SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Santa Babara. Startup Weekend Santa Barbara is a 54 hour event where entrepreneurs, designers, developers come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Santa Barbara's second Startup Weekend will be held at Citrix Online.

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Santa Barbara Startup Design Ideas 113

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Thus, the "best" place for you to start your company is the community you want to live in. The days of entrepreneurs having to move to New York, LA or Silicon Valley to ensure their startup''s success are long over. Santa Barbara Dreaming. ROI - It is markedly less expensive to start a venture outside of the Meccas.

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Santa Barbara Company Companies Startup 268

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Jason is another local Santa Barbara CEO and we had a great chat about Make It Work, Ring Revenue, Affiliate Marketing and life in SB. The focus of this post is Commission Junction, as we are just about to get started with them. I remember when they started in a building I once thought to lease for my 2nd company Push.

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Santa Barbara PPC Blogging Google 106

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Later today I’m presenting at the annual Rincon Ventures Summit in Santa Barbara. Startup Exits: A Primer from msuster. I speak privately a lot about getting an exit at a startup. We also are going to talk a lot about startups getting exits and ultimately: Companies are bought, not sold. So, too, does PR.

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Startup Technology Venture Capital Santa Barbara 323

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Affinity Biosensors , a startup developing benchtop, automated systems for microbiology research, has raised $5.9M Affinity Biosensors' products are based on micro-electromechanical (MEMS) technology, which it says allows for cell counting, mass measurements, and visual observation of liquid samples.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara Sample Research Funding 113

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MARCH 7, 2011

Goleta-based Transphorm , the stealthy, Google and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers startup in the energy conversion space, has unveiled its first product today at a conference. The firm said that its product cuts energy waste by 20 percent, and simplifies design and manufacturing of electrical systems and devices.

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Product Santa Barbara Google Conference 140

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AUGUST 11, 2015

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , which got its start offering up lists and ways to compare the merits of a myriad of different things (products, colleges, you name it), has rebranded itself as Graphiq , and has refocused on the visual tools behind FindTheBest's original service. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Santa Barbara Startup Web 100

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APRIL 6, 2011

Goleta-based Soraa , the Khosla Ventures-backed developer of LED and laser-based lighting and projection display technology, appears to be heading for volume production on its products. manufacturing capacity for volume production. manufacturing capacity for volume production. No details on production dates were given.

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Product Santa Barbara Patents News 147

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AUGUST 16, 2018

How, exactly, did Santa Barbara-based Sonos get to where it is today? In an in-depth look, Wired just posted a long article charting the path of Nick Millington, the Chief Product Officer at Sonos , and the evolution of the company's whole home sound systems. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Startup Product Technology 113

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MAY 14, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Curtail , a new cybersecurity startup which recently landed $3.25M in funding, said this morning that it has named two VPs. According to the startup, Deborah Scanlon will serve as vice president of strategic sales, and Nigel Quinnin will take on the role of vice president of development at the company.

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Funding Chief Technology Officer Santa Barbara Seed Funding 133

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Goleta-based Apeel Sciences , a new startup which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce--using substances derived from other plants--has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. Apeel was initially started in 2012 with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara Demand Funding Product 113

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

I consistently remind my UC Santa Barbara startup students that for most people, money is not a sustaining motivator. They might start a venture with the money as a primary goal, but money alone generally isn''t an adequate catalyst. I am often asked, "John, how do I identify a great startup opportunity?"

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Startup Santa Barbara Journal Entrepreneur 200

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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. He shared a number of witty entrepreneurial insights, including: "Startups are like high school. Both are fun, but mostly in hindsight.

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Startup Yahoo Santa Barbara Slides 223

InfoChachkie

MARCH 11, 2013

These varied responsibilities are analogous to those of a startup CEO, as movie production crews are essentially temporary ventures. During the course of the discussion, I was struck by the similarity of the movie creation process and that of the typical tech startup. We're on our own.".

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Startup Ideas Santa Barbara RSS 228

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. In Michael's case, he promised his parents that he would return to school if the sales at his startup did not meet his expectations. "I "I had to give it a full go and see what happened.

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

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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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

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MAY 23, 2017

Santa Barbara-based Carpe Data , a new startup developing predictive data software for the insurance industry, has raised $6.6M According to the company, the new funding will go towards sales and product development. in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG).

