Wave

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Anyone who is into action sports know that GoPro has absolutely changed how the market since its debut, where it''s more odd to see action sports athletes not using a GoPro than using one. Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. What''s the story behind the company?

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American Entrepreneurs – Be Happy You Are Not In Spain

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After studying at UC Santa Barbara''s entrepreneurial program , he returned to Spain, excited to start a venture and make a positive impact on his homeland. He founded Alpha Origins in 2011. One of my top former students, Fredi Fernandez , recently sent me a compelling email. Thus, it''s a tax on potential, not actual, gains.