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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. .

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. Let’s assume an early-stage company around for 2 years with limited traction.

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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

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Investors and universities are often very eager to figure out how to tap into those universities as a source of new companies, but often find its difficult to move research from the lab to an actual company. What our company is doing, is it is developing an online tool for people to find addiction treatment to meet their needs.

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Income Inequality

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Founders start companies. In the old days this may have made sense since founders took huge economic risks and often refinanced houses or built companies with almost no money. These days founders often raise money with minimal time spent creating a company and often have salaries from the early days.

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Interview with Satish Varma, Clorder

socalTECH

We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. What's your background, and how did the company start? We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. Satish co-founded Clorder with Sridhar Sambangi, who was the Chief Architect of Cornerstone OnDemand.

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Avoid Monoculture. Travel. Read Widely. Let Experience be Your Compass.

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Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. It’s not always the obvious sources of education that shape you the most. Don’t get me wrong – I loved economics. Fight monoculture.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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The reality, however, of the coexistence between immigrants and their American peers is proving to be a one-sided pursuit, with qualified immigrants struggling to stay in the country to join the companies that they have co-founded. To speed growth, some companies and venture capitalists, most notoriously Blueseed, feel so strongly about “U.S.