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On today’s bonus episode: Introducing a new type of episode, the Community Update. Please let me know what you think by emailing me below! Chuck's financing announcement The new skill academies raising capital When is the launch date for edly's ISA marketplace? Mentioned today on the show: Education Finance Conference Life Capital Conference Bottega V School Sabio American Diesel Advanced Welding School You can connect with Chuck about his work at edly on Twitter @chucktrafton OR at www.edly.infoYou can connect with Micah to share your thoughts about the Skill Podcast at micah "at" skill.fm OR on Twitter @micahmerrick.....This select episode of the Skill Podcast is presented by Skill FM. Become a member of Skill.FM today, to join a network of people interested in putting today's innovations in work and education into practice. Members support the creation of new content and help shape the future of the podstation.

On today’s bonus episode:<ul> <li>Introducing a new type of episode, the Community Update. Please let me know what you think by emailing me below!</li> <li>Chuck's financing announcement</li> <li>The new skill academies raising capital</li> <li>When is the launch date for edly's ISA marketplace?</li> </ul>Mentioned today on the show:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.efc.org/mpage/2019ConSchedule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Education Finance Conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lifecapital.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Capital Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://bottega.tech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bottega</a></li> <li><a href="https://vschool.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V School</a></li> <li><a href="https://sabio.la" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sabio</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americandieseltraining.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Diesel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.advancedweldingschool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advanced Welding School</a></li> </ul>You can connect with Chuck about his work at edly on Twitter @chucktrafton OR at <a href="http://www.edly.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.edly.info</a>You can connect with Micah to share your thoughts about the Skill Podcast at micah "at" <a href="http://skill.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skill.fm</a> OR on Twitter @micahmerrick.....This select episode of the Skill Podcast is presented by <a href="https://www.skill.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skill FM</a>. <a href="https://www.skill.fm/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a member of Skill.FM today</a>, to join a network of people interested in putting today's innovations in work and education into practice. Members support the creation of new content and help shape the future of the podstation.

Community Update: Chuck Trafton - edly (Bonus Episode)

It's time to tell the story of how ISAs level the playing field for students.On the 8th episode of the Skill Podcast, Micah shares a conversation with Chuck Trafton, Co-Founder and President of edly - The ISA Marketplace. edly connects accredited investors to skill academies, coding bootcamps, and colleges that are providing ISAs to students for financing their educational goals. Chuck and Micah discuss the ISA landscape in depth, and uncover the fact that ISAs are not only an innovation in student financing, but a vehicle to enable untapped student groups to access educational opportunities, even if they don't have strong credit histories or wealthy parents. Throughout this conversation, Chuck and Micah cover the following topics: Chuck's first job in higher ed and his transition to a higher ed investor The difference between the student debt crisis and new forms of education  The importance of skin in the game The macro-economics of student loans and higher education that will shock you The ISA landscape and the two major demographics of ISAs Why bootcamps have been the early ISA adopters Do ISAs lead to adverse selection? Are students choosing new majors because of the salary data available to them? How schools maintain their skin in the game How ISAs level the playing field Holberton School's amazing example of serving  The ugly history of for-profit education in the U.S. Why does a bachelor's degree still take 4 years? The parallel between online education 10 years ago and ISAs today A fresh update on the pending legislation in Congress to regulate ISAs The future of ISAs and the missing entrepreneurs in the ecosystem Organizations mentioned on this podcast: edly Holberton School Make School Lambda School Purdue University Noodle Partners You can connect with Chuck about his work at edly on Twitter @chucktrafton OR at www.edly.infoYou can connect with Micah to share your thoughts about Skill at micah "at" skill.fm OR on Twitter @micahmerrickThanks for listening!.....This episode of the Skill Podcast is presented by Skill FM. Become a member of Skill.FM today, to join a network of people interested in putting today's innovations in work and education into practice. Members support the creation of new content and help shape the future of the podstation.

