Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Lynda.com , the site which helps people learn software and other skills from online videos, has been recognized for its job creation, the firm said Friday, ranking number 1 in job creation in education by Inc. The company said it filled nearly 200 jobs from 2008 to 2011, tops in the Education industry. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. Have a look at the companies below.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A newly launched company, Mission --created from the merger of Los Angeles-based Reliam , Los Angeles-based Stratalux ,and Boston-based G2 Tech Group -- has launched under a new, consolidated brand, Mission said this week.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Encinitas-based The Language Express , which develops web-based, educational software, said Thursday that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation. Size of the grant was not announced by the company. The company is led by Marc Zimmerman. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2015

The company said it will use the new funding for accelerating acquisitions, growth, and new content intiatives. As part of the funding, TPG''s David Trujillo will join the company''s board of directors. As part of the funding, TPG''s David Trujillo will join the company''s board of directors. in the deal. in the deal.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2015

Carpinteria-based lynda.com , the online learning and education company backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity, TPG Capital and Meritech Capital Partners, has bolstered its executive staff in the enterprise area, saying this morning that it has named Erik Nierenberg as General Manager of its Enterprise business. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2014

General Assembly , which conducts classes on web development, Photoshop, Javascript, digital marketing, and all kinds of other topics through its location in Los Angeles, has just scored a $35M funding round, a Series C for the company. IVP''s Todd Chaffee joins the company''s board.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. So I invested in Maker Studios , which is now the 3rd largest producer of Internet video on the web. TreeHouse is also a video company. But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. Americans watch 5.3

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

These days, Thrun seems just as excited by another imprint he’s made on the still-forming AV industry—not as a researcher, but as an entrepreneur in online education. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Udacity , a pioneer in the online teaching of IT skills, is celebrating a milestone today—50,000 students have now graduated from one of its revenue-generating “Nanodegree” programs.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Lynda.com , the online video education site which offers up a large library of video tutorials in computer software, business skills, design, and other areas, is in a big expansion today, saying that it has started offering up its products in Southeast Asia. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Interested in improving your skills in web design or photography while on the go? Fans of online, video site lynda.com now have the option to access that company''s extensive library of video tutorials on the go, through a new Android app, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Companies are always complaining about how hard it is to find the right employees, and how technical talent is hard to find. Yet, you have many students, graduating with technical skills, who just don't know how to make it into a company. At the same time, companies are saying that in cybersecurity and data science, there are 1.5

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2012

Eucalpytus, which develops cloud computing software to help companies deploy their applications to Amazon Web Services and other clouds, said that Ingram Micro will offer up its software to its value added resellers in India. Ingram Micro will also be an authorized education partner in that country. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2013

The tool, which lets users analyzing the web traffic from their promotions, lets users click into a map of where users are interacting with their promotions, and get detailed demographics data--household income, education, net worth, neighborhood data, and more--at the street level.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of phone authentication services used to reduce fraud and spam with web services, said Tuesday that it has named Max Powers as its Vice President, Client Services. Powers joins the company from Vantage Media, where she was GM of the Education Division.

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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. Lynda.com offers up online education courses on things like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, and much more.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? Weve started with dark web monitoring, and we are adding credit monitoring to help our users better control their digital identity. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The company said Thursday that it has released technology which help employers cut down on employees watching time-wasting viral videos and entertainment--while still allowing those employees to access other, useful content on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other social sites. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 2, 2011

Web hosts, ISVs, SaaS and Cloud Providers Amass at HostingCon to Shape the Future of Hosted Services. HostingCon is the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the free, online web conferencing and webinar service run by Costin Tuculescu, has launched a new feature which allows anyone to sell tickets to their webinars. The company said the new feature is idea for trainers, educators, speakers and professional webinar hosts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. Bolton, a distinguished Marketing Educator Award winner at the W.P.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The era of stable lifetime jobs for business professionals within a single company are gone. Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Software Development Professional.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We caught up with Michele and Dan to better understand why they founded the company, and why this market was such an interest to them. Michele Ruiz: BiasSync provides a solution for companies, state and federal agencies, school districts, and organizations to assess and manage unconscious bias in the workplace. What is BiasSync?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Bruce, along with his wife Lynda, created a learning company from their garage, initially by holding in-person classes and later selling VHS tapes via mail order. Under Bruce’s innovative guidance, the company was an early adopter of the Internet, creating online videos long before platforms such as YouTube became ubiquitous.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

So, in February 2020, with little to no funding left, the company completely pivoted to its current link-in-bio business. Snipfeed is free to set up, but if you make sales, the company takes 15% — this percentage is inclusive of any transaction fees. With its $5.5

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Great things will emerge there.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

As the company’s third employee hire, Salamon could look back and see the rise of the company’s entire journey as he was trying to figure out what to do next with his life: does he stay or strike out on a bold new path? We built our first web series that winter, and it was a Chanukah series.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

The era of stable lifetime jobs for business professionals within a single company are gone. Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Software Development Professional.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

But deeply divided politicians may still find some common ground over education policy—in ways that could be good for educational technology companies and other inventive startups, says the CEO of a richly-endowed non-profit that’s trying to catalyze change. students and adults prepare for success in the 21st century.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2014

There have been many companies over the last few decades that have tried to do something in this space but these products have not really taken off. There is still a ways to go before it is ready for daily consumer use, but give it a year or so and it could be part of your weekly gaming and/or web surfing experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. Bolton, a distinguished Marketing Educator Award winner at the W.P.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2013

One of the companies which has been helping to power that revolution is TakeLessons (www.takelessons.com), a San Diego company which helps music teachers find students, both for in-person lessons as well as for online teaching sessions. We caught up with Steven Cox , the company''s CEO, to learn more about the company.

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