EDU Ecosystem

EDU Ecosystem (LiveEdu)
Private
Industry Education, Edtech, Blockchain
Founded 2014 (2014)
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA[1]
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Dr. Michael J. Garbade (Founder, CEO)
Products Decentralized learning platform
Services Professional development and online education
Website www.liveedu.tv

EDU Ecosystem (dba LiveEdu) is a decentralized learning ecosystem that teaches people how to build complete products in future technological fields.[2][3][4][5][6] LiveEdu focuses on intermediate and expert learners who learn by watching how peers build real projects.[7][8] It also operates as an app blockchain company which uses ERC20 smart contracts.[9] In Jan 2018, LiveEdu launched an ICO to build new projects on its platform that is available for transactions with education coin (EDU).[10][11][12]

History

2014-2016

LiveEdu was originally founded by Jamie Green & Dr. Michael J. Garbade in 2014 under the name Livecoding.tv.[13] The idea behind LiveEdu was inspired by Michael playing games on Twitch.tv and developing software in a Linux virtualbox environment. They came up with a question "what if there was a livestreaming platform like Twitch.tv but solely for software engineers to share code, exchange experiences, socialize and take their coding to the next level".[3] The platform became an educational live streaming site where people code products live in C/C++, C#/.Net, Java, Python, PHP, Javascript, Ruby, iOS/Objective C, and other programming languages.[14][15][16]

LiveEdu received its first round of funding from EU Accelerator EuropeanPioneers and in 2015 it joined startup accelerator Y Combinator. The company garnered media attention after its launch, including mentions in TechCrunch,[3] CNN Money,[17] Mashable,[18] and others.

2017-present

In 2017, the company rebranded itself as EDU Ecosystem, expanded their content topics and shifted to focus on monetizable projects.[19][20][21] LiveEdu announced an initial coin offering starting on Jan. 15th 2018 with a goal of using proceeds to build 10,000 projects in different languages - English, Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese- for the platform.[22][23][24] The education coin (EDU) is integrated into all core modules and transactions on LiveEdu including payment for all financial transactions; reward project creators, learners, site moderators, and API ecosystem developers.[25]

Content and audience

LiveEdu is a decentralized learning ecosystem for online education and professional development that teaches people how to build complete products in future technological fields and to improve their job skills..[26][27][28] Their ecosystem focuses on the intermediate to expert educational levels in eight main topics including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, game development, data science, cryptocurrencies, programming, design, and augmented and virtual reality.[29] Project creators build practical projects that help learners to become proficient in the creation of real products. Learners and project creators are able to interact with each other directly and in real time to discuss projects.[15][30][31]

References

  1. ↑ "Livecoding.tv profile".
  2. ↑ "LiveEdu launching ICO - a decentralized project learning platform for future technologies". VatorNews. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  3. 1 2 3 Magee, Christine (29 June 2015). "YC-Backed Livecoding.tv Is Twitch.tv For Coding". Techcrunch. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Meineck, Sebastian (16 March 2015). "Hier wird vor Publikum programmiert". Spiegel. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Livecoding.tv (YC S15) Is Twitch For Coding". Y Combinator. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, Chris (13 March 2015). "Watching live streams of people coding is now officially a thing". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Livecoding.tv". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Pinola, Melanie (7 July 2015). "Watch people code in real time online and learn some programming tricks". IT World. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "LiveEdu - Powering Global Online Education with Blockchain Smart Contracts". CCN. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  10. ↑ "LiveEdu Public Sale Starts Monday, Jan 15th - 5pm UTC". Entrepreneur. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  11. ↑ "Why Is LiveEdu Running an ICO? Why Does LiveEdu Need to Be on a Blockchain? - Bitcoin Garden". Bitcoin Garden. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  12. ↑ "PR: EDU Ecosystem to Open Engineering Office in Kiev in April - Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Phil (2 July 2015). "A new site where you can watch people code launches". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "He codes, he live-streams, he's 11". Fox2now ST. Louis. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Stream Your Coding Sessions Live with Livecoding.tv". 18 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Aguila, Nicolas (1 July 2015). "Livecoding.tv, le Twitch des développeurs". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Now you can watch people code -- live -- 24/7". CNN Money. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  18. ↑ Santus, Rex (13 March 2015). "Watch people code in real time with Livecoding.tv". Mashable. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Garbade, Dr Michael J. (2017-10-28). "What are Premium Projects on LiveEdu?". EDU Coins. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  20. ↑ "International Business News". International Business Times. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  21. ↑ "YouTube for Professional Development LiveEdu ICO Reaches $10m Hardcap Early". FinSMEs. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  22. ↑ "LiveEdu Public Sale Starts Monday, Jan 15th - 5pm UTC". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  23. ↑ "LiveEdu ICO Starts Jan 15th 2018 at 5pm UTC". FinSMEs. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  24. ↑ GmbH, finanzen.net. "LiveEdu ICO Starts Jan. 15 - Michael Terpin From CoinAgenda Joins the Professional Development Ecosystem | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  25. ↑ Garbade, Dr Michael J. (2017-12-31). "How are Education (EDU) Tokens Used in the LiveEdu Network?". Medium. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  26. ↑ "Livecoding.tv, los aficionados a los streamings de programación ya tienen su portal propio". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Livecoding.tv – A Valuable Tool For Up-and-coming Bitcoin Developers". Inside Bitcoins. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "Live Coding TV : la téléréalité du codeur !". 6 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "LiveEdu ICO – Future Technologies and Topics in the LiveEdu Ecosystem". The Merkle. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  30. ↑ "Livecoding.tv, un "Twitch" o servicio de video en vivo para programadores". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  31. ↑ "PR: YouTube For Professional Development LiveEdu ICO Reaches $7m in Less Than a Week! 10 Reasons to Participate in the Crowdsale - Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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