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AutoVitals Gets Private Equity Investment

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Goleta-based AutoVitals , which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the automotive repair and maintenance software business, has raised a round of private equity, the company recently announced, from private equity investor Tritium Partners. Financial details of the private equity deal were not announced.

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6 Key Leaders Every Technical Startup Needs To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The sales professional. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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6 Team Members Who Will Make Your New Venture Robust

Startup Professionals Musings

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The sales professional. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Events.com: Creating A New Events Management Software Giant, with Gregg Parise

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Gregg also spoke to us about how the move of Active Network out of San Diego-a huge dislocation for the local high tech communityactually benefited Events.com, by allowed it to quickly ramp up its employee base and offerings, particularly since one Event.com''s Chairman was a co-founder of Active. How are you funding all of this?

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6 Ideal Team Members For Any Entrepreneurial Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The sales professional. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Every Technical Startup Wishes For This Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The sales professional. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Boomers Lead and Drive the New Wave of Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. High-travel sales and buyer positions. Retail sales to Gen-X and Gen-Y. Angel Investor.