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Edlio Snags Investment for K-12 Education Software Acquisition

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Edlio , has received a growth capital investment this morning, for its K-12 education and "community engagement" software, and in particular, acquisitions of other companies. The funding came from private equity investment provider LLR Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. Canada, and Latin America.

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Glip Aims at Students, Educators WIth Free Plan

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based startup Glip , a developer of team productivity tools and software, said this morning that it is making its service free for students and educators. According to Glip, any individual with a.edu email address can sign up for free to use its team communications and collaboration service. READ MORE>>.

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The Toxic Nature of Email

Both Sides of the Table

It has also coincided with the kickoff of our Launchpad LA educational series which has taken some of my time. But what has really killed me is email. I live in email hell. And for the last few evenings I decided to get through email rather than blog. I’m always so completely behind on email.

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Can you finance your company with grants?

Berkonomics

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. The company has been funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. How refreshing!

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Your board should protect you!

Berkonomics

They write in their investment documents that they will occupy a seat on the board for as long as they are invested in the company, thinking of this as a protection for their investment and tool for them to influence growth. Once again, there is a need to educate board members that in conflict of interest cases, the corporation comes first.

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Stock options or more cash?

Berkonomics

They include an expense account, company car, profit sharing, 401k contributions, medical coverage for dependents, free life insurance, educational payments, extra vacation, relocation expenses, paid trips to industry association meetings, or a small override on revenue from new products developed under the candidate’s watch.

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Leadership: Sell the dream while making the reality.

Berkonomics

A leadership goal vs. a mantra: I once sat in on a roundtable meeting in which the executive of a company stated his goal as “educate the world.” Note that “Educate the world” elicited little response until the group saw the financial goal. The first statement was a mantra, a vision, a rallying cry.

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