The Hard Parts About Starting A Company With A Mission | Episode 001 | Changemaker Career Series
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Sometimes Funny. Mostly Useful.
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Episode 001:
Curtis Loo quit his IT consulting job to start a data company that helps schools help kids. In this interview, we talk about how high energy people manage their time, what the millennial generation is getting right, and the pitfalls of starting your own company.
Podcast:
Sometimes Funny. Mostly Useful.
Series:
Changemaker Career Series
In this series of podcasts, I interview interesting people who are leading impactful lives and ask them about how they did it. This podcast is for self-motivated people who care about social impact.
Host:
I’m Chris Danilo. I’ve spent my career focused on the intersection between brain development, education, and technology. I’ve run a neuroscience lab, consulted with education technology companies, and for the last 3 years, I’ve been touring the country producing massive LEGO® and Minecraft® events for kids.
SHOW NOTES:
Maslow’s Hierarchy:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
“Poor Economics” - Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Economics-Radical-Rethinking-Poverty/dp/1610390938
Give and Take” - Adam Grant
https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986
Find Curtis:
MeasureEd.com
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Episode 001:
Curtis Loo quit his IT consulting job to start a data company that helps schools help kids. In this interview, we talk about how high energy people manage their time, what the millennial generation is getting right, and the pitfalls of starting your own company.
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Sometimes Funny. Mostly Useful.
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Changemaker Career Series
In this series of podcasts, I interview interesting people who are leading impactful lives and ask them about how they did it. This podcast is for self-motivated people who care about social impact.
Host:
I’m Chris Danilo. I’ve spent my career focused on the intersection between brain development, education, and technology. I’ve run a neuroscience lab, consulted with education technology companies, and for the last 3 years, I’ve been touring the country producing massive LEGO® and Minecraft® events for kids.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
“Poor Economics” - Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Economics-Radical-Rethinking-Poverty/dp/1610390938
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