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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lynda_WeinmanLynda Weinman - Wikipedia

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   Lynda Susan Weinman (born January 24, 1955) is an American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online software training website, lynda.com, with her husband, Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com was acquired by online business network LinkedIn in April 2015 for $1.5 billion (~$1.89 billion in 2023).

2. www.forbes.com › profile › lynda-weinmanLynda Weinman - Forbes

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   Learn about Lynda Weinman, the cofounder of Lynda.com, an online learning platform sold to LinkedIn for $1.5 billion in 2015. See her net worth, personal stats, quotes, awards, and articles on Forbes.

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   Lynda Weinman is the co-founder and Executive Chair of Lynda.com, the leading online learning company that teaches people about business, software, technology and creative skills in...

5. www.forbes.com › sites › chloesorvinoA Q&A With Mother Of The Internet Lynda Weinman ... - Forbes

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   Sometimes called a "mother of the Internet," Lynda Weinman sold her online learning platform, Lynda.com, to LinkedIn for $1.5 billion in May and stepped down as executive chairman a month...

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     Education in the Age of the Internet with Lynda Weinman '76

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7. www.fastcompany.com › 3045404 › from-near-failure-toFrom Near Failure To A $1.5 Billion Sale: The Epic Story Of ...

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   Apr 27, 2015 · Learn how Lynda Weinman, the "mother of the Internet", built Lynda.com from a $35 domain name to a $1.5 billion sale with LinkedIn. Read about her journey from self-taught web design to online education pioneer and her challenges and successes along the way.

8. www.npr.org › 2021/09/03 › 1034004284Lynda.com: Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin : NPR

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   Sep 6, 2021 · After falling in love with the first Apple Mac computer in 1984, Lynda Weinman found a new career: using the new technology to teach web graphics.

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   How old is Lynda Weinman?

   • Lynda Weinman - Company: Lynda.com - Age started: 42 Lynda Weinman founded her eponymous computer training website Lynda.com at 40 years old after stints as an animator for Dreamquest and a computer instructor. Two decades after the website was founded, LinkedIn purchased it for a whopping $1.5 billion. #4.

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   What happened to Lynda?

   • On April 7, 2015, LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com in a deal worth $1.5 billion (~$1.89 billion in 2023). The sale was immediately followed by a 10% cut in company staff. During the next half year, layoffs continued as Lynda.com departments were folded into LinkedIn. [citation needed]

   Lynda Weinman - Wikipedia

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   Who owns LinkedIn & Lynda?

   • Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in 2016 for $26 billion in cash. A former web design teacher, she started the business with her husband Bruce in 1995 as a way to communicate with her students. Lynda.com was one of the first companies to turn a profit making educational videos. It grew by bootstrapping and raised its first VC funding in 2013.

   Lynda Weinman - Forbes

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   How old was Lynda when she started Lynda?

   • It wasn't until age 40 that she started Lynda.com with her husband Bruce. At the time she had already written one of the first graphic design textbooks, and Bruce thought she should start teaching design classes in person. They rented a high school computer lab for a week.

   A Q&A With Mother Of The Internet Lynda Weinman, Cofounder Of ... - …

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10. www.businessinsider.com › how-lyndacom-grew-into-aHow Lynda.com Grew Into a Billion Dollar Business - Insider

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    Jul 17, 2015 · How a 60-year-old woman turned her $35 domain name into a $1.5 billion business. Emmie Martin. Jul 17, 2015, 8:56 AM PDT. When Lynda Weinman founded lynda.com in 1995 alongside her husband...