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Maximize Your Exit By Not Selling Your Company

InfoChachkie

However, in many cases, acquiring companies behave in a less rational manner than Mr. Jackson. Citrix politely approached us, told us they had an interest in acquiring our company and then asked us, “How much?”. Our response was that there was no “price” as our company was not for sale. We were not rude nor indignant.

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Impact Radius Gets $30M For Affiliate Marketing Software

SoCal Tech Calendar

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops digital marketing and affiliate marketing software, has raised $30M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners.

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

InfoChachkie

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. We don’t give up on things easily.

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Better Business Bureau? For who?

Eric Greenspan

Well, I caved and signed up. How they knew anything about us is beyond me, but that is where we got started. I told them I’d be happy to sign up if that rating was increased to an A. Your BBB has formed a strategic alliance to help save you money in your everyday costs starting immediately. Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

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Advice For Emerging Entrepreneurs (And Anyone Else With A Boss)

InfoChachkie

My entrepreneurial students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, often ask my advice regarding their career choices. In addition to giving their employers 110% of their energy, I encourage these emerging entrepreneurs to engage in small, Mini-ventures on the side, rather than starting a fulltime venture from scratch.

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Who’s In Your Club For Your Mutual Improvement?

InfoChachkie

One of my former students, Sieva Kozinsky, Co-Founder & CEO of StudySoup recently shared his startup insights with my UC Santa Barbara students. However, the one that stood out to me was the importance of curating their peer groups in advance of graduating and starting an entrepreneurial career.

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Competition Is A Lie – Tracy DiNunzio Explains Why

InfoChachkie

Tracy''s frank, pragmatic and somewhat controversial comments were presented as part of UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. Tracy addressed the issue of competition head on, telling the largely student audience, "As I started to think about launching Tradesy, I looked around and there was a lot of competition but.