Santa Barbara has solid startup roots, hatching a number of world-class tech startups during the past 15 years, including: ValueClick, RingRevenue, lynda.com, Commission Junction, FindTheBest, Expertcity (creator of GoToMeeting), Sonos, Eucalyptus, Software.com, QAD and RightScale.

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