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The rise of the freelance investment banker
November 25, 2015 — Imagine you’re an investment banker who’s fallen on harder times and need a little side-income. There aren’t exactly huge numbers of options available to you – investment banking pays well and finding work that can offer similar remuneration...
RevCascade is trying to solve one of the biggest headaches for product makers
September 24, 2015 — Josh Wexler sees a future of online shopping that is dominated by "marketplaces." Marketplaces are a type of site that lets brands sell directly to consumers, while taking a fee for helping to facilitate that sale. Think of Amazon...
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How Classkick aims to use iPads to improve classroom communication
April 13, 2015 — Rowland found that answer by creating Classkick, an app that allows students and teachers to communicate via iPads in real time. When a student has a question, he or she can virtually raise a hand via the iPad and the teacher can see...
Classkick Raises $1.7 Million To Tackle The Student Achievement Gap
March 11, 2015 — Classkick, an edtech startup out of Chicago, has raised $1.7 million to help teachers narrow the achievement gap with its student learning app. The seed round came from Kapor Capital, Mitch and Freada Kapor’s social impact fund, Lightbank...
SpareHire Announces Successful Close of $750,000 Angel Funding Round
October 9, 2014 — SpareHire, the online marketplace that enables you to find and engage vetted, top-tier finance and consulting professionals for short-term projects, has closed a $750,000 angel investment round. Investors include family offices, investment firms...