InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. But consumers don’t always want to buy that way. Mobile, social and video are changing consumer behavior and advertising as we know it.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

As noted in What’s Real About Shark Tank , the show can give consumer product companies a significant marketing and revenue boost, as it did for one of my former students, Jeff Overall, Founder of PolarPro. A number of my UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial students initially model their investment pitches on the show's contrived format.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Entertainment Technical Review Ideas 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The company recently raised a round of funding from Santa Barbara-based ScOps Venture Capital. There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. Finally, what's next for the company?

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Beverly Hills Acquisition 113

Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

Zingle, a Carlsbad, CA-based tech startup targeting the service industry and consumer-facing businesses with its messaging app technology, has raised $3 million in venture capital, according to a regulatory filing earlier this month. Happy #TBT from our fearless Founder & CEO @fordblakely ! Hate2Wait #H8toW8 pic.twitter.com/KcMuKvoqRZ.

Technology 40

Technology Santa Barbara Venture Capital Venice 40

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?

Entertainment 159

Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

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. Sometimes we measure things and see that in the short term they actually hurt sales. Don’t Chase The Quick Buck. The Two Pizza Rule.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

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. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Class Course Case Study 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

A pioneer in the fields of technology, consumer digital media and entertainment for more than 25 years. Successfully negotiated ground breaking deals with several of the major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products. He began his career as a media, entertainment and IP attorney. On Demand).

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

Greathouse : Let''s start with a question that will be especially helpful for my UC Santa Barbara students. I realize WA''s corporate culture strives to provide an authentic travel experience to your customers, but how do you go beyond marketing jive and turn the platitudes into a truly unique product?

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software. This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363