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Non-millennial Bootstrapping – These 50-Something Entrepreneurs Rejected VC $ And Nailed It

InfoChachkie

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Greathouse: We’ve known each other for a long time but let’s start with the basics for my readers. Greathouse: Great products and companies that came out (of) Santa Barbara.

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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. Even better, we resolved all of them to full satisfaction and refunded all monies requested. First Data of Santa Barbara.

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You Can’t Teach People To Be Entrepreneurs, But Entrepreneurs Can Be Taught

InfoChachkie

Despite the fact that I teach entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , I do not believe that entrepreneurs are created in classrooms. As such, I work hard to understand their expectations and I strive to live up to them. No matter how clever you may think you are, dishonesty will eventually catch up with you. for Easiness.