TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 23, 2021
Thus, in my role as mentor to young entrepreneurs, I always recommend that you first take a hard look at your own values and priorities, before jumping into any new startup, as the founder, or even as a side hustle. I do first recommend getting some business experience, building relationships, and managing risk.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 8, 2022
Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2017
He cites several studies, in addition to his own experience, that highlight the following key people drivers to business success: Founders need to be driven by impact rather than money. Other studies indicate that a top reason for many startup failures is that the founders just gave up too early. Use active listening to learn the most.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 27, 2014
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. Adopt a mentor. Formal learning.
socalTECH
APRIL 11, 2013
Steve Cox: We''ve found that folks who have been educated to some degree--not necessarily a Ph.D., but someone who has studied music, or studied the art of teaching, have a tendency to do better. Those who have studied music education and have a couple of years of experience tend to do best. more) READ MORE>>.
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