Last Monday, Knewton hosted the NY Tech Women holiday/birthday party. Since its inception last December, NY Tech Women has grown to include nearly one thousand women. Through happy hours, mixers, pre-meetups and other informal social events, the group offers a number of ways for women to develop a real sense… READ MORE
At Knewton, we like to experiment with data visualizations. The above visualization shows the history of developer contributions to the Knewton Adaptive Learning Platform (Post Git). Contributions are measured in “commits” which occur whenever a developer alters the code and transfers the changes into our central git repository. Each file… READ MORE
Our mission at Knewton is to democratize and personalize education for all students. We feel this mission especially keenly when it comes to those students traditionally least likely to receive a high-quality education, whether here in the U.S. or the developing world. Our new partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is very… READ MORE
Two new Knerds joined our team this month. Anne Thomas (left) is Knewton’s newest Adaptive Instruction Analyst. Originally from Tokyo, she attended Columbia University. Then, Anne says, “In 2009, I took Knewton’s GMAT prep course. That got me into business school [at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business]… READ MORE
Lately there’s been a ton of press around massive open online courses. MOOCs are a “tsunami,” a “seismic shift“; the New York Times says 2012 is the “year of the MOOC.” People are right to be excited. But why? Much of the recent coverage focuses on numbers: the dozens of top-shelf… READ MORE
I have to admit, I’ve always been a little skeptical of the idea of the “fun-loving tech startup” — companies full of geeks lounging on bean bag chairs and playing ping-pong. The idea that a pampering environment could stimulate creativity and lead to wild success in the great internet frontier… READ MORE
Knerd shirts: maybe you’ve seen them around Union Square or on the subway. Here at Knewton, we’re big fans of our oh-so-soft American Apparel tees. For our last hack day, our Head of Recruiting, Dave Garfinkel was inspired to create his very own T-shirt cannon. Facilities Coordinator Patrick Ward and… READ MORE
This week, our Founder & CEO Jose is being honored at this week’s Builders & Innovators Conference, as one of Goldman Sachs’ “100 most intriguing entrepreneurs.” As part of the award, the team at Goldman Sachs put together a few short videos featuring various entrepreneurs. Visit their site to see… READ MORE
This Tuesday, we hosted our biggest meetup yet! Over 150 people came out to hear Jose Ferreira, our Founder & CEO, speak on a panel with Greg Gunn, Entrepreneur in Residence, City Light Capital & Co-founder, Wireless Generation; Harold Levy, MD, Palm Ventures; & Laurie Racine, Founder & MD, Startl.
Join us on Tuesday, November 13 at one of the nation’s finest research universities, the University of Chicago. Esteemed Knerd and U of Chicago alum, Jordan Lewis will talk about tackling some of the world’s toughest engineering problems. Click here for event details! Here’s Jordan: And here’s David Yourdon, another… READ MORE
