Day: January 9, 2017

Dennis on a computer — I was doing an interview for an upcoming article about women and the challenges they face when it comes to getting funding, when the interviewer mentioned how investors, VCs and all around tech startup folks love to throw around the word “rock star.” They want to invest in “rock star” […]

We Are Rock Stars

January 9, 2017 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries / Women in Tech by Maria Burns Ortiz

Eric and Emilia at Ben & Jerry — Four years ago this week, AnnMaria, Dennis and I were on vacation in Vermont, when AnnMaria told us she wanted to found a company creating educational video games that taught math and she wanted us to join her. Now, this wasn’t completely out of the blue. She had received a […]

A Look Back At Our Beginning As 2017 Begins

January 9, 2017 in 7GenGames by Maria Burns Ortiz

Caution: Rant ahead. Years ago, I worked in a tall building with a lot of well-educated professionals. Our offices were located downtown and looked right over a school attended by low-income children. Like a lot of affluent Americans, we spent a lot of time criticizing public education, complaining that students […]

How we can help your students

January 9, 2017 in AnnMaria / Newsletter by AnnMaria De Mars

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Daily Archives: January 9, 2017

We Are Rock Stars

A Look Back At Our Beginning As 2017 Begins