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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011.

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Interview with Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Lynda.com

socalTECH

Not too many people are aware of the success and story of Lynda.com (www.lynda.com), started by Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin , and how the firm's now grown to a double-digit, multimillion dollar business which is known as THE source for online training on such things as web design, graphics software, animation, video editing, and much more.

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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. However Gmail is only private email conversations. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. Alex Benzer: I'm actually building two startups.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. We heard how Jeff transitioned from a start-up founder to an institutional investor when he helped found Amplify towards the end of 2011.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. They’ll help you ensure that any money you raise doesn’t come with surprise terms that are hidden in legalese. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 2.0: The Internet is Coming! How will we make money?

Frank Addante

The revenue-engine behind the site was driven by technology that I created to display banner ads, text links and to deliver targeted emails for the site. ReaXions helped companies create websites and then provided them with the tools to promote their sites and monetize the traffic (marketing software). Startup 2.0: ReaXions, Inc.

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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

SoCal Delicious

Those bots retrieve a copyof your web page so that they can include relevant terms from that page in their search index. Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. Other bots probe your website forsecurity vulnerabilities. Who is this article for?

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