a new worker is emerging…

33,624 23,176

Number of 1 employee companies with $1MM-$2.5MM in revenue

2009

2014

80% Percentage of responding employers who said they look for evidence of

leadership skills on the candidate's resume before anything else (#1 response).

Source:2016Na/onalAssocia/onofCollegesandEmployersSurvey:h?p://www.naceweb.org/s11182015/employers-look-for-in-new-hires.aspx#sthash.NzRXGqN4.dpuf

valued at $16B

Nearly all of the 10 million jobs created between 2005 and 2015 were temporary

StudyConductedbyHarvardEconomicsDepartment;KatzandKreuger

2011GallupSurvey

45% of pre-college students said they plan to start their own business

Less than 1% of high school students receive any formal entrepreneurial education

2011GallupSurvey

Grit: Better predictor of success + teachable

Grit:ThePowerofPassionandPerseverance;AngelaDuckworth

Market opportunity

Economy changing +

School lagging

=

796K

1.1M

2.3M

2016STRHotelMarketDataReport

“There may be 300,000 apps for iPhone but the only

app you really need is the browser.”

-Mike Lazaridis