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Educating Electeds

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

However, I think that the OCC and, more importantly , the crypto industry, owe these elected officials an education on how crypto can address these important issues and why it is not a distraction from them. A number of members of Congress sent a letter to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Tuesday. I have embedded it below but readers via email may need to click here to read it. Letter to the OCC on Fintec… by CoinDesk.

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Computer Science Education Week

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The second week of December every year is Computer Science Education Week. It is a week to celebrate efforts to get computer science education into the K12 system around the world, and it is also a week in which schools do events, like The Hour of Code , to encourage students and teachers to get excited about learning computer science. I have also been involved in efforts to get computer science education adopted around the US and around the world. hacking education NYC

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25 education trends for 2018

This is going to be BIG.

Year after year, educators and those invested in education love to speculate about what will take off in the near future. In almost all of the commentary from both educators and industry, the mention of AR and VR for 2018’s big trends were ubiquitous. And as far as riveting news goes, nothing quite peaks the interest like new trends that have the potential to fundamentally change learning.

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The Education Transformation

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Back in March 2009, USV hosted an event called Hacking Education. It was the beginning of our effort to invest in the transformation of the education sector. As Rebecca was developing her presentation, I wrote an email to her that said: when did we do Hacking Education? Rebecca concludes her post with these optimistic words: Our education portfolio has become a core value driver in our funds. hacking education

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

As buyer expectations continue to heighten, marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies, and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.

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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. Encouraging a shift in education. By luck when he was young, Alex Solano took an English language course that would change his life.

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4 Strategies to Integrate Ethics into Entrepreneurship Education

Venture Well

We interviewed three leaders in entrepreneurship education about several ways to teach tomorrow's entrepreneurs about ethics. The post 4 Strategies to Integrate Ethics into Entrepreneurship Education appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty entrepreneurship education teaching resources

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Funding Friday: ARAS Art Education for Teens

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

crowdfunding hacking educationI backed this art program for teens this morning. I think summer programs for kids are important and particularly important this summer when we are hopefully beginning to emerge from more than a year of remote learning and social distancing. For email readers, you can see the video here. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Apr 9, 2021 Mask Mandates Were Effective.

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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

TechCrunch

Meet Revyze , a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. But it is focused specifically on educational content for teenagers. “We They aren’t designed specifically for education.

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turning the tide: how Beall Applied Innovation champions educational equity

Venture Well

The post turning the tide: how Beall Applied Innovation champions educational equity appeared first on VentureWell. When leaders at UCI BAI discovered VentureWell’s Advancing Equity report, they used it as a blueprint to develop a DEI framework for their organization.

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Reaching Unreachable Candidates

Speaker: Patrick Dempsey and Andrew Erpelding of ZoomInfo

What is ZoomInfo for Recruiters? Find and connect with the right talent to fill roles fast with more data, basic search, advanced search, candidate and company profiles, and export results. Watch this On-Demand Webinar today to see how ZoomInfo for Recruiters can work to get your talented candidates results.

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Mission 2025: Planning the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education

Venture Well

What are the topics and challenges in I&E education that should be addressed between now and 2025? The post Mission 2025: Planning the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty I&E Ecosystems early stage innovator entrepreneurship education higher education open STEM teaching resources

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CS Education Week

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

This week is CS Education Week. There are CS Education week events all around the world, mostly in schools where students will do an hour of coding. In NYC, where I do most of my CS Education work, there are CS Education week events in many/most of the public school buildings this week. Celebrating CS Education Week in your school or your child’s school is a great thing to do and I encourage everyone to celebrate CS Education week by doing that this week

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Gust Educational Resources for Founders and Startups

Gust

The post Gust Educational Resources for Founders and Startups appeared first on Gust. Throughout the years of developing Gust.com and Gust Launch, we recognized a common pain point in the startup journey.

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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

The emergence of these companies is part of a broader trend of the democratization of professional development, sparked in part by increasing awareness and recognition of the mismatch between what traditional education is delivering to young people and what’s demanded by employers.

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India’s higher education startup Sunstone raises $35 million

TechCrunch

Sunstone, a higher education startup that collaborates with academic institutions to help upskill their students for employability, has raised $35 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. Startups TC Venture Asia Education india Sunstone WestBridge Capita

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Strengthening financial education in Argentina with honesty and integrity

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI Fellow Gastón is the founder of eaInversores , an online platform based in Córdoba, Argentina, that provides low-cost investment assistance and financial literacy education. His organization, eaInversores, provides financial education through online courses and conferences. The post Strengthening financial education in Argentina with honesty and integrity appeared first on Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative.

