Skills shortage fuels corporate e-learning and PE interest
Originally published in PE Hub By Alex Hicks Remember when a college degree was a ticket to a long, successful career? Not anymore. These days,…
Tag Archives: education
Consolidation on tap as investors seek an Amazon for online education
Originally published in PE Hub By Alex Hicks Private equity investors are looking for someone to take an Amazon approach to online education. Since the days of the frontier schoolhouse,…
This 10-Year-Old Kidpreneur Swam on TV’s ‘Shark Tank’
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Scott Laband Perhaps you recently watched 10-year-old Jack Bonneau, from Broomfield, Colorado, on ABC-TV’s Shark Tank, show pitching his lemonade stand and…
Micro-credentialing in education could lead to big job opportunities
Originally published in Denver Business Journal By Scott Laband Cybercrime and online terrorism are among the greatest threats facing our nation. Just recently, hackers took down…
The Next Hot Ticket in Ed Tech? Micro-Credentials
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Shawn D. Terry Venture-capitalist investment levels in education technology companies reached an all-time high in 2015 before cooling off in 2016. However, entrepreneurs…
How Entrepreneurs Can Help Teach the First Kid to Land on Mars
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Scott Laband Back when all of us were young, children used to gaze at the night sky and dream of being the…
Education Needs CEO Activism
Originally published in Fox Business By Scott Laband Remember when political and social activists targeted CEOs and their companies for various alleged sins? Nowadays, it’s big business…
Future entrepreneurs need to learn outside the classroom
Originally published in The Boulder Daily Camera By Scott Laband Colorado Impact Fund co-founder Ryan Heckman knows what it feels like to attend college – but…
Charter School Funding: The New Discrimination
Originally published in Fox Business By Scott Laband If public education is America’s great equalizer – helping to level the playing field for the disadvantaged – why…
Two Colorado districts’ ideas of how school should work
Originally published in The Gazette By Scott Laband Most of us are used to the business concept of the disruptor – a company or idea…