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. Along the way, Steve shared numerous nuggets of sage advice.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Far from it.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

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

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

JULY 13, 2009

My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. We just did a deal with Rincon Ventures on a deal in Santa Barbara, and we're partnering with other firms on deals, and we'd like to see more. That's what I'm hoping to do.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

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

InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2010

Citrix promised to operate Expertcity as a separate division and maintain its offices in Santa Barbara and it was unclear if other potential acquirers would have been willing to make, and keep, similar commitments. Doing nothing was the most realistic and potent competition faced by Citrix. Do Nothing. Get Out Of The Zone.

Company 160

Company Companies Pricing Santa Barbara 160

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. Last week, John and I met with Dina Lozofsky, now at U.C.

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. We established our brand to lay out our belief system codified in a word: Upfront. We can be blunt but we believe that builds healthier relationships.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Assume competition and assume within the buying organization you have enemies. Let me give you another simple example from my experience as a VC at Upfront Ventures. When we went to raise funds we faced lots of competition as there are of course many other VC funds in the country. Take nothing for granted.

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150