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MBAs vs the Education Market: The Rise of Education Startups

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Here is a guest post from Emma Collins that looks at the growth of education-technology ventures, and what these new models may mean for the future of both learning and business. Over the past few years, a growing number of education-tech companies have seen a surge in funding from venture capitalists.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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#7- To prioritizes employee and client retention. The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention. Photo Credit: Steven Randall. 14- A number of reasons.

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

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Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And so they already had a pretty robust technology and then all the way up through Living Social and Group on started competing with us. It's in Denver, a Chicago, a Seattle, Phoenix, and Dallas. More About Mike Evans: Hangry: A Startup Journey. Like this show?

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