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.
When I first joined the company and the product, the MVP, had already been built and they were sort of on their way. There was a business model around building on an internal sales team and kind of going door to door throughout the K-12 world. But I had come from that world. I had done entreprene...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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