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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

Both Sides of the Table

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 50:30 Will Udacity change the education system in this country? 55:45 It seems obvious that technology is the natural choice to solve the pain points in education. 1:00:00 Mark and Steve discuss the role of unions in education.

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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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Did Facebook and Twitter Make Us Better or Worse in 2016?

This is going to be BIG.

Yesterday, I got caught up in letting my frustration over the election boil over onto Twitter, and it's definitely not the first time. It made me ask the following question: Were we better off in 2016 having Facebook and Twitter around? I talked about it with a few people. They seem blind to what's going on in the everyday experience.

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Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Definition, Roles, & Responsibilities

Feedough

But the definition of CTO and his roles are not limited to this. Moreover, he contributed significantly to the tech community through education, promotion, and community engagement. Since it is an executive-level position, there are a lot more responsibilities on CTO’s shoulder. Aristotle Balogh, CTO of Airbnb.

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The Mainstreaming Of Crypto

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It has been enlightening, exciting, rewarding, but definitely not mainstream. Two of my favorite brands in the world are teaming up to educate and increase the awareness of crypto around the world. We started looking at crypto ten years ago, starting investing nine years ago, and have had a front-row seat to its development ever since.

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Why Your Startup is More Likely to Succeed if You’re Authentic and Passionate

Both Sides of the Table

Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose. He told me about how he grew up in the projects in NYC with a single mom and even though he had done extraordinary well in school and thus had a great education – those were still his roots.

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