Blogs

May 29, 2015

Crowdfunding for your school

These days, we hear of enormous budget cuts at the state level and district level for education.  It is a pity because this directly affects the future growth of our country and economy. Without a good education, our students are the ones to lose and they are the future of this society If we have to be be at the forefront of Science and Technology and encourage innovation in our kids, we need to foster it at an early age with the right tools. Just as startups do online crowdfunding for implementing their idea or project, school PTAs can now raise money via from their parent population using the MobileArq eCommerce platform. Parents are the best benefactors for a school as they want their children to get access to the best education and enrichment activities. The local community and businesses would also love to help out their local schools to raise […]
May 22, 2015

Why We all Need a Dave Goldberg to ‘have it all’ as Women?

It is with great sadness we hear about Dave Goldberg, Sheryl Sandberg’s husband’s passing away. We have heard so much about Dave Goldberg.  Not as much as the CEO of SurveyMonkey but more so as the spouse of the famous COO of Facebook and Lean-In champion, Sheryl Sandberg.  I see Dave Goldberg as the man who could make ‘Lean-In’ possible and as a huge advocate for women by not preaching it but practicing. As Sheryl Sandberg acknowledges fully, it would have been impossible for her to be so committed to her job without her husband’s full support. He spent time with the kids every evening according to his colleagues.  What I admire about Dave Goldberg is that he took equal responsibility to take care of his children and be supportive of his wife’s career. It is not just about taking care of the kids. You need your spouse’s emotional support […]