InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

In fact, for the past 27-years, he has specialized in bringing exotic travel destinations to those of us who are healthy and active but whose competitive sporting days are long behind us. Greathouse : Let''s start with a question that will be especially helpful for my UC Santa Barbara students. Ever fantasized about climbing Mt.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. This is a really good example of why we sell to utilities. megawatts of energy. Explain what that peak demand problem is for the utilities?

Southern California 100

Southern California Technical Review Demand Outsource Development 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

He is a great example of…building an enchanting company.”. He overheard me talking about Steve Jobs in conjunction with the entrepreneurship class that I teach at UC Santa Barbara. I gathered ten such examples which are particularly relevant to entrepreneurs. We weren’t going to go out and do market research.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 279

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many people are too cautious in sales processes and as a result when they present their solutions they end up sounding milquetoast and undifferentiated from anybody else in the market. Assume competition and assume within the buying organization you have enemies. You must know when to sell to leads and when to market to them.

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150

InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2010

He told the homeowner that he represented someone who wanted to purchase the ranch at a substantial premium over its current fair market value. Fortunately, we had several alternatives available to us, including: Access the public capital markets via an initial public offering (IPO). Do nothing – continue to run our business “as is”.

Company 160

Company Companies Pricing Santa Barbara 160

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

We've opened an office in Los Angeles, and continue to maintain one in Santa Barbara. For example, one of our investments was Boom Studios, the company that publishes comic books and turns those into films. We can tell whether they'll have a competitive advantage before we fund then. He's in Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara 124

Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Funding Invest 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Santa Barbara, who sent us a couple of projects she has found, and we're already gotten one of our group going up to look at that technology, because our member has very relevant experience in this area, and has determined that the technology is valuable. Where is this talent coming from?

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world. We could all do better – I’m sure.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150