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The Process of Architecting a Startup

Sometimes when you take a moment to lift your head up and look around you get valuable perspective from a whole new context. From this original view you realize how a perspective derived from a novel experience squarely applies to your daily efforts.

10 Important Points From an Exiting Education Company CEO

A few weeks ago we announced that Deborah Quazzo from GSV has joined our board. Following that news, I had the opportunity earlier this week to be a part of a CEO Summit organized by the team at GSV in Park City, Utah. GSV…

Come On Steph and Kevin, You’re Better Than That

Closing Another Education Gap: High Schooler Access to College-Prep Courses

There are many education access gaps that derail students on their path to post-secondary success. Most of the barriers that we focus on in education include important topics like attendance, grades…

How We Can Narrow the Widening Gap in Youth Sports Participation to Support Student Success

While driving home from my daughter’s water polo tournament on a recent Saturday evening, the bright lights shining down on a youth league soccer game reminded me how lucky…

Welcoming New Diversity to Remind’s Board of Directors

We were excited to announce at the end of last month that Deborah Quazzo, Founder and Managing Partner of the education and learning-focused venture fund GSV Acceleration, has joined our board at Remind. In addition to her role leading…

The President Versus Professional Sports and Athletes

When I left the sports media world at the end of 2013 I was done with the sports business. After more than 15 years working at the intersection of sports and “digital meets analog” media, I’d become fairly disenchanted and jaded by the…

A Few Thoughts on Impact and Efficacy in EdTech Buying Decisions

Ah, the beauty of the social media news feed. Dropping into Facebook or LinkedIn ensures a never ending source of content for all of us. Thankfully, if we choose our friends well, we can still get a few thought…

CEO Time Management, v1.0

One of the most frequently asked questions I get from startup CEOs, especially the ones who have scaled their companies to the point where they no longer have a “functional” day job, is something along the lines of: “How should I be spending my time?”