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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders.

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OpenClassrooms raises $80 million for its online education platform

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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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How the wow factor drives innovation at Northeast Grocery

CIO

To drive democratization, we follow ECTERS, which is educate, coach, train the trainer, empower, reinforce, and support, which helps nurture and embed internal AI talent. A key part is to educate. We also provide support through dedicated AI phone-a-friend peer communities and office hours.

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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

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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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