Archive for September, 2012

The new age of personalized learning, an interview with Jennifer Carolan of New Schools Venture Fund

Tweet I have avoided K12 education technology investments historically, dismissing them as facing a long and hard slog to adoption. Not only did K12 entrepreneurs have to develop a great product, they had to hire an army of salespeople and push school by school and district by district to get it adopted. In my interview [ READ MORE ]

Interview with Gunnar Counselman, Founder and CEO of Fidelis Inc.

Tweet Both non-profit and for-profit post-secondary institutions are plagued today by an inability to train students to meet workforce needs. Schools need to help students figure out what career options are best for them, adequately prepare students for those careers and then place students into top employers. My first interview is with my friend Gunnar [ READ MORE ]

A VC’s Musings on Education & Education CEO Interview Series

Tweet I have spent much of my career focused on education – as an executive at one of the early online post-secondary institutions and as a venture capitalist at Maveron. In this blog, I will publish interviews with education pioneers – those entrepreneurs and leaders who are committed to improving America’s education system, from preschool [ READ MORE ]