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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab

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Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. The idea came about, because we see a lot of people coming through our program at UCLA, who might have the desire to be an entrepreneur, and to get into the technology field, by studying data science or cybersecurity.

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Entrepreneurs Relish The Challenge More Than Money

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. These include the following: Networking with people who know.

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation.

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Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

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Learning To Learn - A sound college education includes gaining the insights into applying logic, researching data and assessing the veracity information. Network – Colleges are populated by motivated individuals, many of whom will excel in their chosen fields. Yes, Kobie Bryant skipped college and had a stellar career.

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Entrepreneurs Love the Learning and Ramen Noodles

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. These include the following: Networking with people who know.

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don’t Drop Out of Harvard

Startup Professionals Musings

While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation.