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FindTheBest Snags Google, DoubleClick Vet As President

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Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online comparison site headed by DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor , has turned to a Google and DoubleClick vet to serve as President. Yaghoubi was also an executive serving under O'Connor at DoubleClick, where he was Vice President of Global Media. READ MORE>>.

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How This Entrepreneur Went From Poverty To CEO Of A Dead Sexy Startup

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You can hear Don tell his story in the following excerpt from his recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. There''s this thing called graphic design. After graduating from college, Don began his career at a small design firm. "So So I worked at a great design firm called, Agnew Moyer Smith and there''s two great guys there.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. We’ve had great experiences with Michael Pfau in Santa Barbara.

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