Thought Leader

David Parker, Founder, and CEO of SmartKoz, Inc., is a serial entrepreneur and thought leader who has been forging a path for online education for over two decades. David is passionate about helping startups raise money through equity crowdfunding. He emphasizes the power of crowdfunding and feels regretful that it was not an option decades ago because it could have helped so many people raise funds with ease. Listen to hear David’s thoughts on the role of AI in the future of business and why disruptive technology and education are vital to building successful businesses.

Show Notes

🤕 Age of technology; sometimes a headache. 00:46
💸 David helps companies raise money in an easy way. 01:15
📈 Using educational technology and artificial intelligence in creating his companies.   02:37 
💰 What is equity crowdfunding or Regulation CF. 03:30
😎 How to get that second round of investment: venture capital firms and the reputation of a CEO. 06:02
✨ EC is keeping your balance sheet clean: putting all crowd funders into a single entity or LLC on the balance sheet. 09:07
💲 David’s experience raising money in ‘98 for an online education platform. 10:33
👍 Where the real ROI is: Medical devices, education, and AI. 12:07
🤓 Future: artificial intelligence will change the owners of educational content. 14:07
🙃 Getting fired is sometimes the best that can happen to you. 15:59
🌞 David would like that crowdfunding existed decades ago: raising his first million. 16:45
⏫ Working on developing an accelerator focused on the AI sector. 17:54

Connect with David: www.linkedin.com/in/disruptivewebed

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What is Thought Leader?

We put scare quotes around the term “thought leader.” Don't worry - no hagiographic interviews here. No upsells, no bullshit.

We have great conversations with true innovators, thinkers, disrupters, creatives, and a few fools. (You decide.) We ask them all for insights, stories and tools. (You'll laugh, you'll shout, you might fall asleep. It's all good.)

We are all thought leaders. Think more. Lead better.