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Here are More Signs that LA Tech is Moving to the Next Level

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote a blog post on how to work with lawyers at a startup nearly two-and-a-half years ago. Michael Pfau (Santa Barbara … Reicker Pfau). This was 2005 when I had no exits under my belt, no blogs … nobody was looking. It was very widely read. It should be: Local; Right-sized; and. Startup-focused.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. Quarter-after-quarter, it has inspired and enlightened my students.

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Why Millennial Entrepreneurs Should Never Watch Shark Tank Alone

InfoChachkie

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. I get that Shark Tank is a TV show focused on entertaining its viewers. Experienced entrepreneurs have no issues parsing where reality stops and entertainment begins.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. blogging, in a sense. If we had a blogging platform then, we would have been blogging. From 35 To 500 Readers. every three weeks.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. blogging, in a sense. If we had a blogging platform then, we would have been blogging. From 35 To 500 Readers. every three weeks.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

Tech Zulu Event

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

InfoChachkie

I suggest you check out both the video and Seth’s entertaining depiction below. As John Greathouse noted in his blog entry, Putting “Trade” Back Into Tradeshows , several years ago, I pulled off a guerilla marketing coup at a large tradeshow by hiring actors to portray monks. Parcours Ninjas Vs. The Austin Police. By: Seth Epstein.

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