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

TechCrunch

We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. ” The magic of that engagement helped the startup figure out that it may need to focus less on teacher-led study sessions, and more on ways to bring students together in creative ways. It’s not doing so alone. More than 7.3

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Can Company Culture Be Too Strong?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

And there are definitely benefits to having a well-established, healthy culture. This can cause multiple issues, including: Stifled creativity. New and creative ideas may be stifled in favor of ideas that are more in line with the established norms. Encourage creative thinking, dialogue, and responsible risk taking.

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3 Black founders predict little will change in VC in 2023

TechCrunch

For us as a company, this means not cutting back where it might impact growth, but definitely being conservative and foregoing costly opportunities or hiring roles that won’t yield the highest impact or returns in the first two quarters or more of 2023,” she said. Still, we don’t want to only float; we want to fly.

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What is an Ecosystem Builder

Ecosystem Builder Hub

One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. Clearly, if we’re going to come up with a professional definition of what ecosystem building is, it needs to include this connector/connecting aspect.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. A bit of fun plus a bit of education and a “give back” component ( Seriously is working with the MalariaNoMore on Malaria education).

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Post-COVID-19 Recruiting Trends: What’s Changing About How We Hire

StartupNation

Professional development opportunities and social responsibility benefits also make the top 10. This is far different from the traditional appeal of 401(k) match, health care and growth opportunities, though those are still valid. Nutrition education. New opportunity for diversity. Weight loss programs. Health screenings.

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Labster gets millions from a16z to bring virtual science lab software to the world

TechCrunch

Other startups, including Inspirit, are also aiming to bring the creativity associated with games such as Minecraft or Roblox to the day-to-day schoolwork of students around the world. Inspirit launches to bring Minecraft creativity to biology class. VR] was in no way as revolutionary as we hopped and thought of.”.