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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

The company of eight was engaged in web design, which, early in the growth of middle-sized business on the web, was hot at the time. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. The surprise I could not ignore.

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

Berkonomics

The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. And here were over a million users, with no apparent value to the web designers, except as a community of friends with similar interests. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million.

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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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Interview with Alex Benzer, SocialEngine

socalTECH

However Gmail is only private email conversations. They'll reply to my emails in half an hour, and give us great feedback on what we're doing. We started working on local web design projects, but got sick of that in six months. Ultimately, we're build tools for marketers on top of that. We'd love to take money for that.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

SoCal Delicious

I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. Have a Tip, Pitch or Guest Column? Guest Column. We respect your anonymity. Examples: TechCrunch and.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. He represented us at one firm I invested in and did a great job. Our lives are intertwined.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 2.0: The Internet is Coming! How will we make money?

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! The revenue-engine behind the site was driven by technology that I created to display banner ads, text links and to deliver targeted emails for the site.

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