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

InfoChachkie

I had problems with reading and writing and comprehension and a lot of social abilities. In 1995, Lynda wrote one of the first books on web design, Designing Web Graphics. Certain things like sales was a good example. We then explored how Bruce initially dealt with the company’s sale.

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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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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. This is of particular concern with eCommerce businesses that can jump out of the gates at great speed racing to $100,000 or even $500,000 in monthly sales, but struggle to continue the growth beyond those milestones. And they do all this in the span of four intense months.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. This is of particular concern with eCommerce businesses that can jump out of the gates at great speed racing to $100,000 or even $500,000 in monthly sales, but struggle to continue the growth beyond those milestones. And they do all this in the span of four intense months.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008. The Phantom Sales Forecast – Failing at Customer Validation - Steve Blank , July 22, 2010 Startup CEO’s can’t delegate sales and expect it to happen. Here’s an example in a direct sales channel.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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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. The world’s best brains are on sale.