socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Carpinteria-based online education site lynda.com has tied into a new program from LinkedIn , to highlight courses that users of both sites have completed through the online learning site. Lynda.com provides a huge library of online video courses on software, web design, photography, and many other topics.

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Web Design Course Education Sites 145

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

In what it calls a "video MBA", Santa Monica-based DocStoc has launched a major new feature of the site, aimed at helping small businesses and professionals learn about everything from building a brand, pitching their business plan, running an Adwords campaign, and more. Pricing on the new courses was not announced by the company.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] Of course, most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering. Call the customer CEO and thank him for helping launch a product so very important to your success. What if my resources are limited? And I am serious about the “…at all costs” admonition.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Pasadena-based Cramster , the online homework help site started by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kaveh Golabi, has been acquired by Chegg , Chegg announced today. Chegg said the acquisition will add to Chegg's textbook rental and course planning services. Chegg said Cramster has more than one million members on the site.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Creativebug offers up its online courses via either subscription ($16.99 and up per course). READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co In the U.S.,

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Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. You see, women’s clothing is subject to fashion changes so frequently that inventory becomes obsolete quickly.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

Online business resource site Docstoc is in a big expansion of its services today, with the launch of a brand new service to help businesses connect with products and vendors. A key part of ExpertCircle is the peer reviews, from both other users and experts, on different vendors and products in a category.

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Software Review Services Santa Monica Resource 208

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2016

Google has started a free course meant to teach people about deep learning. So what exactly is deep learning and why would Google start a free course dedicated to it? Whereas machine learning gets algorithms to help machines learn without any explicit programming, deep learning takes the process and makes it even more powerful.

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Artificial Inteligence Course Google Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Just make sure you can fill in all the details.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Carpinteria-based Lynda.com , which offers up an online learning and education site, has been awarded by the Department of Energy for its sustainability initiatives around plug in vehicles, the company said this week. lynda.com is venture backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity and Meritech Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. We spoke with Jonathan about the advantages of SwoopThat over existing sites. Jonathan Simkin: What makes us unique from other sites, is we're here to help students save time, in addition to money, when they buy books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

That’s why I’m impressed with the classic book, “ All Dreams on Deck: Charting the Course for Your Life and Work ,” by Jeremy Cage. The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. Set expectations accordingly.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Training Course Acquisition Equity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Review current crowdsourcing sites for a good fit. Looking in the right place for the wrong investor won’t help you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Being in the right location helps you to maintain pace because of access to skilled and experienced people. What will set your business apart?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Of course most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering. If you must provide a free backup unit, personal on-site service for a month, your personal cell phone number for the customer CEO, or any number of unexpected offers of superior service and accountability to those first customers, do just that.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2013

com , the online site run by Santa Monica's Docstoc which helps businesses file for business licenses, has expanded its services to DBA forms, the company said today. License123.com READ MORE>>.

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Template Santa Monica Education Course 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. Of course once submitted you could send out links to your friends and ask them to upvote your content and that would help. Of course reciprocity matters so they would all leap into action. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

Of course, most of you expect that raising money will be difficult, as well as staving off competitors, and handling that occasional toxic customer. There is no way to predict where and how this will occur, but it should help to realize that it does happen, and you should not assume you are the cause.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2017

Fresno State students receive supplies for school with help from Renaissance Scholars staff John Hunt, Jr. link] I learned about the Renaissance Program from my wife, Tania , who has been working on a few causes related to helping children who graduate from foster care. left) and Kizzy Lopez (right). My small ask is below the video.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Review current crowdsourcing sites for a good fit. Looking in the right place for the wrong investor won’t help you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. For the rest of us, the following suggestions will help you survive the valley of death: Accumulate some resources before you start. Set expectations accordingly.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2011

Mindflash, which is based in Palo Alto, offers a site which helps companies create online training courses. The Investment Group of Santa Barbara , a venture capital investment group based in Santa Barbara, has invested $4M in funding for a developer of a web-based cloud training software firm, Mindflash , Mindflash said today.

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Santa Barbara Training Venture Capital Invest 145

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , an online training platform site headed by former Mint.com Chief Marketing Officer Donna Wells, said this week that it has officially launched its online trianing platform. The firm says it is targeting small businesses, and offers a way to help those businesses provide employee training.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2022

Of course, angels are really mortals. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. If a potential investor gets to know you BEFORE you are asking for money, your credibility and investment probability will be improved by an order of magnitude.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

That means starting your search through contract services sites, rather than conventional career hiring sites. Of course, as you work with contract players, explore the potential for a long-term relationship, and wait until your organization matures to pursue career positions. This lets you evolve your strategy with the market.

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Competition Startup Demand Training 168

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. " Typically, this requires quite a bit more information for me to be able to respond and provide real help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

It means you’ve anticipated what your customers will need as they move up the power curve, For example, Google is a one-stop source for your online needs, ranging from simple search to managing your e-mail, to analyzing your Web site. Of course, great startup solutions need great teams to implement them. Intelligence.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? It needs to be a conversation.

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Yet surprisingly, according to statistics on the Fundable crowdfunding site, friends and family are the major funding source for entrepreneurs, investing over $60 billion in new ventures per year, almost triple the amount coming from venture capital sources. Focus on well-connected friends with relevant business experience.

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Startup Funding Equity Invest 109

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? It needs to be a conversation.

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384