Remove Entrepreneur Remove Ideas Remove Web Remove Web Design
article thumbnail

How This Entrepreneur Went From Poverty To CEO Of A Dead Sexy Startup

InfoChachkie

Don began by explaining that his impoverished childhood drove him to a life as an entrepreneur. ". To give you an idea how poor, our kitchen table had three legs. I had never thought about being an entrepreneur. If you want a job here you''re going to have to design websites.''. I grew up ridiculously poor. Growing up.

Startup 250
article thumbnail

Interview with Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Lynda.com

socalTECH

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? Bruce and I met at the Art Center, and that was when I first discovered the web. At the time, I got Lynda.com.

Startup 242
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Prototype Day | Doers Not Dreamers

Tech Zulu Event

Ever have an idea for a great mobile startup but get stuck with just a dream because you have no skills to design or develop it and no money to pay to get it done? Some business people have friends that are designers or developers but most are not so lucky. Any person with an idea is welcome to attend, no coding skills required.

Design 92
article thumbnail

Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 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.

article thumbnail

Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 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.

article thumbnail

Interview with Ilya Pozin, Cofounder of Pluto TV

socalTECH

I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. Pluto TV was one of those ideas I had when I was sitting with my daughter, looking for YouTube videos for her. That's the idea that sparked Pluto TV. We then launched Pluto TV.

Startup 124
article thumbnail

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 ). Their memory – the idea was theirs in the first place and you ran with it and didn’t include them. the link is here.

Startup 318