I spent most of my career in education and technology. I worked at Kaplan, and I was one of the first people trying to bring innovation into for-profit education. Jose Ferreira bringcareereducation Change image and share on social
The San Francisco Bay Area has more VC firms and dollars invested than all East Coast cities combined. Jose Ferreira areabaycity Change image and share on social
Education has always produced an incredible amount of data; that's always been obvious to me. But technology had to catch up. Jose Ferreira amountcatchdatum Change image and share on social
It's not enough to have a value-adding product in a big market. You also need the right conditions. Will you be able to scale revenues within a 5-10 year time frame? Is the timing right? YouTube wouldn't have worked pre-broadband. Jose Ferreira addbigbroadband share on social
Stop pretending there's anything wrong with businesspeople hiring diligent laborers who will work for less. Let employers sponsor any worker and argue for why that worker should be given citizenship. Such a vetting mechanism would naturally promote the best and hardest-working. Jose Ferreira arguebusinesspersoncitizenship share on social
In a crisis, markets always look to see who is the next-worst off and proactively begin shying away from them. Jose Ferreira badbegincrisis Change image and share on social
The factory model of education is a gargantuan bureaucracy. Some kids are good fits - I wasn't. The system gives you bad grades and tells you you're stupid. You don't think, 'If this kid's not a good fit, it could be the system's fault.' Jose Ferreira badbureaucracyeducation share on social
Many venture capitalists say they're looking for the next big idea. But they aren't, really; they're looking for something derivative, because derivative is safe. Jose Ferreira bigcapitalistderivative Change image and share on social
If I had to give one piece of advice to a budding entrepreneur, I would say: 'Aim big.' Jose Ferreira adviceaimbig Change image and share on social
Big data has been used by human beings for a long time - just in bricks-and-mortar applications. Insurance and standardized tests are both examples of big data from before the Internet. Jose Ferreira applicationbeingbig Change image and share on social
