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

InfoChachkie

The book Summerhill School greatly impacted Lynda as a child. Like a true entrepreneur, even though she was young, she took control of her life and pursued an alternative education. I had problems with reading and writing and comprehension and a lot of social abilities. Both Bruce and Lynda were both self-educated technologists.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child. This clearly helped you establish credibility in the early days of lynda.com.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child. This clearly helped you establish credibility in the early days of lynda.com.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Crazy, huh?

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140conf Live From The LA Music Box Theater

Tech Zulu Event

Adam Bell (@datatv) - Web Design and Branding with an attitude! Bruce Sallan (@BruceSallan) - I'm a former showbiz guy who writes a dad's column. Carlos R (@CarlosHernandez) - Social media educator & co-creator of Social Media for the Uncomfortable. Imal Wagner (@imalwagner) - PR #140conf, Book Authors.