Posts Tagged ‘CEO’
Steve Gomez, Ex General Manager at Airbnb
Entrepreneur and fellow On Deck member, Steve Gomez has worked for the hottest startups in Silicon Valley, including Airbnb and Rover. He shares with us his learning tips and sources of inspiration.
Read MoreMatt Levine, Founder of ValueTrace
Former Corporate Developer at Andreessen Horowitz and founder of ValueTrace, the software that helps companies make better decisions about the SaaS licenses they purchase, Matt Levine shares with us his favorite books and his learning habits.
Read MoreSvenia Busson, Founder of LearnSpace
Svenia Busson, founder of LearnSpace – the first EdTech accelerator in France – is an EdTech entrepreneur and explorer. She co-founded the Edtech Tours in 2015 and since then has been traveling the world to shed light on the best practices in Education innovation. In all, she has travelled to 19 countries and wrote a series of articles and reports. For her latest tour in Europe, she was asked to write a book that tells the stories of 24 initiatives that are shaping the future of education and learning: Exploring The Future of Education. To write this book in English, Svenia was assisted by talented writer Sairica Rose. Svenia is now supporting organizations in their learning and transformation via LearnSpace.
Read MorePatrick Kervern, Founder of Umanz
Patrick Kervern, founder of Umanz, is a media and tech specialist. He was Marketing Director CEMA at the Dow Jones until 2006 before joining Google as Director of Banking, Finance, and Insurance for 4 years. In 2018, Patrick launched Umanz, the first magazine about “meaning.” Its creation was motivated by the observation of 3 major disruptions: climate change, technological disruption, and the loss of meaning at work. The idea was to create a medium for the discussion of meaning in economics, technology, and work. During his time at Google, Patrick realized that he preferred content over technology.
Read MorePaul Duan, Founder of NGO Bayes Impact
Paul Duan is the founder of Base Impact, a nonprofit whose mission is to place technology in service of the greater good. Paul is first and foremost a committed entrepreneur. His mission is to see how technology can empower people to create the public services they want to see exist (i.e. in the areas of employment, from health care to police violence).
Read MoreFerruccio Balestreri, Co-founder of June
Ferruccio Balestreri is the Co-founder of June, the instant product analytics generator for Startups and SMBs, (part of the batch YC W21). Ferruccio shares in this interview his learning routines and favorite books.
Read MoreMarianne Österlund, Investment Manager at Wave Ventures
Marianne Österlund is Investment Manager at Wave Ventures and founder of the newsletter In The Money. Marianne shares with us her learning habits and routines.
Read MoreMuhammad Lila, Founder and CEO of Goodable
War correspondent, 2x Emmy/SAJA nominee, and current CEO of Goodable, Muhammad Lila shares with us his passion for spreading good news.
Read MoreGilles Raymond, Founder and CEO at Letsmeet
Gilles Raymond is founder and CEO at Letsmeet. Gilles is a tech fan. He was the first to write a thesis on Artificial Intelligence in 1995 and launched the world’s first downloadable game in 2000. Gilles was the main founder of News Republic, which he sold in 2016 for $57 million.
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