It's time to tell the story of how ISAs level the playing field for students.On the 8th episode of the Skill Podcast, Micah shares a conversation with Chuck Trafton, Co-Founder and President of edly - The ISA Marketplace. edly connects accredited investors to skill academies, coding bootcamps, and colleges that are providing ISAs to students for financing their educational goals. Chuck and Micah discuss the ISA landscape in depth, and uncover the fact that ISAs are not only an innovation in student financing, but a vehicle to enable untapped student groups to access educational opportunities, even if they don't have strong credit histories or wealthy parents. Throughout this conversation, Chuck and Micah cover the following topics:<ul> <li>Chuck's first job in higher ed and his transition to a higher ed investor</li> <li>The difference between the student debt crisis and new forms of education </li> <li>The importance of skin in the game</li> <li>The macro-economics of student loans and higher education that will shock you</li> <li>The ISA landscape and the two major demographics of ISAs</li> <li>Why bootcamps have been the early ISA adopters</li> <li>Do ISAs lead to adverse selection?</li> <li>Are students choosing new majors because of the salary data available to them?</li> <li>How schools maintain their skin in the game</li> <li>How ISAs level the playing field</li> <li>Holberton School's amazing example of serving </li> <li>The ugly history of for-profit education in the U.S.</li> <li>Why does a bachelor's degree still take 4 years?</li> <li>The parallel between online education 10 years ago and ISAs today</li> <li>A fresh update on the pending legislation in Congress to regulate ISAs</li> <li>The future of ISAs and the missing entrepreneurs in the ecosystem</li> </ul>Organizations mentioned on this podcast:<ul> <li><a href="https://edly.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">edly</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.holbertonschool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holberton School</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.makeschool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make School</a></li> <li><a href="https://lambdaschool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lambda School</a></li> <li><a href="https://purdue.edu/backaboiler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purdue University</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.noodlepartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noodle Partners</a></li> </ul>You can connect with Chuck about his work at edly on Twitter @chucktrafton OR at <a href="http://www.edly.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.edly.info</a>You can connect with Micah to share your thoughts about Skill at micah "at" <a href="http://skill.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skill.fm</a> OR on Twitter @micahmerrickThanks for listening!..... This episode of the Skill Podcast is presented by <a href="https://www.skill.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skill FM</a>. <a href="https://www.skill.fm/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a member of Skill.FM today</a>, to join a network of people interested in putting today's innovations in work and education into practice. Members support the creation of new content and help shape the future of the podstation.

Chuck Trafton - President of edly - Leveling the Playing Field with ISAs

Will Nelligan

On this episode Erik is joined by Chuck Trafton (@chucktrafton), of FlowPoint and edly, and Will Nelligan (@williamnelligan), of the Education Finance Institute.They talk about:- Why there needs to be a marketplace for ISAs.- How ISAs ensure that schools have “skin in the game.” - The problems with student loans.- The mechanics of ISA repayment and the ways in which they are progressive.- Why ISAs provide a unique opportunity for investors.- How ISAs can fix some of the perverse incentives that schools have.- Legislation that will enable ISAs to be more widespread.- Why it makes financial sense for schools to spend so much money on “customer acquisition” and how ISAs can create a new funding model for higher ed institutions.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

On this episode Erik is joined by Chuck Trafton (@chucktrafton), of FlowPoint and edly, and Will Nelligan (@williamnelligan), of the Education Finance Institute. They talk about: - Why there needs to be a marketplace for ISAs. - How ISAs ensure that schools have “skin in the game.” - The problems with student loans. - The mechanics of ISA repayment and the ways in which they are progressive. - Why ISAs provide a unique opportunity for investors. - How ISAs can fix some of the perverse incentives that schools have. - Legislation that will enable ISAs to be more widespread. - Why it makes financial sense for schools to spend so much money on “customer acquisition” and how ISAs can create a new funding model for higher ed institutions. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at <a href="http://villageglobal.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal. Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

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