Steven Wolfe Pereira
CEO of @Encantosmedia. Building family brands that entertain, educate & empower. Brands include Emmy-nominated @CanticosWorld & @GoTinyTravelers
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“Come hear me chat with the award-winning teacher and leader in learning science / learning through play who *literally* wrote the book on "Becoming Brilliant" @KathyandRo1!!! #Education #LearningThroughPlay https://t.co/m2XpEH2nUe” (from X)
New York Times Bestseller! Becoming Brilliant offers solutions that parents can implement right now. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, this book introduces the 6Cs—collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence—along with ways parents can nurture their children’s development in each area. In just a few years, today's children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those their parents and grandparents knew. Even the definition of "career" and "job" are changing as more people build their own teams to create new businesses, apps, and services. Although these changes are well underway, our system of K–12 education in the United States lags behind. Our education system still subscribes to the idea that content is king. The exclusive focus on content is reflected in what we test and how we teach, and even the toys we offer our children at home. Employers want to hire excellent communicators, critical thinkers, and innovators — in short, they want brilliant people. But they are often disappointed. So what can we do, as parents, to help our children be brilliant and successful? Stories about the failures of our educational system abound, but most of them stop after pointing out the problems. Becoming Brilliant goes beyond complaining to offer solutions that parents can apply right now. Authors Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek provide a science-based framework for how we should be educating children in and outside of school. Parents become agents of change for children's success when they nurture six critical skills. Constructed from the latest scientific evidence and presented in an accessible way rich with examples, this book introduces the 6Cs — collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence — along with tips to optimize children's development in each area. Taken together, these are the skills that will make up the straight-A report card for success in the 21st century.
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“This amazing book by @andrewchen is a MUST read for any founder, any investor, & anyone interested in the power of #network effects! It’s being read by everyone at @Encantos, so timely as we build out our creator platform to help kids learn 21st-century skills #CreatorEconomy https://t.co/EXs0a0ELTh” (from X)
A startup executive and investor draws on expertise developed at the premier venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and as an executive at Uber to address how tech’s most successful products have solved the dreaded "cold start problem”—by leveraging network effects to launch and scale toward billions of users. Although software has become easier to build, launching and scaling new products and services remains difficult. Startups face daunting challenges entering the technology ecosystem, including stiff competition, copycats, and ineffective marketing channels. Teams launching new products must consider the advantages of “the network effect,” where a product or service’s value increases as more users engage with it. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants utilize network effects, and most tech products incorporate them, whether they’re messaging apps, workplace collaboration tools, or marketplaces. Network effects provide a path for fledgling products to break through, attracting new users through viral growth and word of mouth. Yet most entrepreneurs lack the vocabulary and context to describe them—much less understand the fundamental principles that drive the effect. What exactly are network effects? How do teams create and build them into their products? How do products compete in a market where every player has them? Andrew Chen draws on his experience and on interviews with the CEOs and founding teams of LinkedIn, Twitch, Zoom, Dropbox, Tinder, Uber, Airbnb, and Pinterest to offer unique insights in answering these questions. Chen also provides practical frameworks and principles that can be applied across products and industries. The Cold Start Problem reveals what makes winning networks thrive, why some startups fail to successfully scale, and, most crucially, why products that create and compete using the network effect are vitally important today.
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“One of the best things about @FortuneMagazine’s @brainstormtech Tech conference is the friendships that we’ve made over the years. It was so great to see Mark Mahaney IRL - His new book “Nothing But Net” is a must read! Nice quote @profgalloway, get Mark back on @PivotPod soon! https://t.co/AVDpQIQsfG” (from X)
Find the winners, avoid the losers, and build a solid Tech portfolio for the long run―with proven methods from legendary analyst Mark Mahaney The Tech industry is the stock market’s hottest, most profitable sector, but it can be a roller coaster ride. Companies with great ideas can end up going nowhere, and some that dominate today will be sold at fire-sale prices in five years. “Sure things” can become “sore things” very rapidly. Nothing But Net provides the knowledge and insights you need to understand what’s really hot, to know what’s not, and to outperform other investors consistently and decisively. Famous for his smart, savvy and unique approach to Tech stock investing, Mark Mahaney provides his 10 proven rules for succeeding as a long-term Tech stock investor―explaining everything he’s learned during almost 25 years of analyzing internet stocks, including: Why revenue growth and customer metrics―not earnings―are what matter most to Tech investorsHow to invest―not trade―in the great growth opportunities that lie aheadHow to determine when high valuations are a warning sign and when they signal an opportunity “I’ve watched the rise of some of the leading companies of today–Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google–and the fall of some of the leading companies of yesterday–Yahoo!, eBay, and AOL…,” Mahaney writes. “[F]iguring out which companies really are going to be dominant franchises is an extremely hard thing to do. But those who accomplished this were arguably able to generate some of the best portfolio returns in the stock market over the past generation.” Nothing But Net provides powerful advice for the next two decades―lessons you can start applying today and use for years to come.
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“We ♥️♥️♥️ the shout out by @EvaLongoria in @parentsmagazine that her favorite children's book is our very own Canticos classic "Los Pollitos / Little Chickies" by @EncantosMedia’s @sujaramillo!!! Makes us want to shout "pío, pío, pío!" 🐥🐥🐥 #NurseryRhymes #TheFutureIsBilingual https://t.co/k09kqsYH9y” (from X)
Little Chickies/Los Pollitos is the 1st book in the bilingual (English & Spanish) nursery rhyme collection from Canticos. This book is based on “Los Pollitos Dicen”, one of the most popular songs in the Spanish speaking world. Canticos animated videos are now streaming across Nickelodeon’s digital platforms. Watch them now at nickjr.com/canticos Concept: Nurture. Format: 6” by 6” board book format perfect for little readers but with the same fun surprises as the original slipcase book. Interactive lift-the-flap. English and Spanish on opposite pages. “This book belongs to” page to personalize with a child’s name. Children can also download the FREE companion app at canticosworld.com/apps/ as well as watch the sing along video at canticosworld.com/videos Book summary: The book tells the story of three little chickies and their mother hen, and serves as a metaphor for the demanding nature of babies and the unconditional love, care, and warmth given to them by their mommies. About the Series: Canticos is a collection of the most beloved nursery rhymes and children’s songs from all over the Spanish-speaking world. Canticos creates bilingual books, apps, and sing-along videos.