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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 patent troll lawsuit legal rico doubleclick' READ MORE>>.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Like Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, he is one of the few startup Founders who remained at the helm of their respective companies throughout their entire maturation process. Great Startup Ideas Come From Everywhere. "At One Of The Most Important Startup Skills. "The " [Tweet this quote].

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Soraa Scaling Up For Volume Production

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The semiconductor technology startup was spun out of research at the University of California Santa Barbara, by professors Shuji Nakamura, Steve DenBaars, and Jim Speck. manufacturing capacity for volume production. manufacturing capacity for volume production. No details on production dates were given. READ MORE>>.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

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I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I started a café which served over 1100 dorm residents.

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How PolarPro's Photo Filters Are Riding The GoPro Wave

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We caught up with Jeff Overall , the founder of PolarPro, to better understand the company--plus the popularity of accessories specifically for GoPro cameras. Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. So, I started looking for a few solutions to fix that.

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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

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One of these bright lights is Santa Barbara-based HG Data - developers of the world's largest competitive-intelligence database. <Note: According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, mixed-gender teams produce patents that are cited up to 42% more often. Photo Credit: Grace Hopper Website.

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Interview with Mike Hopkins, ICE Energy

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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 thirteen patents associated with the Ice bear. megawatts of energy. megawatts of energy. Can you talk about your technology?