And if you want to work at a company with a real mission & vision, that comines making access to schools more equitable, helps schools to spend more money on education, and helps the largest US feet to become electrified - consider working at @ridezum

.@ridezum addresses all these issues and we @angelpad could not be more proud of being a small part of it. If you have school age kids, please read this:.and maybe forward it to your school administrator.

School Transportation is incredibly dirty!.Over 90 percent of the nation’s 500,000 school buses are diesel buses, which emit notoriously noxious exhaust. More than 25 million children, and thousands of drivers, breathe this impure air on the way to and from school. Dirty - DIESEL.

School Transportation is antiquated. Do you know why school busses look like from a bygone era? Because they are . designed in the 60s and 70s and little has changed since them:.Seat belt: No.Airbag: No.Navigation: No.Modern Engine: No.

School Transportation is very expensive:. Transportation is schools’ second-highest cost category, after salaries, totaling $28 billion a year nationwide. That's billion with a "B".

Free school transportation is one of the most important tools to address inequity in education:. No way to get to school safely & on time >> missed classes. Or, parent that brings/picks up kid at school can not work full time >> lower income.

Fast Forward 6 years @ridezum has become one of the most important companies in reimagining school transportation for all kids. In no small part because of @schreier and the other investors. And of course the founding team: The amazing @ritun @vivekg749 & Abhishek.

In 2015 @ridezum launched @angelpad with a simple vision: . Better transportation for Kids age 5-15. Back then it was a luxury service for private schools.

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It's a unique time and we all have to make tough calls to help the greater good. To all the founders and "soon-to be" founders: Use this time to reflect and adjust, many of the strongest companies have been conceived or launched in difficult times.

Great idea @raleys - grocery stores should offer "pre-packed" curbside essential bags: reduces social contact, stops hoarding & less staff needed. @FairwayMarket @bigyfoods @WholeFoods.

Read this if you still think that the #ShelterAtHome order is overkill: “How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body”

RT @angelpad: .@carinemagescas will speak @VivaTech in Paris May 16th.

Timing matters more than any other factor in the success of a startup. Here is the data from @Bill_Gross @TEDTalks .

My son (13) asked me what makes a good Founder. My response:.Curiosity - /ˌkyo͝orēˈäsədē/ the strong desire to know or learn something. Ingenuity - /ˌinjəˈn(y)o͞oədē/ the quality of being clever, original & inventive. Tenacity - /təˈnasədē/ the quality of being very determined.

Congrats @coverhound @m00re on new funding. @AngelPad #2 (2012.

Very happy to see the first @angelpad company to IPO & 3rd ever “accelerator company” IPO: @dropbox (via @ycombinator) @SendGrid (via @techstars) congrats @Postmates @Basti.

What do you think matters most in the success of a startup?.

A rare insight by @roelofbotha on the pressure to persuade a partnership: “After the meeting, I . cold-called each event creator. I stayed up all night preparing so our partnership could make a decision before the weekend” congrats @sequoia @eventbrite