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Interview with Elizabeth Cholawsky, HG Data

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For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. How'd you end up at HG Data? So, I cam on board.

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Yardi Wins The Presidio Trust

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Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi reported a win Thursday with The Presidio Trust , the federal agency in charge of the Presidio in San Francisco. Yardi develops a wide range of real estate investment and property management software products. Financial impact of the customer win was not disclosed.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

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How our VC Firms Like Ours Organizing to Meet the Challenges? We back very early stage companies and work alongside executive teams as their build their teams, launch their products, announce their companies and raise their first downstream capital rounds. That never would have happened 10 years ago. just to name a few!

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FindTheBest Launches Campaign Against Patent "Troll"

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Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the products review startup headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O''Connor, has a new mission in life: fight patent trolls. FindTheBest has accused Lumen View of extortion and violation of the RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations) Act. READ MORE>>.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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The thing that fuels this success is the amazing organizations and people from around the world who align and support the mission to build businesses. These organizations work tirelessly in guiding and supporting startup teams to success, regardless of their stage of business, as well as continue to encourage innovation across the planet.

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Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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In my new role as the first executive director for the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, I spent a lot of time outside of my home turf of Pasadena -- visiting innovation nodes such as San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Venice, Santa Monica, and others. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018?

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Non-millennial Bootstrapping – These 50-Something Entrepreneurs Rejected VC $ And Nailed It

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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.