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Vision Internet Gets Private Equity Investment

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. Vision Internet provides government website development, and says it has nearly 600 government, non-profit and education clients.

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Lynda.com Inks Massive, $103M Funding Round

socalTECH

Lynda.com , the online video education provider which has been one of the region's most successful, bootstrapped companies--is no longer bootstrapped, after inking a massive, $103M growth equity round. According to Eric Robison, the firm's CEO, the funding round will go towards increasing the firm's global reach and expanding content.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Sites - There are a bunch of sites out there aimed at this or similar issues. Go to user groups.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. They have one of the largest websites on the Internet and that is their main business. They keep 100% of the revenue from their own website and only a fraction when selling advertising on other sites.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

Frank Addante

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. It results in a lack of focus and diluted brand equity. Starting Point was best at searching the search engines and, as a result, we quickly became the 7th most popular site on the Internet. Be scrappy.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. . Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Chris Henry, Behance.

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