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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Legend
Alex Pritchett and the $600 Yes That Became Upswing
Founder · Operator · Executive

Alex Pritchett and the $600 Yes That Became Upswing

Before the funding rounds and hundreds of thousands of students, there was a spare room, a fragile nine-dollar web host and one small contract. Alex Pritchett helped turn that precarious beginning into a durable student-support company.

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Legend
Melvin Hines Built a Company Around the Students Higher Ed Forgets
Founder · Executive · Operator

Melvin Hines Built a Company Around the Students Higher Ed Forgets

Only 68 students from his high-school class of 250 reached graduation. Hines turned that number into a 13-year operating thesis: support should arrive before a student has to ask.

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