Osman Rashid

Osman Rashid Kno

Osman Rashid has founded five companies: eBot.com, Gravitywell and Venturian. Before founding his latest startup Kno in May 2009, Osman Rashid has been the founding CEO of textbook rental service Chegg, founded in 2003.

Ernst & Young named him the 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year for the coveted Northern California region.

Osman Rashid holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Videos:

EDUKWEST #74 – October 4, 2011 [Full Interview]

“Kno’s long term plan was to become a software company.” [1:22]

Articles:

Kno Textbooks go 3D and link to Khan Academy Videos August 22, 2011

 

About the Author

Kirsten Winkler is the founder and editor of EDUKWEST. She writes about Social Media, Digital Society and Startups at KirstenWinkler.com and the future of learning at Disrupt Education. She is the organizer of the This Week in Startups Paris Meetup, adviser at GrayMatter Foundation and a consultant to startups in education 2.0 at WinklerMedia. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook or Google+