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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

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Why Your Startup is More Likely to Succeed if You’re Authentic and Passionate

Both Sides of the Table

Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose. Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose.

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Success & Challenges of the angel community: SEC asks ACA CEO Pat Gouhin to advise on capital formation as part of the FinHub’s Peer-2-Peer Series.

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

Both Sides of the Table

I then really quickly race through looking for some minimum qualifications such as companies for which they worked, education, grades, etc. This is part of my startup advice series. This post isn’t going to be popular. I’m sure of that. That’s OK. And I care more about the debate than trying to be popular.

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Congressman Joe Sestak approached her about connecting with the nonprofit FIRST Global , which promotes science, technology, engineering, and math education and careers for youth through robotics competitions modeled on the Olympic Games. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact.

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As edtech evolves, LatAm reskilling platforms raise millions to bring outcomes into the mix

TechCrunch

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. Patiño explained how the original online education platforms, also known as MOOCs, are “super accessible,” with low completion rates. based edtech firm.

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Product-led growth and profitability: What’s going on?

TechCrunch

Among public tech companies, “product-led growth (PLG) companies — those who educate and convert buyers with product rather than sales and marketing (SLG) — operate at about 5% to 10% less profitability than sales-led motions,” venture capitalist Tomasz Tunguz highlighted in a blog post. ” OpenView Partners' Kyle Poyar.