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Fernando Leibowich Beker built a business he could leave
Beecker’s founder turned banking bottlenecks into software, then sold the company in 2022. His next chapter joins enterprise AI with a habit he picked up early: teaching.
Freddy Vega’s first classroom fit in a pocket
A borrowed calculator taught the future Platzi co-founder how to program. Building a school for millions would require a former rival, a few uncomfortable lessons in money, and a belief that Latin America could write its own future.
Sivakumar Thekkenaduvath and the distance between an idea and a working life
From enterprise software to a new doorway in Kerala, Gritstone’s founder has worked where engineering meets opportunity. His education initiatives bring another question into view: who gets to build what comes next?
Huy Tran and the camera that had to do more
A warehouse incident helped turn the Rainscales co-founder toward cameras that could warn. His route there ran through classrooms, business cards and the daily work of building a company in Da Nang.
Lon Safko’s big idea starts with a lamp
Before the keynotes and marketing books, Lon Safko built computer controls for people who could not use a keyboard. His training business carries a practical question into the boardroom: who can actually use the tool?
Anna Martins and the art of making room
At Órbi, Anna Martins helped turn a startup community into a meeting place for businesses and future developers. Her next chapter at Relumi asks what those connections can become.
Faqir Chand Kohli and the one-year job that outgrew the calendar
He moved from Mumbai’s power grid to a young TCS on what was supposed to be a one-year assignment. Faqir Chand Kohli spent the decades that followed building software teams, research institutions and new ways to learn.
Alice Bentinck and the career that nobody could explain
She passed up a job at Google to help strangers start companies. Now Alice Bentinck is taking that experiment from London to San Francisco, asking who gets to become a founder in the first place.
Yarl IT Hub Wants a Silicon Valley. Its Work Starts in the Classroom.
In Northern Sri Lanka, Yarl IT Hub connects school projects, coding scholarships and startup mentoring. The revealing part is what happens between the programs.
GİRVAK bets on the student before the startup
Türkiye’s Entrepreneurship Foundation starts with a young person, a scholarship and an introduction. Its expanding network shows how far that modest proposition can travel.
At SET University, the final assignment can be a company
The Kyiv university puts entrepreneurship inside the technical degree. Born just before Russia’s full-scale invasion, it is teaching Ukrainians to turn engineering expertise into products of their own.
Shrey Sharma built a company by teaching what he knew
Before Cyntexa, there were students with Salesforce questions. Shrey Sharma’s career in Jaipur follows a recurring pattern: learn the work, explain it, then help other people take it further.