socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lynda.com , the online video education provider which has been one of the region's most successful, bootstrapped companies--is no longer bootstrapped, after inking a massive, $103M growth equity round. The business saw a dramatic growth when--due to the downturn of the dot com crash--the company started to post its video online.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

I had to laugh when an analyst with Forrester said in the article - As impressive as these results may be, myShape’s approach will probably fail to gain a mass audience unless the company can somehow simplify the measuring process, said Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst with Forrester Research. I really think MyShape has a great concept.

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MyShape CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). ” Maybe people could shorten that to “Web Second” as a reminder to not give up on the power of the tethered web.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Starting five companies, I have been fortunate to have worked with many different types of people.

Startup 40

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! This way, when someone says "I have X problem" the default company everyone thinks of is yours. Be scrappy.

Startup 40

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Most companies can answer #2 (Why do I need yours?) ► October (1) New Video! . Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. .

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