{"id":5289,"date":"2011-09-26T12:34:58","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T20:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept11\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2011-09-26T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T20:38:15","slug":"shevy-levy-founder-and-ceo-of-lambda-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept11\/2011\/09\/26\/shevy-levy-founder-and-ceo-of-lambda-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Shevy Levy – Founder and CEO of Lambda Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Founder-leader name:\u00a0<\/strong> Shevy Levy<\/p>\n

Venture Name:\u00a0<\/strong> Lambda Solutions<\/p>\n

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Description of venture:\u00a0<\/strong> Lambda solutions provide online course development services.\u00a0 They also assist clients with developing materials for the Moodle LMS and Mahara e-portfolio platforms.\u00a0 They are endorsed as an official partner for Moodle and Mahara.\u00a0 Their main focus is to create effective e-Learning solutions for small and large organizations using their specialized Rapid Course Development Model.\u00a0 They have a variety of clients withinCanadaand all over the world (Lambda solutions, 2011).<\/p>\n

Shevy Levy\u2019s Bio:\u00a0<\/strong> Prior to founding this company, she has worked with a variety of different eLearning systems throughout her career.\u00a0 She was a lead researcher for SumTotal Systems\u2019 click2learn.\u00a0 She also has some management training as she was the VP for Training and development at TELES Training Inc. (Lambda solutions, 2011).\u00a0 From her background it looks like she not only has practical experience with working with eLearning systems but she also has experience doing research.\u00a0 Her research and practical experience probably helped her immensely when she was forming her own company.\u00a0 She would have known not only how to create good systems, but would have had the experience to see if their approaches were effective or not.\u00a0 The Management Team for Lambda solutions have a mix of technical and business skills, which would be needed in a venture such as this.\u00a0 They have people who have the expertise to appropriate program and create the systems and people to effectively manage and market their services.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u00a0As I am just starting out in this field it feels like I have a long way to go.\u00a0 I feel that I really need to have good practical experience to make it as an entrepreneur in this field.\u00a0 In addition, I see that when selecting a team for this type of endeavor, it is important to get a good mix of business and technical skills.\u00a0 You need good people to<\/p>\n