Steve Curtis

Experience

Core Learning Exchange

Board Member

Instructure

Senior Vice President Strategy 2021 - 2023 (about 1 year)

Strategic planning, business development, partnerships, and M&A.

Kimono Cloud

Founder, CEO 2015 - 2021 (almost 7 years)

Integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) for education. Interoperability, expertly simplified. Sold the business to the market leading learning platform company.

EdTech Accelerator Fund

Founder

Founder, General Partner, Investor, Mentor. Helped create a bunch of EdTech Startups.

Pearson

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer 2008 - 2014 (over 6 years)

Strategic planning, business development, partnerships, and M&A.
Helped people make progress in their lives through learning.

Edustructures

Founder, CEO, co-founder 2002 - 2008 (almost 7 years)

Connected the systems that power education. Sold the business to the worlds largest education company.

Planet Software

Founder, CEO 1996 - 2002 (over 6 years)

Web Learning Management System before anyone knew what a web based LMS was.

Western Governors University

CTO 1999 - 2001 (almost 2 years)

Built out Learning and Mentoring platforms. Helped WGU achieve accreditation.

Founder

Edustructures, EdTech Accelerator Fund, Planet Software, Kimono Cloud

Employee

WICAT, Jostens Learning, Pearson, Western Governors University, Instructure

Advisor

iFlipd, IMAGINIE

Board Member

BoomStartup, Kimono Cloud, Core Learning Exchange

About

Skills

Entrepreneurship Angel Investing Business Strategy Start-Ups Lean Startups Leadership Edtech Mergers & Acquisitions Education

Locations

Salt Lake City Provo Park City Ogden

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

Good to Great

What's your favorite non-business book?

Peace like a river.

If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

traveling, music festivals, skiing, jeeping, hiking, and camping

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Don't work so much and don't sweat the small stuff. Life is short, buy all the tickets.

What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

Founded several education technology startups. Built them into real companies. Sold them. Try it, it's hard.

Which founders or startups do you most admire?

Elon Musk, nobody else comes close.

What's your super power?

Building teams and empowering them.

What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

What words of wisdom do you live by?

Life is short, buy all the tickets.

Steve Curtis

Entrepreneur and education technology leader. CEO at Kimono, founder & GP of the EdTech Accelerator Fund. Managing Partner in BoomStartup. Member of SLC Angels.