Steve Shapiro is the CEO of Academic Merit. Prior to this role, Steve had launched four different successful start-ups, ranging from K-12 intervention in urban school districts, tutoring and test prep, adult workforce development and international student exchange. In addition to his numerous entrepreneurial ventures, Steve is an adviser and angel investor for a number of other EdTech start-ups. Steve guides Academic Merit’s strategy and business development so that more K-12 districts can reap the benefits of our virtuous cycle of tools. Steve Shapiro has both a BS and MBA from Cornell University.
So there's definitely a divide, a misunderstanding, between the innovators and the people they're seeking to help. I meet a lot of innovators that say this system is broken. We'll disrupt the system. And, you know, disruption may have worked for Jeff Bezos and Amazon with bookstores and other ret...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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