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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

InfoChachkie

Want to be an entrepreneur? Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. UC Santa Barbara has avoided this mistake by placing its Program within the Engineering department.

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Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell

InfoChachkie

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

He overheard me talking about Steve Jobs in conjunction with the entrepreneurship class that I teach at UC Santa Barbara. In the summer of 1985, he was in Jobs’ office when a photographer for Fortune magazine arrived to shoot Steve for an upcoming cover. One of Mac’s stories was particularly compelling.

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

InfoChachkie

I am always on the lookout for inspiring entrepreneurs who have leveraged their passions into healthy livelihoods as they serve as instructive role models for my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students. Greathouse: Like most successful entrepreneurs, it sounds like you did a heck of a lot of on-the-job learning.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her. Empowerment is hard for most startup entrepreneurs.

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