Posts tagged with "entrepreneurs"
10 Tips for Edurepreneurs |
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by Tom Vander Ark December 15, 2010 If you can afford to, give away a core feature, let it grow virally, use customer feedback to make improvements, wait to turn on revenue streams until you’ve gained some traction (and 9 other hot tips) More » |
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Dawn of the Edupreneurial Revolution |
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by Tom Vander Ark November 27, 2010 Steve Blank suggests we’re in the early stages of an entrepreneurial revolution; I’m quite sure we’re in the early stages of an edupreneurial revolution More » |
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Tech Deals Underwhelm |
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by edReformer Staff October 20, 2010 Cyrus Sanati says that technology investment deals produced big headlines, but those headlines concealed a lackluster third quarter. More » |
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Milken Foundation and Penn GSE Open $25k Contest |
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by Daily News October 19, 2010 The Milken Family Foundation and Penn GSE have announced that the 2011 Education Business Plan Competition is open for submissions. This unique competition, in its second year, is designed to support new ideas in education, and provides a first place prize of $25,000 and a second place prize of $15,000. More » |
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VC-Backed, to Ohio! |
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by edReformer Staff October 19, 2010 Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee told editors at an Ohio newspaper that his university executives would look seriously at a $100 mln VC fund opportunity by pairing up with private business partners to create spinoff businesses out of new research. More » |
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New Schools Venture Fund Pledges $5 Mln in Ed Reform Support |
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by edReformer Staff October 11, 2010 Honoring a pledge to the viewers of Waiting for “Superman,” national nonprofit venture philanthropy firm NewSchools Venture Fund announced today that it will invest $5 million in innovative education organizations to help close achievement gaps in low-income communities. More » |
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Connections Student Interviewed by Today Show (video) |
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by edReformer Staff October 8, 2010 Have you ever been put on the spot to explain what it’s like to attend a virtual school like Connections Academy? Jewlyin “JC” Cooper, a 10th grade student at Commonwealth Connections Academy, had the opportunity to explain it to millions on TodayShow.com and did an outstanding job! More » |
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Finishing School: Taking On the Half-Finished or Never Started |
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by edReformer Staff October 7, 2010 This is the working title of a new book I am working on. In the New Learning environment, it will be the task of students, parents, teachers and leaders to take on new challenges that we are only now beginning to see. I welcome you to help me write this book. More » |
Rule the Borg, or the Borg Rules You (Video) |
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by edReformer Staff October 6, 2010 Programming is the new digital literacy. In the new Internet, you need to know how to program and amass all the power you can to direct people and ideas using your own technological skill set. More » |
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The Changing Landscape of Teaching |
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by Tom Vander Ark October 2, 2010 Like doctors, lawyers, and accountants, learning professionals can freelance, start a business, build a nonprofit, or join a public delivery system. More » |
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$100k for Dropping Out of School |
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by edReformer Staff September 28, 2010 Peter Thiel, President of Clarium Capital, reveals to TechCrunch writer Sarah Lacy that he’s offering 20 students a chance to drop out of college for US$100,00 each and a chance to work on disruptive technology and innovations. More » |
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Why Education Reform Appears Crippled |
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by Al Meyers September 28, 2010 But our education system feels that more money will solve the problems of weak graduation rates, teacher and student dissatisfaction, and learning underperformance. They have a plethora of opportunities in front of them due to the technological innovation that has emerged; yet, like the climactic scene in Searching for Bobby Fischer: “You’ve lost. You just don’t see it.” More » |
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Mark Zuckerberg Explains Newark Infusion (Video) |
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by Mark Zuckerberg September 24, 2010 Proof that if you put yourself out there, and make your public education reform goals a national issue, good things will come your way. Now, the next question is, what will happen with the other school districts across America? Will their leaders and mayors start speaking out and addressing a need for change? Mark Zuckerberg exp More » |
Oprah Offers New Twist on Audience Prizes |
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by edReformer Staff September 20, 2010 Oprah decides to give Aspire Public Schools US$1 million. What other big surprises should we expect this week, as she dedicates her show to education reform issues? More » |
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Investment & Enterprise, Not Protectionism |
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by Tom Vander Ark September 18, 2010 US Congress made America look pathetic and less relevant this week with protectionist rhetoric. Instead, we should build infrastructure and encourage enterprise More » |
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