Building an AI EdTech Company: College Guidance Network CEO Jon Carson (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: Very interesting. Was there an inflection point that you experienced as you built the business?

Jon Carson: I think I’m in it right now.

Sramana Mitra: You are in it right now? Tell me more.

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I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Hidden Impressions I

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Artificial intelligence continues to be one of the most transformative forces in technology and some of the most successful startups are emerging directly from this wave of innovation. Our latest set of courses explores how founders across industries are building, bootstrapping and scaling AI ventures that solve real-world problems.

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October 23rd – 705th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 705th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

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704th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Sandeep Sardana, BluePointe Ventures

Sandeep Sardana, Founder and General Partner at BluePointe Ventures, discusses his firm’s vertical AI investment thesis.

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Roundtable Recap: October 16 – AI Investment Thesis with Sandeep Sardana, BluePointe Ventures

During this week’s roundtable, we had Sandeep Sardana, Founder and General Partner at BluePointe Ventures, discuss his firm’s vertical AI investment thesis.

Beards & Shears

As for the pitches, first up today, we had Shubham Mishra from Pune, India, pitch Beards & Shears, a men’s grooming brand.

Korture

Next we had Shishir Modur and SK Prasad from Bangalore, India, pitch Korture, an HR Tech product.

Elixir Labs

Then Rakshit Bondwal from Delhi, India pitched Elixir Labs, a vibe coding tool.

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Cloud Stocks: ASML Rides High on AI Boom

According to a recent report, the global Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV lithography) market is estimated to grow 33% annually to reach $153 billion by 2032 from $20.6 billion this year. While the US may be the leading market, APAC is estimated to be one of the fastest growing regions for the industry. APAC growth is being driven by China where the government is incentivizing the development of home-grown semiconductor solutions. Netherlands-based ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) is seeing slowdown in Chinese sales due to some of these initiatives.