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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur. Jeff Solomon holding court in the kitchen.

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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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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

In fact, Here's the post in its entirety: We have signed an agreement to be acquired by Amazon and are looking forward to working with them as we continue to build easy-to-use tools for entrepreneurs. Selz helps small businesses create online stores, as well as letting them add payment options to existing websites.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

9) I believe that entrepreneurs who are driven by a compelling mission that is not based on making lots of money have a much higher propensity for success. Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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