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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. ". I had never thought about being an entrepreneur. I didn''t think about going to college either. I just thought about wanting to have food every single day. I grew up ridiculously poor. Growing up. command a room.”.

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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? Tell us the story about Lynda.com, and how it all started? I really loved learning about the computer.

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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: 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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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. There's nothing particularly unique about what Selz does. A good alternative to BigCommerce with better web design.

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