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MARCH 13, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Zuuka , the parent firm of the kids'' iOS storybook brand iStoryTime , has been acquired by New York-based Cupcake Digital. istorytime zuuka cupcake digital merger acquisition childrens books' Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2012

Santa Barbara-based zuuka , the publisher of the iStoryTime interactive kids books and educational applications, has tapped an Apple vet for its new Creative Director, the company said today. The company said it has hired Paul Mueller-Bruehl to head up its design department.

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JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. Saying, ''Hey, we want to pay you to write a book.’ And so the book came out. We wanted a book that was real. Here''s how they pulled it off. Let''s get real.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Santa Barbara-based zuuka , the publisher of the iStoryTime line of interactive children's books for the iPhone and iPad, said today that it has launched the Puss In Boots Movie Storybook , an interactive book for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad today. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Santa Barbara-based zuuka Group , the firm behind the iStoryTime line of mobile children's books, said today that it has raised $2M in a Series A investment round. According to the company, the investment came from Corporate Finance Partners (CFP).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Santa Barbara-based iStoryTime , the mobile children's book line, said this morning that it has launched a new Arthur Christmas Movie Storybook for the iPhone and iPad. iStoryTime said the new app, available for $3.99, includes original content from the film, including images and character voices.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Although UCSB has room to grow with regard to the total number of VC-backed startups it generates, the Santa Barbara region fares well when its relative size is taken into account. Image Credit: University Of California, Santa Barbara. Techpreneurs.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Zukka , the publisher of the iStoryTime interactive children's books for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, said this morning that it has launched a another title based on the SMURFs. Zuuka publishes a number of titles, based both on licensed content and lesser known authors, all targeted at children.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. I enjoyed the book as well, as evidenced by the review I wrote at the time of its release, which you can read HERE. I even plan to use it in my upcoming UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial Selling class. That doesn’t work.”.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Santa Monica-based membership-based airline Surf Air is telling potential customers that it recently reached 1200 members for its service, which allows members to take all-you-can-fly trips between the Los Angeles, Bay Area, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, San Diego, and other areas via its own fleet of turboprops.

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JULY 22, 2013

In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. Brad is in the midst of writing a series of startup-oriented books. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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APRIL 25, 2011

As I noted in Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck , I am generally not a fan of business books. If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Pithy – Guy is the Steven King of business books.

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JULY 22, 2013

In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. Brad is in the midst of writing a series of startup-oriented books. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Susan graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is the author of ‘The e-Auction Insider’ by McGraw-Hill. Cool fact: Susan was featured in Tom Peters’ business book ‘Circle of Innovation’ along-side Tony Hsieh, founder of LinkExchange, and current CEO of Zappos.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A number of my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students have asked my opinion of Robert Greene''s The 48 Laws Of Power , prompting me to check it out. Given the book''s commercial success, I had high hopes. Greeene wrote the book while struggling to suceed as a Hollywood screenwriter, I wasn''t surprised.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Independent’s recent Techtopia Issue. In his book Fiction Writer’s Brainstormer, James V. Image: Santa Barbara Independent, all rights reserved. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Still not convinced? Share and Enjoy.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based zuuka Group , the publisher behind the iStoryTime (www.istorytimeapp.com) line of children's books on the iPhone, announced a first round of funding. How long have you been publishing books on the iPhone? We bootstrapped the company, and just started making books.

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APRIL 16, 2012

I recently spoke with Steve Blank, author of the new book The Startup Owner’s Manual. So the fact that it is a badly edited, missing sentences, complete your own and finish your own sentences (book) – basically we can blame it all on Eric. Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. Enter Eric Ries .

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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. Talking To Yahoo''s Jerry Yang.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

The launch is the first "flight tested" Falcon 9 used by Iridium, which has a continuing roster of launches it has booked with SpaceX. READ MORE>>.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

As an Instructor of entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara, I welcomed the chance to read Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist. is frankly a bummer (to be fair, Amazon offers the book new for $33). If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? Years ago Scott Kupor of a16z was telling me that the market would split into “bulge bracket” VCs and specialized, smaller, early-stage firms and the middle ground would be gutted. Secrets of Sand Hill Road. just to name a few!

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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. Greathouse: Great products and companies that came out (of) Santa Barbara. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California.

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Jason Nazar

JANUARY 4, 2012

I recently went back to the University of California at Santa Barbara to give a leadership talk to about 250 students. My thought is to turn this into a book, with more examples and make the use of fictional characters / plot that pulls this all together in a really easily digestible and actionable format.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

I’ve been in Santa Barbara for 22+ years, completed UCSB a long, long time ago. Then, three marriages, three businesses, three homes, a handful of apartments in the mix, one son and a story that will fill a great book someday. I was about to attend OSU when I left Ohio to return to California. Still a Buckeye fan at heart.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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. Sure, I’d like to know what my Facebook friends think about the wine, books, films, hotels, airlines, etc.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Dismissing Mr. Alger’s works as juvenile rags to riches novels misses the author’s primary point and the reason why the books had such a tremendous impact on several generations of American entrepreneurs. Santa Barbara Foundation. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. To learn about Ms.

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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). After some brief introductory remarks, I explore the Three C’s of Wealth Creation: Confidence , Courage and Conviction , starting at the 50 second mark. Quora, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Just this week I met @MarshaCollier, the author of over 25 books on eBay. Tags: Eric Greenspan 140conf Google Voice jeff pulver santa barbara social media tech news Twitter. It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. I’m honored.

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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. When I first discovered the concept I found it enlightening.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 29, 2012

inLife is a place to book fun things to do in your city… in Santa Barbara, they have kayak trips, wine tasting, yoga, happy hours, etc. And yes, they really can book paddle yoga. The inLife team then gave Sam Teller, the Managing Director of LaunchPad, their elevator pitch, and he fired questions back at them.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

We have regular monthly meetings in Westlake Village, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, & Newport Beach. I'm hoping that Baron and Kurt come up with one that's in Santa Monica / West LA. Any sort of networking that gives more context is a plus in my book. I've heard great things about their events.

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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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JULY 7, 2011

My entrepreneurial students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, often ask my advice regarding their career choices. In my review of Guy Kawasaki’s book Enchantment , I highlight a chapter entitled, “How To Enchant Your Boss” in which Guy encourages his readers to: Make Their Boss Look Good.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

Long before author Stephen King sold over 350 million books, he was a budding entrepreneur. We took a similar shared-success approach with our employees, many of whom were my former students at UC Santa Barbara. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes.

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