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5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year

TechCrunch

Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO price range , and priced above the raised interval. Duolingo’s IPO proves that public market investors can see the long-term value in a mission-driven, technology-powered education concern; the company’s IPO carries extra weight considering the historicall

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3 Detroit Entrepreneurs Share Keys to Success on StartupNation Radio

StartupNation

On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff talks to three Detroit entrepreneurs: Brad Baxter and Jacob Zuppke of AutoPets and Doug Schwartz of Detroit Wick. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. Tune in to the full StartupNation Radio show with Baxter, Zuppke and Schwartz to learn more about these Detroit entrepreneurs and how they’re thriving: First up are AutoPets’ leaders: Baxter, CEO, and Zuppke, president