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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it. From 35 To 500 Readers. crawl(ing) up.".

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. In my home we have a network of Alexas that provide news, information and music but have also become our de facto home intercom system.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Resources must be committed before information is fully known. Even as additional cards are dealt and more information is evident, no player has absolute command of all the facts until the hand is completed. In many hands, the information is never completely known, as players do not show their cards when they fold.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview. all of which continue to thrive in Santa Barbara to this day. Savvy entrepreneurs understand that venture capitalists are just one of many sources of funds.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it. From 35 To 500 Readers. crawl(ing) up.".

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 6, 2018

One of my former students, Sieva Kozinsky, Co-Founder & CEO of StudySoup recently shared his startup insights with my UC Santa Barbara students. Why Should Entrepreneurs Care? Our informal discussions include local and national politics, events of the day, sports, entertainment news and a dose of downright gossip.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A Santa Barbara based company, Milo Sensors, is tackling this problem via a wearable that constantly alerts your smartphone of your blood alcohol level. We started Milo Sensors over two years ago through the UC Santa Barbara New Venture Competition. I love origin stories. What was the company’s genesis?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

As an Instructor of entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara, I welcomed the chance to read Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist. They are both former entrepreneurs and current Partners at Foundry Group , a highly successful, early stage venture firm. Things I Loved.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In my capacity as a Professor of Practice at UC Santa Barbara , I was asked by the Student Association if I would consider interviewing rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur Tyler The Creator. For instance, he shared that, “In High School I was friends with the white skaters, the black rappers and the nerds.”

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. Unfortunately, most business books do not offer entrepreneurs an adequate payoff. I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

As noted in Success, Santa Barbara Style , my definition of success includes living where you want to live and making money doing what you love. For many entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara, achieving such success would be much more difficult if it weren’t for the emergence of an innovative airline – Surf Air.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Brian Coryat, Founder and CEO of Local Market Launch and former Founder and CEO of ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) recently winged his talk at UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. Despite winging it, his talk was both informative and delightful. I mean, that''s what entrepreneurs do every day.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 22, 2013

In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. I shared with Brad that I often struggle with how much personal information I share in my public persona. It''s not true.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 22, 2013

In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. I shared with Brad that I often struggle with how much personal information I share in my public persona. It''s not true.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In non-geek speak this means that there is so much information out there now it’s hard to separate the good stuff from the rest. I’ve been thinking a lot about this over the past two years and bending the ears of any entrepreneur who will humor me to hear what I think the solution needs to look like.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

My Forbes co-contributor Geri Stengel concurs that something is happening in the Volunteer State, writing last month about that state’s emerging women entrepreneurs. Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors.

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APRIL 27, 2009

We've opened an office in Los Angeles, and continue to maintain one in Santa Barbara. We're looking for extraordinary entrepreneurs, who are willing to take the risk--even in this environment--and try to change the technology world. We share information with over 150 of our partners. Scott Lenet: It's a great partnership.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

After DoubleClick, Kevin eventually settled down in Santa Barbara, which is where his newest startup-- FindTheBest.com (www.findthebest.com) is headquartered. Tags: kevin oconnor findthebest doubleclick startup founder entrepreneur comparison shopping engine search advertising. I'm sure you've seen them all over. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I started a café which served over 1100 dorm residents. I feel too many people are discouraging, and as a result, too many entrepreneurs are discouraged and give up.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Santa Barbara-based SendMeHome (www.sendmehome.com) is looking to solve that problem, with a free service to print out labels which attach to your item, and where you can register items in case they are lost. Why not just write your phone number or information on an item? How do you get those items back? One, is it's anonymous.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you have not read John’s article, check it out, as it provides an informative contrast to our failed attempt to recreate this impact. . Finally, they informed me they would let the kids go, but that they were precluded from coming within 3 blocks of the convention center or they would be arrested. Lessons Learned.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Although the article is informative, it is the accompanying sidebar that has remained with me over the succeeding years. I review these tenets with my entrepreneurial students at UC Santa Barbara at the beginning of each quarter to reinforce many of the key topics we will cover in the following weeks. “I’d

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

This morning's interview with Daryl Bernstein , CEO and co-founder of Santa Barbara-based RightSignature (www.rightsignature.com), a firm which has created an online, software-as-a-service offering to collect legally binding signatures on documents. I've been an entrepreneur for many years. Daryl Bernstein: Yeah, we have.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 31, 2014

Thus, I was honored when Bob agreed to share his insights regarding mentorship with my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students. That Bob overcame his initial anxiety and reached out to his future mentor, is an important lesson for all young entrepreneurs. You can watch a 7-minute excerpt from Bob''s talk below.

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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. Tags: Entrepreneur Strategic Planning The Fringe. We eventually sold Expertcity to Citrix for $230M.

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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. Entrepreneurs should realize that VCs’ decisions often involve factors that have nothing to do with their startup.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

After that, I was involved in a lot of angel investing, starting companies, and helping entrepreneurs to get going. I have my degree in engineering from the University of Santa Clara, and also have executive management degree from the Anderson School of Business, along with a Global Executive MBA from the London School of Economics/NYU Paris.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

If this gentleman was such a pivotal player in the early days of the PC revolution, why is he essentially unknown to most entrepreneurs under forty years old? Few young entrepreneurs know about Mr. Kildall’s contributions because of his behavior, not Mr. Gates’. Tags: Corporate Culture Entrepreneur Partnerships The Fringe.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. But this should come by having your mental model of what is correct and only changing it if you can build a new model with new information. Empowerment is hard for most startup entrepreneurs. They are askers. Empowerment.

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