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MOOC Founder Stresses Partnership With Teachers
“As the Lynda.com co-founder and executive chair said … she prefers to present her service to educators as a resource to help them teach better, rather than a replacement for what they do. ‘I prefer being a complement, and not being a competitor,’ Weinman said.” read more »
April 18, 2013 - InformationWeek.com

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Knowledge When You Need It: Lynda.com and the Rise of Online Education
“‘It’s not about what grade you’re in, it’s not about certification,’ Weinman says.” read more »
March 28, 2013 - Xconomy.com

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Click for Career Enhancement
“Lynda.com and others have tapped into an audience of customers who are highly motivated to hone skills that might help enhance their career.” read more »
March 11, 2013 - The New York Times

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Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com Talks About Future of Learning Online (video)
“Unlike many hot startups, Lynda.com has been profitable for a long time, making more than $100 million in revenue … ” read more »
February 18, 2013 - AllThingsD.com

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Flush with cash, lynda.com buys European online learning site video2brain
“One month ago, when online learning site lynda.com announced that it had raised $103 million in its first venture round since launching … ” read more »
February 13, 2013 - GigaOm.com

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lynda.com: Studio-Quality e-Learning Comes of Age (Research Bulletin)
“The 17-year-old company hasn’t received the publicity of newer ventures. … That’s about to change, in a big way.” read more »
January 16, 2013 - Bloomberg.com

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Lynda.com Deal Solidifies Online Education Boom
“Forty years ago, the United States government spent $16 billion on workforce and job training programs. Today, it spends less than half … ” read more »
January 16, 2013 - Inc.com

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About lynda.com

lynda.com helps anyone learn software, technology, creative, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. With a lynda.com subscription, members receive unlimited access to a vast library of high-quality, current, and engaging video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts.

We provide a customizable learning environment for our members:

  • Our content team is dedicated to responding to our members’ needs, searching for the most relevant course topics, carefully recruiting and retaining authors who are the best at what they do, and are staying on top of trends and updates in technology.
  • We shoot our own premium-quality courses at our twelve-and-a-half acre, state-of-the-art production facility.
  • We add an average of 24 courses per month, so memberships are always increasing in value.
  • We are often the first-to-market on software training because of our close relationship with several software companies.
  • Our videos also have a shorter production timeline than manuals or books, so we are able to expedite training-to-member-time, as well as provide regular updates.
  • We make it easy for people to find what they come to learn, and to explore countless other topics along the way.
  • We offer several subscription options to our entire library, starting at the monthly subscription price of $25.
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Facts and figures

  • Founded: 1995
  • Incorporated: 1997
  • Current number of courses: 1,600+
  • Individual videos: 90,000+
  • Authors: 250+
  • Employees: 400+
  • Headquarters: Carpinteria, California
  • Satellite offices: Ventura and Calabasas, California; United Kingdom; Austria; Australia
  • Membership base: 2,500,000+
  • Enterprise members:
  • More than half of the Fortune 100 companies
  • 6 out of the top 10 advertising agencies
  • 16 of the top 20 media companies
  • 44 of the top 50 national universities
  • 31 state governments
  • All branches of the U.S. military
  • US House of Representatives, CIA, FAA, USPS, and the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and all the cabinet-level departments, including the Department of Defense, State Department, and Department of Education

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(805) 755-1798

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