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Santa Barbara Software Sales Funding 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. Marten began his story by explaining that MySQL was originally founded as a research project and how it was a nascent startup for nearly a decade before he joined the team. I was ready to give up.

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Oracle Startup News Press 229

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". We started sending out the newsletter.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

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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Tips Startup IP Santa Barbara 275

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Santa Barbara-based whole home audio system developer Sonos is making it possible for more people to experience it whole home sound systems in person, with a new deal with home furnishings chain West Elm , the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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Santa Barbara Startup Media Services 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2014

Steve Benson, Founder and CEO of Bay Area Badger Maps , intends to hire so many interns this summer that he will effectively double the size of his startup. According to Steve, "Startups are, by their nature, a great place for interns, because there are more essential things that must get done than there are people to complete them.

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Startup Santa Barbara Competition Class 257

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Google''s display advertising network, Google Display Network, doesn''t perform as promised, according to Santa Barbara-based PureClick. PureClick said that its product, RelevanceWatch, helps advertisers reinvest their ad dollars into just the publishers who are delivering a return on their ad spend, rather "blindly trusting Google".

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Google Networking Santa Barbara Advertising 157

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Goleta-based Aurrion , a developer of networking semiconductor technology which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara, has been acquired by Juniper Networks , according to Juniper's blog. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Santa Barbara Blogging Acquisition 100

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Santa Barbara-based startup KLiP Industries said this morning that it has launched its first product, a weatherproof case for the popular Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BeagleBone embedded computers. KLiP said its product, the Rubicon Launch edition Kit, will cost $35 and ship on November 15th. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Product Marketing Startup 100

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MARCH 24, 2016

Santa Barbara-based HG Data has raised $12M in a Series B funding, the company announced today, for it market analytics and intelligence information. The startup said the funding was led by Updata Partners, and also included Rincon Venture Partners and Epic Ventures. HG Data is led by Craig Harris. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Marketing Tool Funding 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I have been watching ProductPlan for several years, as the founders are both friends and pillars of the Santa Barbara Startup Community. Greathouse: We’ve known each other for a long time but let’s start with the basics for my readers. I have always worked on early stage products. Semick: They are.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. It allows us to start peeling the onion.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Commerce Startup Sales 140

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

UC Santa Barbara professor Shuji Nakamura --the inventor of the blue LED--is one of the joint winners of this year''s Nobel Prize in Physics , the Nobel Foundation Rights Association announced Tuesday evening. READ MORE>>. shuji nakamura ucsb nobel prize professor school research'

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Santa Barbara Research Startup Product 149

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Under the heading, “The Book On Bezos,” the callout lists ten actionable and impactful nuggets of startup advice. 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. We don’t give up on things easily.

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Tips Startup Framework Custom 279

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Here are a number of Southern California startups who are making waves in the cloud computing, as mined from our subscription venture capital database. The firm is the latest startup to come from Winston Damarillo, who has a long track record of successful enterprise software firms. Eucalyptus Systems. RightScale.

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Cloud Computing Southern California Manhattan Beach Startup 182

InfoChachkie

JULY 28, 2014

The sharing economy is also proving to be a significant source of bootstrap startup capital. In contrast, the sharing economy affords entrepreneurs the flexibility to work on their ventures during their peak hours of productivity while generating working capital from multiple sources. Sharing While Caring About Your Venture.

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Funding Startup Santa Barbara Entrepreneur 223

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MARCH 8, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of the user friendly, multi-room, wireless music systems, said today that it has connected up the MOG music service to its products. MOG said it will offer up high quality, 320kbps streamed music to Sonos customers. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Startup Services Customer 145

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MARCH 19, 2010

According to DEMO, Thousand Oaks-based Invested.In , Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo , San Diego-based Tastr , and Los Angeles-based Immitter will all be presenting at the technology launch conference. DEMO has traditionally been a major launch event for startups and new technology products.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks SoCal Santa Barbara 203

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APRIL 30, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Local Market Launch , a new startup founded by former ValueClick founder Brian Coryat, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.5M Coryat has also been an angel investor in recent years in local startups. in a Series A funding round. The round came from Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Search Engine Optimization Marketing Santa Barbara Seed Funding 178

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , which develops digital marketing and affiliate marketing software, has raised $30M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners.

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Software Marketing Ticketmaster Santa Barbara 100