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OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform

TechCrunch

The company operates an online education platform in French and English. Users can choose among 54 training programs and get a diploma at the end of the program — some of those program lead to French-state-recognized bachelor and master diplomas. The company says that the pandemic has had a positive impact on online education.

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Sounding Board raises cash as startups wake up to executive coaching

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Christine Tao and Lori Mazan , the brains behind Sounding Board , want to train any leader within an organization to be a better leader. The San Francisco startup connects anyone from first-time managers to C-suite executives with coaches through a marketplace. The co-founders see their long-term differentiation living in this feature.

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Valence unveils training program to help build pipeline of Black execs

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Today Valence , a startup dedicated to empowering Black professionals, announced a new program called BONDS, which is designed to help companies train, retain and promote Black employees. BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem.

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Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts

TechCrunch

Education options during and after incarceration have never been particularly extensive, despite the best intentions of educators. The team previously worked on Ameelio , which upended years of bad and exploitative video calling services in prisons, but also made the problem of education clear to them.

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Coaching IT pros for leadership roles

CIO

I spoke to IT executives and leadership coaches for tips on how to develop the leaders on your team. Start coaching You can teach someone to code, manage money, and complete the tasks of being a manager. But the transition from teacher to coach can be challenging. “I I switched from teaching to coaching,” he says. “I

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Training Isn’t Dead – But it Should Be

N2Growth Blog

on employee training. More than 25% of those dollars are spent on “Leadership Training.&# Here’s the thing – when it comes to leadership, the training industry has been broken for years. You don’t train leaders you develop them – a subtle yet important distinction lost on many. The Solution.

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Masters, an app for training with celeb athletes, closes a $2.7M seed funding round

TechCrunch

Plus there is Moxie , where coaches create their own courses. Now a new startup — in beta since 2021 — hopes to become that platform where elite athletes can train mere mortals such as myself. We believe this premium educational format is the future and that traditional lean-back video formats will struggle to compete.”.

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