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ValueClick Buys Investopedia

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Westlake Village-based ValueClick announced this morning that it has acquired Investopedia.com , an online site focused on financial information and education. Investopedia provides information to consumers on financial terms, education, investing, and more. The deal was worth $42M in cash. million unique U.S.

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PurePhoto Buys PhotographyMentor.com, Launches Photo Site

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Westlake Village-based PurePhoto.com , a new startup headed by former NextMedium COO John Ellis, and whose exec team includes prior executives from ReachLocal, ValueClick, and YellowPages.com, said Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Los Angeles-based PhotographyMentor , an online photography education and social networking site.

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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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The most significant event definitely has been the opening of our Westlake Center for Entrepreneurship in July  a unique facility that combines a public co-working space, private offices for start-ups, an event space and classrooms. As an educator, I am looking forward to innovations in online learning. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Guy Friedman, SteadyMD

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Guy Friedman: I'm a startup guy, I had a previous startup in the educational technology space. Guy Friedman: I'm based in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Yarone is based in Westlake Village. We spoke with CEO and co-founder Guy Friedman , who co-founded the company with COO Yarone Goren. Tell me how you started the company?

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