269th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Betsy Corcoran, EdSurge

Betsy Corcoran, Founder and CEO of EdSurge, is an authority on the subject of educational technology.

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353rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Heidi Jannenga, WebPT

Heidi Jannenga, Co-founder and President at WebPT, yet another scrappy entrepreneur who managed to bootstrap to over $1M ARR and THEN raised the first million in angel funding.

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353rd Roundtable Recording On May 17, 2017: With Heidi Jannenga, WebPT

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299th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Heidi Roizen, DFJ

Heidi Roizen, Operating Partner at DFJ, discusses her important article, “How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing,” and imparts crucial lessons to entrepreneurs on how to look at terms in a venture financing situation.

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Do Women Entrepreneurs Build Unicorns?

There is a myth in the startup eco-system that women entrepreneurs do not build billion dollar companies.

This is a MYTH.

Watch this inspiring 1 minute 33 second video of how Therese Tucker did build one:

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From Iran to Stanford to Silicon Valley Entrepreneur: Farnaz Ronaghi, Co-Founder and CTO of NovoEd (Part 1)

Donald Trump wants to restrict immigrants, especially those from Muslim countries, and especially from Iran. Well, read this Iranian entrepreneur’s story.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and in what kind of background?

Farnaz Ronaghi: I was born in Tehran, Iran. I came to the United States for graduate school. I was accepted in Stanford University for a Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering. That is where I met my adviser and co-founder. After that, I started my Ph.D. My work was related to the intersection of computer science and social science similar to human-computer interaction but was more focused on incentives and game theory. One of the pain points that I had >>>

Thought Leaders in Online Education: Cheryl Vedoe, CEO of Apex Learning (Part 1)

Online education in K-12 has had very few ventures survive or scale. Apex Learning is one of those rare birds. We first covered their story eight years back. This is a catch up conversation with their CEO Cheryl Vedoe that steps us through the ongoing evolution of the K-12 online education sector.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with giving our audience a little bit of an update on where you are and where Apex is. We did an Entrepreneur Journeys story on you and the company about eight years ago. A lot of things have happened in the industry and in your company since. Give us a bit of an update.

Cheryl Vedoe: I think there is a lot that is very much the same when you compare with where we were eight years ago. There is also a great deal that is very different. Our focus remains digital curriculum with an orientation towards personalizing learning and increasing the quality of educational options available to >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: BlackLine Continues to Grow Post IPO

Last October, Los Angeles-based BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) known for its SaaS financial reconciliation software, had gone public despite the weak IPO market. But the company’s strong product offering and a keen business sense have kept it in good stead. It recently reported its fourth quarter earnings and the market was pleased with its performance.

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Executive Director of Academic Innovation at University of Pennsylvania, Bobbi Kurshnan (Part 1)

UPenn has both an incubator for EdTech ventures, and an entrepreneurship education program for EdTech. This discussion delves into both programs and more.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to UPenn’s online education activities.

Bobbi Kurshnan: I am the Executive Director of Academic Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. I run a variety of programs including all our online initiatives. I also run our incubator program for educational startups. That is both virtual as well as in-person. We just concluded our fourth and fifth cohorts this week. We also run the largest business competition for education entrepreneurs. >>>

March 22 – Sramana Mitra to Moderate Panel, “Women Building Businesses from the Ground Up”

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or just curious about the experience of women in the business world, please join Sramana at Kepler’s as this panel of insightful and successful women will discuss building their businesses from the ground up. Learn more here.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
7:30pm 8:30pm

Kepler’s
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA, 94025 United States

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