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

InfoChachkie

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

InfoChachkie

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

Both Sides of the Table

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 if that, too, can reduce the rate of heart disease in America hallelujah.

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Making the Internet Smarter at Helping Us

Both Sides of the Table

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. Sure, I’d like to know what my Facebook friends think about the wine, books, films, hotels, airlines, etc.

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

Both Sides of the Table

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. When I first discovered the concept I found it enlightening.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

socalTECH

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. Wade Eyerly: We will also have a couple of recreational runs, to Santa Barbara and Monterey.

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

I like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. Santa Barbara: the home of the clicks (and the calls) , Do your kids Google poo? Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. Great posts. What motivates you to do that?