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how collaboration can improve entrepreneurship education

Venture Well

An assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, The post how collaboration can improve entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell. Tom Katona had been thinking quite a bit about a simple question. Faculty I&E Ecosystems entrepreneurial mindset

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interdisciplinary approaches in entrepreneurship education: q&a with Laquita Blockson of Agnes Scott College

Venture Well

The post interdisciplinary approaches in entrepreneurship education: q&a with Laquita Blockson of Agnes Scott College appeared first on VentureWell.

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Tech Startups Are Changing Education For The Better

Startup Grind

In the last decade, we have been able to see an immense growth of technology involvement in education. Technology, big data and the Internet have started revolutionizing every aspect of education in the recent years. Parents, teachers and school administrators are all experiencing this positive change that is modernizing, improving and facilitating education across the planet. Here's how tech startups are changing education for the better.

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how to strengthen IP education in university ecosystems

Venture Well

We identified potentially promising—and interrelated—solutions to common obstacles to comprehensive IP education. The post how to strengthen IP education in university ecosystems appeared first on VentureWell.

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Tactile Change Through Digital Education Outreach

Entrepreneurs' Organization

and EO Austin member, began his company by delivering classroom training computer software; since then, MicroAssist has begun working with outreach organizations to educate audiences on larger social, cultural and health issues. Sanjay Nasta, CEO of MicroAssist, Inc.

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Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible

TechCrunch

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.”

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big ideas 2021: a bold path forward for innovation and entrepreneurship education

Venture Well

The post big ideas 2021: a bold path forward for innovation and entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell. For 25 years, VentureWell has closely supported early-stage STEM entrepreneurs who are designing groundbreaking innovations for the world’s most urgent problems.

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Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion

TechCrunch

Zen Educate , an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 education recruiter has a 30 to 35% margin,” Zen Educate cofounder and CEO Slava Kremerman explained to TechCrunch.

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reimagining chemical engineering education: q&a with Dr. Pedro Arce of Tennessee Tech University

Venture Well

The post reimagining chemical engineering education: q&a with Dr. Pedro Arce of Tennessee Tech University appeared first on VentureWell.

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Role of Education on Climate Change

Impact Hub

Climate change education is central in making people sensitive to the global epidemic currently underway. The climate literacy framework guides the governments affiliated to the United Nations on how to introduce climate change and sustainable development goals in education curricula.

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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. If you don’t build a network of entrepreneurs around you—how are you ever going to figure out how to better educate them?

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The Experience vs. Education Curve in Startups

Gust

Years ago I came across the idea that in entrepreneurship, education and experience contribute to likelihood of success roughly like you see in the chart here. The underlying assumption is that a lot of education makes up for very little experience, and vice-versa. This is my opinion, based on (how nice) education and experience. There’s no amount of education that has much likelihood of success with no experience whatsoever.

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Guild Education valued at $3.75 billion with newest round

TechCrunch

Guild Education, which pairs employees with employer-sponsored learning opportunities, has raised $150 million in a Series E round. A platform like Guild helps employers keep talent in the pipeline and offer a solid benefit: paid education for their employees.

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Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. We asked Fred to share his experience in helping to increase literacy rates and access to education in Mali.

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How This EdTech Founder Makes 9-Figure Revenues Without Selling Education

Entrepreneur's Handbook

masterclass edtech entrepreneurship education businessLessons from EdTech founder David Rogier. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Yousician raises $28M to make music education more accessible

TechCrunch

By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company. Education Recent Funding Startups TC True Ventures Yousician

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A Call to Brains: Can We Mobilize Education Like Manufacturing in WWII?

This is going to be BIG.

The same politicians who champion strength and defense are making the most destructive cuts to our best weapon against our enemies: education. Exponentially spending on education should be seen as patriotic in the way that increasing industrial output was in the 1940's. "In May 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the production of 185,000 aeroplanes, 120,000 tanks, 55,000 anti-aircraft guns and 18 million tons of merchant shipping in two years.

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OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform

TechCrunch

The company operates an online education platform in French and English. In France, people qualify for public subsidies in order to fund professional education programs. The company says that the pandemic has had a positive impact on online education.

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OSSM’s Virtual Center brings added educational opportunities

Innovation 2 Enterprise

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. The Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. I know because this education made a difference for me.”.

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Online university Nexford will use $8M to plug affordability and relevance gaps in education

TechCrunch

The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education. accredited higher education and lets them study at their own pace.