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lynda.com Targets Web Development Skills With New Courses

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Carpinteria-based online education provider lynda.com said late Friday that it is expanding out its library of courses, with a new set of programming courses aimed at accelerating web development. lynda development courses learning class education' READ MORE>>.

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Lynda.com Inks Massive, $103M Funding Round

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Lynda.com , the online video education provider which has been one of the region's most successful, bootstrapped companies--is no longer bootstrapped, after inking a massive, $103M growth equity round. Lynda.com offers up online education courses on things like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, and much more.

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General Assembly Raises $35M In Funding Round

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General Assembly , which conducts classes on web development, Photoshop, Javascript, digital marketing, and all kinds of other topics through its location in Los Angeles, has just scored a $35M funding round, a Series C for the company. IVP''s Todd Chaffee joins the company''s board.

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Startup Weekend LA | An Insiders Story of a Startup on Steroids

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For those who haven’t heard of what Startup Weekend is all about, it’s building a company on STEROIDS! Friday Night, people started trickling in at Coloft at 6pm. People were so excited for the weekend, many of who have participated in Startup Weekend before and a few like me, who were there for the first time.

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Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab

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We caught up with Founding Director Bruce Huang , to learn more about what the UCLA Extension is trying to do with its program. Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. What is the UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab? They're seeking a career change.

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Taylor Freeman of UploadVR on Building a Passionate Culture for Good

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Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. Taylor started pushing out content through social media and share what was happening in the industry.

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Moofaces | Who You Know Matters

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This experience starts the moment you cerate a profile. As you can see on my profile I picked, entrepreneur, writer, and web developer – all of which description me and what I do. No matter the stage you’re in Moofaces is the place to connect and start the conversation with someone. They can be anything.