Beat Your Goliath

Author: David Tswamuno At the end of 2015, I randomly came across a PBS special that was debating the value of the growing number of entrepreneurship-based learning programs at Liberal Arts Colleges. I learned about the MiddCore program at Middlebury College from this special. MiddCore is a mentor-driven, experiential learning program where students build solutions to real life problems through developing products or services. I had mixed feelings when I volunteered with MiddCore in Vermont this January. Such a program didn’t exist when I was in college and in my five years as a VC, I have only encountered two businesses founded by Middlebury entrepreneurs. The program thoroughly overwhelmed my expectations! The students’ ideas and write-ups were among the most well thought out and eloquent I’ve encountered. I've spent a few weeks contemplating on why entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts are so complementary. At the core of both entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts is the ...

Braxton Moral is 16-years-old. This coming May 2019, he'll receive two diplomas: his high school diploma from Ulysses High in Kansas and his bachelor's degree from Harvard University. Braxton’s amazing and successful accomplishments are the result of personalizing education to his unique talents and needs. Imagine tailoring YOUR children’s entire educational journey to their individual needs, so that they reach optimal outcome  Instead of tailoring your children to meet the current education system, tailor the education system to meet your children. For example... Social Emotional Learning.  To keep your child socially and emotionally balanced, you send them to part-time to public school to take advantage of the social scene. But…. Core Academics.  To keep your child’s learning on his/her own unique pace (which can be faster on some subjects and slower on other subjects) you have him/her learn one-on-one with the best teacher(s) for your child on core sub...