AnnMaria

This category is for posts written by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars.

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from January 21, 2014 “What’s Really Needed for Date Science, Start-Ups & Life” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. There’s been quite a bit of discussion on twitter lately regarding generalists versus […]

Throwback Thursday: What’s Really Needed For Data Science, Start-Ups & ...

February 11, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged AnnMaria De Mars / Data Science / Life / Start-Up / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from July 7, 2010 “What Small Businesses Need to Create Jobs” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. I’ve been in business for over twenty years. All of that time, I have run […]

Throwback Thursday: What Small Businesses Need To Create Jobs

February 4, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Jobs / Small Business / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

Adam, me and others — What can a start-up learn from a comedian? Why did I start a series of youtube videos on free advice to make you smarter? Why is it Adam Hunter’s fault? Calm down and I will explain. A few weeks ago, after Adam’s latest show, we were talking about my idea […]

What can a start-up learn from a comedian?

February 2, 2016 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post from January 31, 2011 “Why Higher Education is the Next Bubble” that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. When I got married, I owned two houses. I sold both, using the money to […]

Throwback Thursday: Why Higher Education Is The Next Bubble

January 28, 2016 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged Debt / education / Higher Education Bubble / Throwback Thursday by Erick Salomon

Julia is shocked — We are very fortunate to have volunteers who assist us with game testing, advice on game design, and sometimes I am sure they wonder to themselves. Are you people stupid or what? I gave you these great ideas three weeks ago and you still haven’t done hardly a thing! You […]

Are you dumb or what? What.

January 26, 2016 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

little kid in a business suit — I was wrong. Like many people, I thought teachers objected to standardized testing because it highlighted their inadequacies and held accountable those who weren’t doing their jobs. Of course, if you were one of those slacking government workers, you wouldn’t want anyone pointing out that you were falling down on […]

The Teachers Are All Right

January 24, 2016 in AnnMaria / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

Having a startup is a lot like being a mom. There are all kinds of people telling you that you’re doing it wrong, not doing enough, if you ONLY spent 30 minutes a day reading to your child, having dinner with them, exercising, out in nature, checking their homework, discussing […]