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Interview with Mickie Rosen, Tecca

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Last week, Santa Monica-based Tecca (www.tecca.com) launched a consumer electronics, consumer information service, backed by Fuse Capital and Best Buy. The service--currently only available on iPhone and Android--allows users to find reviews and information about consumer electronics products.

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Interview with Andrew Schydlowsky, TrackStreet: Brand Protection Using AI

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Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. What is TrackStreet? How are you able to do all this?

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? What stage?

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? What stage?

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. Google’s market capitalization is in the stratosphere for a reason – keyword search advertising is highly effective. However, Search Engine Management (SEM) is not a “set and forget” exercise. I was dead wrong.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

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He taught me, amongst other things, the benefit of “ top down thinking &# that changed the way I analyzed markets, companies and people. Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses.