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Founded by Blaine Vess in 1999.1
Private company
American educational company
Student Brands, LLC (formerly Study Mode Holdings, LLC) is a Los Angeles County-based company that owns and operates a network of educational websites and applications. Student Brands’s network of websites includes StudyMode.com, where students can download model essays and term papers, book notes and AP notes; Cram.com, where students can share and review flashcards; and Cite.com, a citation generator and bibliography builder.2 It was founded by Blaine Vess.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Student Brands, LLC (formerly Study Mode Holdings, LLC) is a Los Angeles County-based company that owns and operates a network of educational websites and applications. Student Brands’s network of websites includes StudyMode.com, where students can download model essays and term papers, book notes and AP notes; Cram.com, where students can share and review flashcards; and Cite.com, a citation generator and bibliography builder.2
Founded by Blaine Vess in 1999.1
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