TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

I edited hundreds of stories in 2020, so choosing my favorites would be an exercise in futility. “Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months. David Eichler, TCV.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. Udacity said that part of the business is growing fast, with Q3 bookings up by 120% year-over-year and average run rates up 260% in H1 2020. Education is in session.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

When the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the US in January of 2020, the situation demanded a rapid response. Corporations and educational institutions had to find ways to bring people together for meetings and instruction. It was scary, but it also offered opportunities for new ways of thinking. Contributed to EO by B.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The company operates an online education platform in French and English. In 2020, 4,300 students found a job or received a promotion after participating in an OpenClassrooms program. In France, people qualify for public subsidies in order to fund professional education programs.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

What the report reveals is that NYC has a rich and expanding ecosystem of tech skills training opportunities, including K-12 and adult education. Make a significant new public investment in expanding and improving New York City’s tech education and training ecosystem. . They are: 1.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

If you’re a part of the early-stage startup space race, or aspire to such celestial heights, don’t miss out on early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17. TC Sessions of all stripes are synonymous with opportunity. Join this intrepid global community at TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 23, 2020

Podcasts have emerged as a major new category in media/entertainment/news/education etc. Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000. We made an investment in Headgum recently and blogged about it on the USV blog this morning.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Bears are hard to find right now: the sector, once undercapitalized, has brought in $10 billion in venture capital funding globally in 2020. As investors told us last week , the biggest consumer opportunity in 2021 and beyond is lifelong learning (and portfolio companies have the profits to prove it).

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

They could be seizing upon an opportunity to make their business ownership dream a reality, exploring an idea that creates positive social change, or they may be acting out of necessity because of a change in circumstances such as the loss of a job. Cultivate an inclusive network with culturally competent support.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). ” The two-day event agenda practically vibrates with opportunity. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to find money, um, fast. TC Sessions: Space 2020 runs from December 16-17.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 6, 2022

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. In 2020, she became instructor of OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center. The Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. By Scott Meacham.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2020

Coronavirus has given many entrepreneurs an unlikely opportunity to embrace and truly live their companies’ core values. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis hit China, I was busy planning a two-week spring vacation to Europe with my 14-year-old daughter. Then COVID-19 took hold. Living the Learning.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We are T-minus one week until TC Sessions: Space 2020 lifts off on December 16-17. Join the global space community’s leading experts, brightest visionaries and rising stars for two days dedicated to space technology and exploration — and the opportunities they offer. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Zippia’s 2020 Job Seeker Report reveals that the youngest generation of workers—people under 25—have distinct needs and desires when it comes to the workplace. Not surprisingly, since Pew Research finds that Gen Z job candidates are the most highly educated generation.). Work-life balance is key for Gen Z. On the hunt for a job.

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GCUC

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Our 2020 Megatrend Predictions. If you’re not actively educating yourself and designing your spaces with health and wellness in mind, you are going to miss the boat. Educate yourself and help others. Grow, evolve, raise money, buy buildings, educate yourself and learn. the first coworking real estate opportunity fund.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn. For brand new angels, ACA launched the first-ever New Angel Cohort.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Given the times in which we currently live, I can’t think of anything worthier than recognizing the amazingly dedicated educators to whom we entrust our children to help them learn and grow. Detroit native Kiarra Ambrose has valued education all her life. My purpose is educating; that’s my core,” Ambrose says.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 4, 2020

They mean that the education a black person has matters as much as our education. And they mean that the economic opportunity that a black person has matters as much as our economic opportunity. While we are late to put our collective minds on this opportunity, we are not too late.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Some of the common best practices to keep in mind when building an inclusive workplace, according to Ideal , include fair treatment and equal access to opportunities; a focus on teamwork and collaboration; representation at all levels; diversity, equity and inclusion training, and education; and effective and consistent communication.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. We have five cities so far and are bringing in the Bay Area in 2020. When I first opened my salon 15 years ago, there wasn’t education or companies you could reach out to about sustainability. 5000 list twice! .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

When it launched in April 2019 in Japan, the Riiid Tutor app took the top ranking in sales among education applications in Android within the first week of its release. . By leveraging this investment, we will capture broader Japanese market opportunities. billion in 2020, increasing 22.4% Riiid claims that more than 2.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

And we won’t know the pandemic’s true impact on our psyches until the dust settles and we have an opportunity to reflect. In 2020, innovators and investors were forced to stand still, and witness cracks, fractures and rubble in society in a way like never before. Apply the same idea to mental health, education and fitness.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Holberton , the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A total of 233 EO-member companies were named to the 2020 Inc. We spotted a common theme in many answers: learning—whether it’s incidental learning among peers or formal education at events. 4,694 on 2020 Inc. 3,091 on 2020 Inc. 3,467 on 2020 Inc. 3,901 on 2020 Inc. 2,463 on 2020 Inc.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 24, 2020

And the cause I’ve selected is ROAR , Relief Opportunities for All Restaurants. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Apr 18, 2020 A Plan for Rapidly Ramping COVID19 Testing. So I want this Funding Friday to be for people like her, who have given a large part of who they are to serving us. ROAR’s Instagram.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Fintech startup StudentFinance — which allows educational institutions to offer success-based financing for students — has raised a $5.3 The startup, which launched at the beginning of 2020, provides the tech back end for institutions to offer flexible payment plans in the form of ISAs (income-share agreements).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Higher education is only for 13% of the population in Latin America,” says Martin Borchardt, CEO and co-founder of Henry. So we’re giving these people an opportunity.”. Beyond technical training, Henry gives participants job coaching, resume workshops and up-skilling opportunities post-graduation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Panorama Education , which has built out a K-12 education software platform, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic. Clients include the New York City Department of Education, Clark County School District in Nevada, Dallas ISD in Texas and the Hawaii Department of Education, among others.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

There is a Google form for companies to post job opportunities for new Lambda School alumni. . “We We have been working for years on making incentive-aligned education work,” Allred wrote in a tweet. Will edtech empower or erase the need for higher education? A llred didn’t immediately respond to request for comment.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 9, 2022

Students are compensated for their participation by the city and industry partners and will come out of the program with professional skills essential to work in the tech sector and additional skill-building opportunities. Over the last two years, over 100 tech companies and over 3,000 students have participated in this effort.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Families across the nation have historically invested heavily in their children’s education to advance in life. But the quality of education and its affordability are two major challenges that millions of students, especially those living in smaller cities and towns, have always had to confront. You have to look at our genesis.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 5, 2020

I really believe that learning to code can put you on a path of opportunity. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — May 2, 2020 COVID19 and the Decentralization of Money. If you are a displaced worker and want to learn to code for free, you can apply here (need to login first).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The demand for software engineers is expected to grow by 22% between 2020 and 2030, according to a report by the U.S. In 2020, Yusuf toyed with the idea of building a physical campus where he and his team would train software engineers to get international opportunities. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

The company attended pitch competition after pitch competition, raising about a total of $100,000, until one day in the summer of 2020 an analyst for musician Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures happened to be in the audience. Altro went on to participate in Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 batch. Image Credits: Altro. By the time it raised its $2.5

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