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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. Jim Semick: I’ve been launching and managing software products for 15 years now, going back to when you and I worked together at Expertcity before it was acquired by Citrix. Semick: They are.

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Kevin O'Connor, ScOp Venture Capital, On Startup Success and Investments

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This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Kevin sold his last company, Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, in July of 2017 to Amazon, but has a long history of successful companies, including founding DoubleClick.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. I was very excited by how inclusion was such a priority in the space, Startup of the Year wanted to work with us to make sure the event reflected our community ,” said Denayja Reese, Partnerships and Production Manager of BlackTech Week.

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Interview with Andrew Schydlowsky, TrackStreet: Brand Protection Using AI

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Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. Andrew Schydlowsky: I'm a serial entrepreneur.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

If the tech community believes that a certain area is the epicenter of a particular industry, motivated entrepreneurs will start their ventures in such locations, thus reinforcing the geography’s perceived advantageousness. all of which continue to thrive in Santa Barbara to this day. Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC.

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011

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By early 2010, I found my stylistic voice and identified my audience of emerging entrepreneurs and thus dropped my penname. I will also increase the amount of video content, including snippets from talks given by my UC Santa Barbara classroom guest speakers. I am very thankful for your readership and support.

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Steve Blank Discusses The Origin And Future Of The Lean Startup Movement

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Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. By conceptualizing, selling, gathering feedback and then developing a product, startups achieve success more quickly and economically. I have to thank him for that.”. I recently spoke with Steve Blank, author of the new book The Startup Owner’s Manual.

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