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Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, observes that her company found places to scale by examining where they were actually helping students. A challenge of EdTech, she says, is building products that work for students but are sold to school district leaders — but it’s possible to solve both needs with one solution.
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Maria Barrera, founder and CEO of Clayful, observes that her company found places to scale by examining where they were actually helping students. A challenge of EdTech, she says, is building products that work for students but are sold to school district leaders — but it’s possible to solve both needs with one solution.
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![Speed Versus Long-Term Success [Explicit] - Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao (Stanford)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gta0J737ZlA/mqdefault.jpg "Speed Versus Long-Term Success [Explicit] - Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao (Stanford)
Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao, Stanford professors and authors of “The Friction Project,” advise founders on the risks of growing as fast as they can. Sutton shares a story about Waze to illustrate the benefits of slowing down and warns against the trend of hiring as fast as possible in the growing AI industry. Rao explains research showing that an emphasis on speed leads to errors and lies.
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![Ryan Nece (Next Legacy Partners) - Learning from Achievement and Adversity [Entire Talk]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iRL2mypbN5M/mqdefault.jpg "Ryan Nece (Next Legacy Partners) - Learning from Achievement and Adversity [Entire Talk]
Ryan Nece is co-founder and managing partner of Next Legacy Partners, a multi-strategy venture platform investing in established venture firms, emerging venture firms, and select technology companies. A former Super Bowl champion, Nece transitioned from professional sports to entrepreneurship, founding and scaling multiple businesses before co-founding Next Legacy. In this conversation with Adjunct Lecturer Emily Ma, Nece shares the lessons he has learned about resilience, generosity, authenticity, and thoughtfulness from both painful experiences and huge successes.
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