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Edtech Industry Magnate Michael Moe Makes a Pivot

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In an interview with EdSurge, Moe reflects on his path that took him on a “25-year passion” in the education industry, and what lies ahead. In 1996, I wrote a white paper called “The Dawn of the Age of Knowledge,” which was really a thesis about what I felt was going on in the growth economy. It was a cottage industry.

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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

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Now that he was among one of the richest people in the world, thanks to co-founding PayPal and being an early investor in Facebook, he wanted to use those resources to weigh in. That movie, which everyone in Silicon Valley and in the culture at large was talking about, was “The Social Network,” depicting the contentious creation of Facebook.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. In addition to funding this lawsuit, Thiel sits on the board of Facebook , which itself is playing a huge role in the “ future of news.” They don’t even write white-papers , man.