Don Burton is a managing partner at LearnStart with a career in education technology, including roles at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Disney, and Kaplan. He has founded edtech startups and invested in over 30 startups via Learning Edge.
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Career
- Walt Disney Company · intrapreneur
- Kaplan · intrapreneur
- Techstars
- Learning Edge · investor
- LearnStart · Managing Partner
- Walt Disney Company
- Kaplan
- Techstars
- Learn Capital · Managing Partner, LearnStartNow
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Education
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Who is Don Burton?
Don Burton is a managing partner at LearnStart with a career in education technology, including roles at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Disney, and Kaplan. He has founded edtech startups and invested in over 30 startups via Learning Edge.
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What did Don Burton do before Learn Capital?
intrapreneur at Walt Disney Company; intrapreneur at Kaplan; Techstars; investor at Learning Edge; Managing Partner at LearnStart; Walt Disney Company; Kaplan; Techstars.
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