Remove book Remove communities Remove education Remove opportunity
article thumbnail

Remodeling English language education in Costa Rica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

One inspiring teacher forever changed the way that Alex viewed education, and he received a scholarship to continue taking courses on teaching English. His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community.

education 264
article thumbnail

Fiveable lands $10M Series A to become ‘the hallways of the educational internet’

TechCrunch

Fiveable began years ago as a free, online learning community for high school students with the focus of helping them pass Advanced Placement (AP) exams. We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. Its Discord community, launched in 2021, has over 25,000 users. More than 7.3

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Building Business Community: Focus on Cooperation, Not Competition

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I’m a co-founder of a company in the ultra-competitive online education market, with more than 2.5 From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. Nowadays, we try to solve problems by negotiating; many books and experts still compare business to war.

article thumbnail

Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure

TechCrunch

If you’re eager to introduce your early-stage startup to the top leaders, investors, experts and policy makers across the mobility tech community, don’t just attend TC Sessions: Mobility — exhibit there. Double down on essential exposure and increase your opportunities. Bring your team and increase your networking opportunities.

startup 88
article thumbnail

One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. Create community.

article thumbnail

Contra wants to be the community that independent workers are missing

TechCrunch

A goal of Contra’s, per Huffman, is to help independent workers create high-signal referral networks so they can land new opportunities and gigs. 5 creator economy VCs see startup opportunities in monetization, discovery and much more. Chief community officer is the new CMO.

article thumbnail

The 5 MyEO groups that have changed my life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Hao Lam, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Seattle, Washington, and founder and CEO of Best in Class Education. My book, From Bad to Worse to Best in Class: A Refugee’s Success Story , was published two years ago. MyEO Education. The pandemic hit the education industry hard. MyEO Angels.

education 313