StraighterLine CEO Burck Smith

Just had a phone call with Burck Smith, who started StraighterLine. Burck has kindly agreed to give a keynote on the value of education and the role that investors and operators in K12 can play in developing greater quality in the space.

He suggested some links, so I am going to put these up here for people to read, in order to get a clearer idea of what Burck is about and where his vision is directed.

College for US$99 a Month

Internet revolution in Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed article

College by Subscription

Newest Additions to the Ed Industry Investment Forum

We are very happy to announce that we will be joined by the following newest confirmed speakers:

Chris Masto, Senior Managing Director, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe
John Schnabel, Partner, Falcon Investment Advisors
Burck Smith, Chief Executive Officer, StraighterLine
Sever Totia, Principal, Edison Venture Fund
Ed Meehan, Managing Director, Arcady Bay Partners
Ramona J. Pierson, Chief Science Officer & Chairman of the Board, SynapticMash, INC