InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Jim Semick: I’ve been launching and managing software products for 15 years now, going back to when you and I worked together at Expertcity before it was acquired by Citrix. Semick: They are.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

I recently spoke with Steve Blank, author of the new book The Startup Owner’s Manual. By conceptualizing, selling, gathering feedback and then developing a product, startups achieve success more quickly and economically. Once the book achieved commercial success, Steve then expended resources to edit and polish the book.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We back very early stage companies and work alongside executive teams as their build their teams, launch their products, announce their companies and raise their first downstream capital rounds. We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. just to name a few!

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Brian Coryat, Founder and CEO of Local Market Launch and former Founder and CEO of ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) recently winged his talk at UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. Brian began his interest in the Internet in 1994, as a means of selling his publishing company''s books. And I''m going to wing it.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The following guest post is from some of my former UC Santa Barbara students. After reading this book, Ben, Sid and Taylor realized they could do the same thing and become their own bosses. I thought this post might be of interest to some of my readers, as it offers a glimpse into my approach to teaching entrepreneurship. .

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 5, 2015

As a Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , students ask me dozens of times each quarter, “What do you think of my idea?” As the authors note, the book’s primary audience is readers who, “…have yet to quit their jobs (or graduate from college) and take the leap into entrepreneurship.”. Things I Like.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We all now visit UGC sites to learn about products & services before we use them. Years ago we had been to the Ritz Carlton nearby and we were saved by Trip Advisor because a commenter had mentioned that one of the wings was under renovation so we were able to book the right side of the hotel. So I’m drawn to UGC reviews.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

The concept comes from a Stephen Covey book called “ First Things First ,&# which is a worthwhile book ( Wikipedia overview here ) but if you haven’t read his seminal book “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People &# you should start with that. That’s why productivity wasn’t tough for me as a CEO.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2011

My entrepreneurial students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, often ask my advice regarding their career choices. In a company’s early days, it is often the developers and product marketing team who must create the product. Later it is the salespeople who must generate revenue from the product.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 27, 2012

I recently reviewed Richard Courtney and George Cassidy’s published business book, Come Together – The Business Wisdom of The Beatles in the first entry of this series. . However, despite the book’s shortcomings, it contains a number of insightful lessons emerging entrepreneurs can apply to their startup careers.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 2, 2011

I gave this talk was given to perspective and current UC Santa Barbara students, hence my references to UCSB’s Technology Management Program (TMP). You may want to run the video in the background and listen to it while you remain otherwise productive. Additional thoughts below: Confidence. Quora, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Under the heading, “The Book On Bezos,” the callout lists ten actionable and impactful nuggets of startup advice. I review these tenets with my entrepreneurial students at UC Santa Barbara at the beginning of each quarter to reinforce many of the key topics we will cover in the following weeks. The Two Pizza Rule.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. The first product tests for gluten and is especially targeted at people with Celiac’s disease which affects 1% of the population meaning millions of people.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2015

Despite the fact that I teach entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , I do not believe that entrepreneurs are created in classrooms. I treat each of my classes as a product that the students are paying a lot of money to consume. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Experiential.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

You can watch Sarah tell her compelling story in the following 15-minute excerpt from her recent UC Santa Barbara talk. Although she enjoyed the experience and gained television production skills, which she still uses today, the lack of viewership at Current was de-motivating. That video is. what started it all.".

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Teachers can also put the list of books for their course, and students can buy directly from their session or account. This tool helps in all of those aspects, and reduces the amount of work, improves productivity, and helps teachers to do more. If you can imagine, you can have your entire educational life online.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

Successfully negotiated ground breaking deals with several of the major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products. Babak received a BA degree in Business Economics and Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara. On Demand). More panelist to be announced soon. Want To Sponsor?

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

If you enjoy snarky, clever prose, you should check out Chuck''s book. Greathouse : Let''s start with a question that will be especially helpful for my UC Santa Barbara students. I reached out to the company and Mr. Kutay graciously shared his multi-decade entrepreneurial journey with me.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. They get involved in hard product decisions.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. We’ve had great experiences with Michael Pfau in Santa Barbara. Sure, they’ll take you on. You’ll get the scraps.

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MAY 24, 2021

All four companies were in Los Angeles (or adjacent … Santa Barbara) and our community has now matured and regularly produces billion dollar+ outcomes. The second founder, Rob Duva , created another company called Fin & Field to book hunting & fishing excursions. Entrada Ventures? —?that

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