Chris Rither – Founder of OneMeanDream.com
I keep it all productive and in sync by organizing each day’s activities with my morning coffee. I bought my first day-planner in 1988 and I still use a physical…
Education is one of those things everyone has an opinion about and nobody thinks is working well enough. The founders in this section agree, and they’re doing something about it. They’re building schools, platforms, tools, and programs that reimagine how people learn.
These interviews span the full education spectrum. K-12. Higher ed. Corporate training. Online learning. EdTech. Tutoring. Test prep. The kind of education that happens in classrooms and the kind that happens everywhere else. Because learning doesn’t stop when school does.
What makes these founders interesting is the variety of their approaches. Some are working within the system. Others are building around it. A few are trying to blow it up entirely. All of them have strong opinions about what’s broken and thoughtful ideas about how to fix it.
You’ll find conversations about curriculum design, student engagement, the role of technology in learning, and the economics of education. Which, it turns out, are complicated. Also the challenge of measuring outcomes. Because “did the students learn something” is a surprisingly hard question to answer well. If you care about education, these are conversations worth having.
I keep it all productive and in sync by organizing each day’s activities with my morning coffee. I bought my first day-planner in 1988 and I still use a physical…
Help other people to succeed too! If that’s your business you are going to make it. I am a believer in helping others is the best way. Keno Hellmann is…
The lesson is: keep agreements simple and don’t give equity away to people who aren’t full-time. Lydia Fayal is the Co-Founder of AdmitSee.com, a peer-to-peer college admissions resource. Lydia founded…
I would focus on one thing and one thing only. Hao Lam, chief executive and chairman of Best in Class Education Center, has spent his entire career as an advocate…
Meet Hao Lam – Chairman and CEO of Best in Class Education Center
Fostering meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues has really helped. I’m always growing my network and seeking ways to better help those in it. Not only do people return the…
[quote style=”boxed”]One habit I’ve developed recently is to look over my calendar the night before and fill in open time with a minute-by-minute schedule of tasks that I prioritize using…
[quote style=”boxed”]It all comes down to testing and execution. First you need to set a clear vision for what you want to create. Then you need to think about the…
[quote style=”boxed”]If I do at least one thing every single day to get an idea closer to life, it has a far higher likelihood of success than if I wait…
[quote style=”boxed”]I am not a big believer in failure when it comes to entrepreneurship. I am a big believer in learning from mistakes. When you an entrepreneur, you are trying…
[quote style=”boxed”]Every single time you meet someone and get their business card, write them a follow-up email that same night. It doesn’t matter if you barely have a useful reason…
[quote style=”boxed”]My goal is to have five work tasks accomplished by 8 a.m. each day. [/quote] Nancy MacIntyre is the founder and CEO of Fingerprint, a mobile technology company that…
I recommend reading several books a month, getting 5-6 mentors and then also doing it daily. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Alec Whitters grew up thinking he would be a doctor…
Meet Alec Whitters – Co-Founder & CEO of Higher Learning Technologies