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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? AOL was just coming online, it was the beginnings of email, and the beginnings of the web.

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Five Things to Consider Before You Launch Your Fashion Brand Online

Tech Zulu Event

However, the right e-commerce technology and marketing is necessary to get your brand the exposure it needs to be seen. You don’t have to worry about hiring web designers and marketing specialists to draw traffic to the site. Everything you write and say about your brand should fit your customer base.

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An Unlikely Unicorn: Lynda.com’s Journey From Garage To $1.3B Sale

InfoChachkie

I had problems with reading and writing and comprehension and a lot of social abilities. In 1995, Lynda wrote one of the first books on web design, Designing Web Graphics. 3:27] “I had all kind of disabilities that I didn’t understand and I was failing in third grade. 10:10] “I completely failed.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Jeff told us of his life-long passion for technology and start-ups, which spoke volumes about the drive, dedication and focus needed to make any business a success. Although the first draft of this post began when Kluge was a proud member of NextSpace; as of this writing we have moved to a bigger office to accommodate our expanding team.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. lynda.com was born from my desire to share new technology with others. Hello Kitty!”. Coffee or tea?