Technology Tools for a Flipped Classroom

By 1M/1M Premium Member and Co-Founder of Omninox Jake Yap

The idea behind a flipped classroom has become more popular amongst teachers as of late, which can most likely be attributed to the rise of technology in and out of the classroom. Tools such as computers, smartphones, and tablets are typical items in a student and teacher’s arsenal in more recent times. These technological tools allow for the necessary instructional strategy required for a flipped classroom, which include teaching content at home and activities and discussions (often regarded as homework) being conducted in the class. Learning at home can include reading the required textbook lesson or watching online lectures, which would not have been possible if it was not for the advancement in technology. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2015: DecisionNext, San Francisco, CA

The analytics market has been getting hotter and hotter over the last decade. However, there are very few analytics companies that build highly focused value-adding applications targeting specific industries. DecisionNext is one such company that builds predictive analytics solutions for the niche area of commodities-driven industries. Its main value proposition is that it provides comprehensive “what if” simulations that let you see the impact of changes across everything you buy and sell and identify the most profitable path forward. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2015: GMR Transcription Services, Inc., Tustin, CA

GMR Transcription Services, Inc. (GMRT) is a leading US-based provider of transcription and translation services. Its main value proposition is that it offers accuracy, security and speed without jeopardizing cost. It ensures 100% confidentiality and security as it relies solely on people based in the US. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2015: SALESmanago, Kraków, Poland

SALESmanago is a Polish cloud-based marketing automation platform. It is Europe’s largest and one of the world’s top ten marketing automation platforms. The main value proposition of SALESmanago is that it is fully integrated with mobile marketing automation platform APPmanago, which enables marketing teams to seamlessly make the switch from desktop to mobile. Also, the platform focuses on B2C marketing, as opposed to B2B, which is the sweetspot of products like Marketo. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2015: Twin Prime, Redwood City, CA

Mobile devices have increasingly emerged as the primary way to gain access to content. The average person spends more than three hours per day on a mobile device and 86% of it is spent on apps. But the sad reality is that mobile apps are at least three times slower than their desktop version. Not only does it hamper user experience, but it also results in loss of revenue — a 1% decline for every 100 milliseconds of delay. To solve this mobile performance challenge, Twin Prime was founded in 2013 by CEO Kartik Chandrayana and CTO Satish Raghunath. >>>

When Should You Move To Silicon Valley?

The question continues to come up often in our work with global entrepreneurs, so further to my earlier Harvard Business Review piece, I will add more color to it. First, here’s a recap from the HBR piece:

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1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2015: Ankota LLC, Waltham, MA

Billions of dollars are spent annually on avoidable hospital readmissions mainly for the chronically ill and elderly patients. This is primarily due to poorly managed transitional home care services. Ankota aims to remove this pain point through its software for managing care delivery for home care agencies. >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: What Have You Learned?

As part of our continued coverage of the Billion Dollar Unicorns, I’d to like to create a space on this blog to welcome analysis and observations from entrepreneurs who have built Unicorn businesses, as well as investors who have supported these entrepreneurs on their remarkable journeys.

Over the last 10 years of this blog, we have had the founders of over 350 highly valued companies share their entrepreneurial journeys with us. These entrepreneurs have been generous in sharing their lessons from the trenches, helping us further our understanding of the strategies and tactics of building robust businesses.

Over 40 of these have emerged as Unicorns with billion dollar plus valuations.

Overall, we have touched 5000+ companies through our media platform and the 1M/1M accelerator.

To kick off the discussion, I’d like to point you to one theme we’ve heard over and over again: Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later.

In the book, we’ve also explored themes such as fat startups, roll-ups, etc.

Here, we hope to collect more insights and analysis from a broader community of practitioners.

Please weigh in.