socalTECH

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. Kevin O'Connor: We're an objective comparison engine for the more complex products and services. What's FindTheBest all about? How'd you decide to start FindTheBest?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For instance, I might show a logo of Computer Motion, GoToMeeting, Citrix, UC Santa Barbara and Rincon Venture Partners on my first slide as a means of depicting my past and current professional affiliations. Pretend You're A TEDster - Hundreds of instructive examples of effective PowerPoint and Keynote slides reside online.

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Slides Duarte Santa Barbara RSS 258

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Eucalyptus’ underlying technology was developed at UC Santa Barbara. A good example is the shoemaker Puma. They have a number of mini-websites that they run for various products and campaigns and they cannot know which of those sites will need resources at any given point. They just grab the product.

Cloud Computing 212

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Platform Resource 212

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We all now visit UGC sites to learn about products & services before we use them. A few years ago I planned an outing to Santa Barbara for my Dad’s 70th birthday. It’s why I like following people like Shervin Pishevar , for example. She’s the GRP food ninja. And there you have it.

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Help Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup 309

Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

The funding, provided by Santa Barbara, CA-based Rincon Venture Partners and Venice, CA-based CrossCut Ventures, represents the first institutional investment for Zingle. The company raised $1 million last year, according to a 2015 regulatory filing. or forward the query to an appropriate hotel staffer to respond.

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Technology Santa Barbara Venture Capital Venice 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. We have a lot in common in terms of those air conditioners and even the technology, but our product is different in an important way.

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Southern California Technical Review Demand Outsource Development 100

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. He gave an example of how he directs musicians in the studio with precise language, to ensure he gets his desired results.

Hawthorne 100

Hawthorne Design Startup Santa Barbara 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2010

Morphlabs is a cloud computing company, part of a good cluster of firms that we now have in Southern California, including 3Tera in Orange County, and Eucalyptus in Santa Barbara. The company is about three years old, and we had our first product initially in Japan. We brought that to the U.S.

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Southern California Startup Cloud Computing El Segundo 242

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

It’s as good as it gets in personal productivity / life reflection. I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. That’s why productivity wasn’t tough for me as a CEO. I’m not.

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Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. A good example of this Ag Tech theme is 6SensorLabs a company out of MIT that we’re very excited about and the funding was recently announced. 6SensorLabs.

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Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Datapop (www.datapop.com) announced a Series A funding for the startup, which is developing search advertising products which better tune ads to improve click throughs. For example, take a product from a major electronics retailer, a 42-inch flat screen TV. They're a local team out of Santa Barbara.

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Yahoo Platform Advertising Startup 171

InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2016

I encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to launch mini-ventures while in school so they will begin to see the opportunities that surround them. Three additional examples of mini-ventures carried out by me and my fellow Wharton classmates are described below. One such inquiry came from the Salt Lake Winter Olympic Committee.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 100

InfoChachkie

MARCH 7, 2016

I encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to launch mini-ventures while in school so they will begin to see the opportunities that surround them. Three additional examples of mini-ventures carried out by me and my fellow Wharton classmates are described below. One such inquiry came from the Salt Lake Winter Olympic Committee.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

At the Twiistup panel last week, there was a debate over whether big companies could be created here, which is ridiculous--Demand Media is the latest example there, we've got Cornerstone OnDemand coming out soon, and there is no question there are market leading, large revenue companies coming out of Southern California.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2015

Despite the fact that I teach entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , I do not believe that entrepreneurs are created in classrooms. I treat each of my classes as a product that the students are paying a lot of money to consume. It is through these speakers that my students see living examples of true success.

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Entrepreneur Class Course Case Study 100

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

It also allows celebrities to talk to their fans, and offer them the opportunity purchase innovative, digital, personalized products like e-cards and invitiations. If you're an IP holder, if you're Coldplay, you can generate revenue from our innovative digital products, while building your fan base. How did the company come about?

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Entertainment Startup Class Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Can you talk about some concrete examples of what you're managing? Zareh Baghdasarian: For example, in grade school or high school, students and teachers can communicate, and we allow them to submit homework and forms, do their grade work, post assignments, and receive assignments. What's the revenue model here, and who pays for it?

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Education Startup Course Tool 124

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

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. Our third-party seller business is an example of that. If you hire sharks, you cannot expect them to act like dolphins. Be Stubborn And Flexible. “We

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Custom 279

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Santa Barbara, who sent us a couple of projects she has found, and we're already gotten one of our group going up to look at that technology, because our member has very relevant experience in this area, and has determined that the technology is valuable. We need to be able to determine a pathway to a revenue generating product.

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

Greathouse : Let''s start with a question that will be especially helpful for my UC Santa Barbara students. For example, some people have special destination experience, perhaps Peace Corps that they can parlay into a meaningful and unique travel experience. Kutay: "An important question and one that I''ve focused on a lot.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

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. In this example, agreement is achievable between $145M and $185M. Get Out Of The Zone.

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Company Companies Pricing Santa Barbara 160

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JANUARY 1, 2016

Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. They get involved in hard product decisions. We established our brand to lay out our belief system codified in a word: Upfront. Conviction. Empowerment.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

All four companies were in Los Angeles (or adjacent … Santa Barbara) and our community has now matured and regularly produces billion dollar+ outcomes. Invoca, for example, had interest in being acquired along the way at $300 million or so. Therefore, interim liquidity often matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

In this post I advocate taking a harder stand on where your product or solution differentiates in the market – even if it means you lose some deals as a result. Let me give you another simple example from my experience as a VC at Upfront Ventures. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales. Why Buy Anything ?

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