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Brian Coryat, ValueClick Founder And Internet Pioneer: Startups Should Wing It

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Brian Coryat, Founder and CEO of Local Market Launch and former Founder and CEO of ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) recently winged his talk at UC Santa Barbara''s Distinguished Lecture Series. Brian began his interest in the Internet in 1994, as a means of selling his publishing company''s books. There''s no business category.

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How To Vet Startup Opportunities – Quit Your Day Job With Confidence

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As a Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , students ask me dozens of times each quarter, “What do you think of my idea?” As the authors note, the book’s primary audience is readers who, “…have yet to quit their jobs (or graduate from college) and take the leap into entrepreneurship.”. Things I Like.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. And of course many more of us are gluten intolerant or want to live gluten-reduced lives.

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Making the Internet Smarter at Helping Us

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We all now visit UGC sites to learn about products & services before we use them. Years ago we had been to the Ritz Carlton nearby and we were saved by Trip Advisor because a commenter had mentioned that one of the wings was under renovation so we were able to book the right side of the hotel. So I’m drawn to UGC reviews.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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The concept comes from a Stephen Covey book called “ First Things First ,&# which is a worthwhile book ( Wikipedia overview here ) but if you haven’t read his seminal book “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People &# you should start with that. That’s why productivity wasn’t tough for me as a CEO.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. Sure, they’ll take you on.

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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

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All four companies were in Los Angeles (or adjacent … Santa Barbara) and our community has now matured and regularly produces billion dollar+ outcomes. Our goal is to produce a $10 billion+ winner and remain the market leader in this SaaS category of AI in Sales & Marketing. Entrada Ventures? —?that