Startup ecosystem alive and well in Tri-Counties
I was struck recently by how rich and diverse our startup community is here in the Tri-Counties. I do my best to get out and about to as many startup events as possible in the region, some days driving from my home in Ventura to remote corners of San Luis Obispo County. A few weeks Read More →
Launching IPOs in 2016 won’t be easy
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Resonant might run out of operating cash after second quarter
Resonant, a late-stage development company based in Goleta that creates filter designs for radio frequency front-ends for the mobile device industry, said it might only have enough cash to support operations though the second quarter of 2016. The company announced the news when it released 2015 fiscal year results in a March 23 news release. Read More →
Dubroff: Santa Barbara takes a regional view of innovation culture
In a sign that the current wave of tech entrepreneurship might just be sustainable, cities across the Tri-Counties are beginning to embrace the startup culture. San Luis Obispo is thinking about housing a much bigger tech savvy workforce, working closely with Cal Poly and capitalizing on the success of MindBody. Ventura is looking beyond the Read More →
Volunteerism ‘shapes community we share’
In business, we measure success by revenue growth, rising profits, share prices and transactions closed. But in communities across the Tri-Counties, successful leadership is often defined by measures less tangible. That point was brought home on March 9 when we stopped by the Santa Barbara Foundation’s 73rd annual Man and Woman of the Year luncheon. Read More →
Inogen shares soar after reporting revenues up 40 percent
Inogen shares ended the day up 17 percent March 15 after the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products reported strong quarterly and annual earnings March 14. The company’s revenues increased about 40 percent during the fourth quarter and 2015 fiscal year because of strong business-to-business sales. In after-hours trading March 14, the stock shot up Read More →
Amid losses, Sientra makes an acquisition
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