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An Unlikely Unicorn: Lynda.com’s Journey From Garage To $1.3B Sale

InfoChachkie

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. Like a true entrepreneur, even though she was young, she took control of her life and pursued an alternative education. Self Taught Is Well Taught. I did not do well.

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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. SocialEngine is a white-label, community platform. The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars.

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140conf Live From The LA Music Box Theater

Tech Zulu Event

Its an event that provides a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business. Adam Bell (@datatv) - Web Design and Branding with an attitude! For those wondering what is the 140conf?

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How This Entrepreneur Went From Poverty To CEO Of A Dead Sexy Startup

InfoChachkie

Although he was excelling as a web designer, Don began to get the itch to start his own business. I thought about hiring, and I thought about whenever I was hiring designers at my old design firm, I hated hiring because I had a full time job. command a room.”. Don’s First Failure. Words vs. Actions vs. Accomplishments.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

How to create a technology start-up inside a large organization - based on how we are doing it right. Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Many web startups enter the market facing an uphill struggle against naysayers, critics and skeptica. Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, education, MBA. .

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , July 25, 2010 AVC regular Charlie Crystle asked me this question yesterday in the comments : Fred, it might be helpful to some of your readers to explain when a startup should seek angel vs seed/early stage VC. They ignore/disrespect the platform. and tips for buyers looking for logo design.

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