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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

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The following guest post is from some of my former UC Santa Barbara students. These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. 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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Avoid Death By PowerPoint – Create Slides That Don’t Suck

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For instance, I might show a logo of Computer Motion, GoToMeeting, Citrix, UC Santa Barbara and Rincon Venture Partners on my first slide as a means of depicting my past and current professional affiliations. If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit.

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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

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How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together. There were twelve people.

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Citrix’s CEO Mark Templeton: Personal And Professional Success Secrets

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During Mark's tenure, Citrix has grown from 50 employees and few million dollars of revenue to a company 7,000 employees strong, generating revenue in excess of $2.4 • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Kerri Pollard Discloses Commission Junction’s Secret Weapon: Humble Confidence And A Healthy Dose Of Passionate Conviction

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So it was about in the 2004 timeframe that I made my first trip to Santa Barbara. and tell them what he knew and what he thought his place should be in the company. How can we make this a better company, with people who may have different skills than some of us. to visit the Commission Junction offices. Lesson learned.

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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

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You can watch Sarah tell her compelling story in the following 15-minute excerpt from her recent UC Santa Barbara talk. It was that love of serving people that led me on my long journey of starting a company.". I took that lesson of integrity and brought it with me when I started my company. Million Dollar Inaugural Year.

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

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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. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.