Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). The sharing economy applies the same ruthless logic of how best fully utilize our clothes, bicycles, driveways, computers, pets, and free time.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

And now, they’ve decided to pay it forward with a few education initiatives that could really make a difference. The coworking company has announced two meaningful education initiatives that could help people get a leg up in the tech community. Kids don’t get to enjoy all the educational fun at WeWork though.

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Xconomy

APRIL 27, 2018

Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. Gates dropped out of.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

San Diego-based My Web Lockers is launching a new file sharing service today--targeted at K-12 schools. My Web Lockers is charging $5 per user per year for the service, which is an extension of educational web collaboration and storage service School Web Lockers, a school-wide and district-wide service for storing school data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Here is my interpretation of the key focus points and requirements to be categorized as open: Shared beliefs (purpose). Shared risks (open capital). Share the costs and risks, and therefore the ownership and the passion with your constituents. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

This new sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). The sharing economy applies the same ruthless logic of how best fully utilize our clothes, bicycles, driveways, computers, pets, and free time.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. My tenure at Teach For America cemented my commitment to education, motivating me to devote myself to navigating young minds through the captivating landscape of mathematics.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

In 2017, these companies directly employed more than 311,000 Californians, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. Some of these discover new therapies, while others perform supportive tasks such as conducting preclinical testing or operating clinical trials.

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Berkonomics

MAY 2, 2024

I first heard this in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, over 25 years ago. The CEO spoke, shared metrics, spoke of issues to be addressed during the coming week, and did a fine job of pointing the assembled troops in the right direction. Where did this statement come from?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

If you’re building a startup today I would encourage you to think harder about how you’re going to win the battle for share of mind. But what about education? The battle for share of mind. This year’s Tamagotchi? That’s much tougher than getting people to play with your hot product for 6 months.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

But underlying all that, in a sense, is education. We have long run stories about STEM education, educational technology, and more—and even put out a special Xconomist report on the future of education. Now we are bringing that coverage even more front and center with the launch of a national Education channel.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2019

Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. But could there be a dark side to this? After all, computer algorithms are created by people, and artificial intelligence actually “learns” by analyzing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Here is my interpretation of the key focus points and requirements to be categorized as open: Shared beliefs (purpose). Shared risks (open capital). Share the costs and risks, and therefore the ownership and the passion with your constituents. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization).

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

Once again, there is a need to educate board members that in conflict of interest cases, the corporation comes first. The duty of care is the legal responsibility of each board member and cannot be shed because the member was elected to protect a particular class of shareholder.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based car sharing marketplace HyreCar says it has named Scott Brogi as its new Chief Financial Officer. and also had served at such companies as AccentCare, Pictage, Apollo Education Group, and Chase Manhattan Bank. Brogi was previously head of finance and operations for Teaching Channel, Inc.,

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2017

The G-team also had another year’s worth of education and experience under their belts, so their skills and confidence were that much stronger. They made sure each team member knew his part well, and they timed themselves to be sure they hit the mark.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2018

With the density of colleges and universities in the Boston area, we don’t often recognize how inaccessible higher education has become for the majority of the country. We encourage education; we build a system that requires education. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s coming from Leif , itself a startup that provides financing services to edtech platforms so that they can offer their students income share agreements (otherwise known as ISAs, arrangements where students are not required to pay back tuition loans until they find jobs). Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). The sharing economy applies the same ruthless logic of how best fully utilize our clothes, bicycles, driveways, computers, pets, and free time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

This new sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). The sharing economy applies the same ruthless logic of how best fully utilize our clothes, bicycles, driveways, computers, pets, and free time.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Burbank-based Disney has made a $15M investment in Norwegian educational and learning games developer Kahoot , Kahoot said Friday, in a deal which grows Disney's stake in the company. Kahoot--which was part of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank back in 2017--revolves around user-created quizzes, which people set up and share with other users.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2019

Zovio said the deal will expand the scope of the services it offers to higher education partners. Los Angeles-based TutorMe , a provider of online tutoring services, has been acquired by San Diego-based Zovio , the companies announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2016

What we did not see, when we surveyed the landscape, was a platform which enabled the process of sharing listings, having a conversation about those listings with family members, roommates, friends, or your real estate agent. Jerry Slavonia: It dawned on me that most people are not searching for their new home alone. It did not exist.

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2016

What we did not see, when we surveyed the landscape, was a platform which enabled the process of sharing listings, having a conversation about those listings with family members, room-mates, friends, or your real estate agent. Jerry Slavonia: It dawned on me that most people are not searching for their new home alone. It did not exist.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops cloud-based employee education and human capital management software, has named Steffan Tomlinson, CFO for Palo Alto Networks, and Dean Carter, VP of Human Resource and Shared Services for Patagonia, to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2019

According to the two, Insight will pay $35 per share for PCM, which provides hardware, software and services to small, mid-sized and corporate/enterprise commercial clients, state, local and federal governments and educational institutions across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Plus, cities that allowed shared e-scooter companies in their midsts are increasingly making it difficult for scooter companies to operate sustainably.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2017

Kangarootime says it develops software that allows childcare centers and other educational centers to digitize their operations, including allowing parents to check their children in and out of centers, pay tuition, view and share photos, and more. The funding came from Skyview Ventures LLC, Mucker Capital, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

These days, Thrun seems just as excited by another imprint he’s made on the still-forming AV industry—not as a researcher, but as an entrepreneur in online education. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

The company offers up mostly blue chip stocks and ETFs, letting users buy fractional shares, with a heavy dose of educational content. Stash offers up a mobile app which lets users buy stocks starting as little as $5, with an aim of helping users become more familiar with investing.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2014

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. portfolium seed funding academic venture capital evonexus accelerator incubator school education portfolio' READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2019

The New Venture Fair (NVF) is a valuable part of Cal Lutheran's entrepreneur education experience, in which student teams share their innovative startup projects in a competitive environment. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -- CLU New Venture Fair.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 17, 2015

It’s also open to learners from anywhere in the world, giving unprecedented access to educational resources some may never have dreamed they’d be able to attain. Premiun: Submit assignments, receive grades, build and share portfolio and resume, receive discounts in the Kadenze bookstore, and take courses for credit. Ajay Kapur, Ph.D,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2021

After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Mentoring supplements but doesn’t replace the need to continue education through industry conferences and networking.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2017

LA CEOs, an education and support group for qualified CEOs and CFOs (No Service Providers) is happy to host Perry Wallack,a co-founder and CFO for Cornerstone OnDemand, since its inception through post IPO will share his thoughts on growing internationally. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -- LA CEOs breakfast: International Considerations.

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