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The Skills Raises $5 Million for Online Sports Courses

L.A. Business Journal

has raised $5 million in seed funding for a newly launched online sports education platform. Manhattan Beach startup Skills Annex Inc.

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The Skills Scores $5M

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Los Angeles-based The Skills , a startup which operates an online education site where professional sports players teach different skills, said on Friday that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Will Ventures, and also included Global Founders Capital, 8VC, Maveron, Hack VC, and Correlation VC.

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Knowable Launches Audio Classes, Backed By $3.75M

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Los Angeles-based Knowable , which offers up paid, audio classes on a wide range of topics, said it launched on Tuesday morning, charging students $100 per student for access to a wide range of audio course on topics ranging from launching a startup to sleeping better at night.

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide.

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Knowmia | Win Win for College Students, Parents & Teachers

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.” Recently, Boundless Learning promised to make college education affordable by replacing college textbooks. Knowmia’s video-enriched education is accessible to students remotely after signing up. Knowmia is a Y Combinator startup and is self and seed funded.

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Interview with Fariborz Maseeh, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition

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One of the attributes of this prize, is that USC is going to also conduct a business plan preparation and entrepreneurship course for the students. After the course, we're hoping that they will then come up with eight to ten different, professionally prepared business plans based on the original idea of the engineer or innovator.