InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

According to lead researcher Professor Sarah Townsend, " When youre putting together an important presentation or working on a high-stakes project. Work with your potential co-founder(s) long enough to understand how they deal with adversity and what they are like once your relationship exits the honeymoon stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” How little we all knew how ironic that term would become but has nonetheless endured. A seed round these days is $3–5 million or more!

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The following guest post is from some of my former UC Santa Barbara students. He delivered a message to his students from the very first day that in order to reach your aspirations, you must be able to work hard and take risks. Fall quarter of Sr.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 3, 2012

Seth Epstein, Founder and CEO SocialStay , former Founder and CEO of FUEL (acquired by Razorfish) and Emmy Award winner for his work on the X-Games, recently spoke at UC Santa Barbara as part of the Technology Management Program’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Competition – which competitors will prove to be the most formidable?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

I know the whole ecosystem: VCs, CEOs, tech teams, founders, angels – and I know people who have worked together for 15+ years. Thus, a desire to invest more locally where I think I have a competitive advantage. If these people work for reputable firms and have the right industry knowledge they ought to be on your pitch list.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2015

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. Do Nothing – Taking no action was the potent competition faced by Citrix. VC Funding Alternative.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. Many early VCs (Funds I-III) raise in 4-year cycles or longer because it often takes time to prove your investment strategy is working. But that’s it.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

While rudimentary by today’s standards, her work paved the way for modern compilers that translate higher-level source code into executable binary code. Software coding was initially considered "woman's work," as it involved typing the commands onto punchcards, which was akin to taking dictation via a typewriter.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2019

As a Professor at UC Santa Barbara , I constantly battle Hollywood’s stereotype of the rapacious, maniacal businessperson, by teaching my students that Honesty is a competitive advantage. Lesson: “The problem with prototypes is they don’t always work.” Laurie Anderson, American Musician.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

How does this work? We have our own suite of applications for Android, iOS, Mac, and Pac, and so forth, but our primary go to market is working with the existing channels, carriers, device OEMs, as well as social media and chat applications. We were most excited about Santa Barbara and San Diego.

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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. As Venture Capitalists we take some near-term bets and some higher beta deals with more risk and more upside if they work.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

He overheard me talking about Steve Jobs in conjunction with the entrepreneurship class that I teach at UC Santa Barbara. Another of Mac’s stories highlights the degree to which Steve treated his designs as works of art. As Guy Kawasaki noted in this video interview , hard work is his secret weapon.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In Mark Suster’s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara , he advised his audience of entrepreneurial students to master two skills: selling and coding. His advice is essentially, "buck up, it’s called work for a reason." " [Tweet this quote]. " [Tweet this quote].

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Who do you view as your biggest competition? But to be successful, what’s worked for us is a laser-like focus on ease of use and building trusted relationships with our partners. We spend a lot of time listening to our customers and working with them to build the right solutions. Get the math to work. You’re right.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. That''s when we started working on a couple of new versions, making it a little better and easier to use, and there we went. What are you guys working on now? What''s the story behind the company? READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. "I was, you know, rebellious, an 18, 19-year old and just did what I wanted to do and all worked out OK." He took great pride in his work and cared about every customer who came through his door."

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Late last year, we had the idea for Fantasy Pollster and have been working on it ever since. Greathouse: You and Brent are currently third and fourth year Computer Science majors at UC Santa Barbara. Greathouse: You guys could have worked on a variety of ideas. However, The Daily Show seems to think it will work.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 29, 2012

If you can’t follow the clues, well…… Kidding aside, its an airy space filled with very focused people who are obviously working hard. Sam had a rapid-fire series of questions about techology, marketing, and competitive differentiation. And yes, they really can book paddle yoga.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

However, many of the characteristics of our Intern Programs were also applicable to non-technical positions, as follows: Meaningful Work – Treat your Interns as adults and magical things will happen. Competition – Make it clear that only the best Interns will be granted offers for full-time positions.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 8, 2018

Seth Epstein, former Founder and CEO of FUEL (acquired by Razorfish) and Emmy Award winner for his work on the X-Games, graciously spoke at UC Santa Barbara’s Innovator Stories Series. Competition – which competitors will prove to be the most formidable? Modern-day entrepreneurs use Evernote, Google Keep, etc.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

We've opened an office in Los Angeles, and continue to maintain one in Santa Barbara. Talk a bit about your connection with DFJ and how the relationship works? We can tell whether they'll have a competitive advantage before we fund then. Real entrepreneurs know that its takes hard work, and takes lots of time.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. I'd like to see the community working together. Everyone does seem to be working together, and I don't see that deals are proprietary, and that there are numerous discussion on deals. That's what I'm hoping to do.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Myself, I am now working with a medical ultrasound technology firm, working directly with the researcher and a design firm. It's trying to determine if there is a viable way to go to market, and also deal with competitive issues. It looks like you're already getting into working with Universities on projects.

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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.

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Company Companies Pricing Santa Barbara 160

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Specifically some players were complaining they were over-worked and fatigued and needed rest. This only works if you win all the time. These leaders value achievement elsewhere over hard work and effort internally.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies. billion).

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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. I think that's really established energy storage as a competitive, reliable resource for utilities. megawatts of energy.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

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. Powell: I have learned so much working to just stay alive! After speaking with Mr. Powell, it was clear he fit the bill.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Assume competition and assume within the buying organization you have enemies. When we went to raise funds we faced lots of competition as there are of course many other VC funds in the country. We work with other top-tier VCs. Take nothing for granted. Make sure you stand out. VCs all say: We are entrepreneur friendly.

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