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

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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. We're looking for companies that have already brought a product to market, with $500,000 to a million dollars in revenues in ARR.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

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We caught up with Wade Eyerly , co-founder of the company, who told us the story behind the company, and how it hopes to bring unlimited flights from local regional airports, via a subscription model, to the market. It dramatically improves the experience. Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.

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Advice For Emerging Entrepreneurs (And Anyone Else With A Boss)

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My entrepreneurial students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, often ask my advice regarding their career choices. Although my advice is geared to recent college graduates, it is also applicable to anyone with a boss, irrespective of their age and experience level. Ask For Mentoring. Prototype Their Work.

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

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I am always on the lookout for inspiring entrepreneurs who have leveraged their passions into healthy livelihoods as they serve as instructive role models for my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students. How did that lead you to experimenting with wheels and eventually become an industry icon? I assume you become his mentor?

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market. The experience of pitching your product, and networking with your fellow entrepreneurs is,” said Karen Cahn, Founder and CEO of iFundWomen. THE SANDBOX & StartupSB (Santa Barbara, CA).

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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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. Where is this talent coming from?