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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. I ended up doing that for eight years, when it was bought by Amazon for use in Alexa, which is really cool. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Although UCSB has room to grow with regard to the total number of VC-backed startups it generates, the Santa Barbara region fares well when its relative size is taken into account. This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit.

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

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” Let’s start with “oversight.” ” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. Next I’d research every VC in the country and find people who grew up in or near KC. “ Startup Advice'

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Susan Cooney

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Susan is a startup coach and the founder of Givelocity, a social network for giving that offers a new spin on crowdfunding for good. She’s been on the founding team of 9 startups, six with successful exits. Susan was a co-founder of remote service pioneer PlumChoice, again turning a start-up into a market leader.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

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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. In addition to giving their employers 110% of their energy, I encourage these emerging entrepreneurs to engage in small, Mini-ventures on the side, rather than starting a fulltime venture from scratch.

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Citrix’s CEO Mark Templeton: Personal And Professional Success Secrets

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Mark began his career at Citrix as a middle manager in its Marketing Department, eventually rising to the ranks of CEO. The earlier they define their strengths and weaknesses, the sooner they can begin to leverage their attributes and shore up their shortcomings. Family & Mentors - "A family is the people who believe in you.

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