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Rising with Refugees: A Conversation with Patricia Letayf, Cofounder of Five One Labs
Rising with Refugees: A Conversation with Patricia Letayf, Cofounder of Five One Labs

Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers speaks with Patricia Letayf, co-founder and Director of Operations at Five One Labs, a startup incubator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that has incubated five cohorts of startups since its inception in 2017. Letayf describes how Five One Labs combines her interests in Middle Eastern politics, business, and economic development and how it also uses entrepreneurship to enable diverse groups of young people in Kurdistan to rebuild their community.

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International, Finance & Business, Journalism FellowshipCharlotte EhlersFive One Labs, refugee, entrepreneurship, Leadership, innovative, innovation, solution, Kurdistan, Iraq, Fallujah, Patricia Letayf, Alice Bosley, Middle East, Economic Development, Public Affairs, nonprofit, non-profit, foreign affairs, international, startup, incubator, model, business model, community, mentorship, training, financing, finance, fellowship20 Comment
The Rise and Rise of Ed-tech: Is it Finally Here to Stay?
The Rise and Rise of Ed-tech: Is it Finally Here to Stay?

Today, ed-tech is an umbrella term that refers to any technological initiative designed to streamline learning. Despite this, startups in the space have had a rocky ride over the past half-decade with investors and skeptics raising questions about their cash burn, business models, and even their crown jewel: content. The black swan event that is COVID-19 has seen educational institutions and students flock to ed-tech platforms during the transition to online learning, but this begs the question: is ed-tech here to stay once the dust settles?

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US, Technology, Finance & Business, Journalism FellowshipSurya Sureshedtech, Education, Technology, technological industry, B2B, B2C, preparation, startups, investors, cash, business, business models, platform, content, COVID19, institutions, funding, sector, YouTube, Udemy, Udacity, Khan Academy, Coursera, venture capital, unicorn, Google Classroom, MOOC, classroom, mainstream, pandemic, model, freemium, revenue, profit, user, profitability, sustainability, fellowship20 Comments