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Hacking Education Detroit
For the last couple years we have, inspired by the fine folks at Union Square Ventures, been running dinners under the banner of “Hacking Education”, the intention being to connect together people who are passionate about changing the game in education. The events have included tech entrepreneurs, leading foundations and non-profits, investors passionate about education [...]
Continue reading...How to Have a 36 Hour Day (Revised Edition)
16. July 2011
(Note: I originally wrote this post a little over five years ago and posted it to a blog on a site that has since been shut down. A few people have asked me for it so I decided I would resurrect it. I’ve posted it in its original form but have added a bit of [...]
Continue reading...What Really Keeps Poor People Poor
26. May 2011
The New York Times has a great piece this week about how top colleges (many of which are heavily subsidized by the government) are, in their words, largely for the elite. It’s well worth reading. In it, Anthony Marx, the president of Amherst College, is quoted as saying the following: “We claim to be part of [...]
Continue reading...Updates from a memorable month
8. July 2010
It’s been three months since I’ve blogged and so I wanted to check in with some updates as it’s been an exciting and very memorable month. So here’s what I’ve been up to (in chronological order): eduFire is now a part of Camelback Education Group – In June eduFire.com became a part of Camelback Education [...]
Continue reading...If you were 24 and had $200k in spare cash, how would you invest it?
9. April 2010
This question was posted to Quora recently and I decided to hop in with a fairly lengthy answer since I was in a very similar situation about a decade ago. Since Quora’s still behind a wall for most people I thought I’d repost my answer here. If you were 24 and had $200k in spare [...]
Continue reading...A Quick LearnOutLoud Shout-Out
15. December 2009
As some of you already know about five years back I helped to start a site to aggregate audio content called LearnOutLoud.com. When I started eduFire in 2007 I turned over the reins on LearnOutLoud to my brother David and he has done a fantastic job growing the company and he let me know [...]
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2. August 2011
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