PluralSight Acquires New Courses
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http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/848657/6bbf488f12/1360116539/b2232dc63c/
They seem to be doing well.
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Interesting. Much competition and consolidation in the online learning space. Lynda.com started in creative and is branching to soft business skills and development. Lynda.com bought Compilr for $20M a few days ago—
- http://www.lynda.com/press/pressrelease?id=3850
- http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/07/e-learning-platform-lynda-com-buys-compilr-to-add-in-browser-coding-tools-price-around-20m/
Pluralsight previously acquired Trainsignal, and now this outfit for creative skills. Udemy, Coursera, and others are building their offerings. Good to know there is some sanity, as the buyout was $45M, not the crazy FB prices.
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It's not a market that can handle hundreds of players. A handful are all that really make sense.
