Chris Abkarians's guest appearances

Chris Abkarians

The Disruptive Voice

The Pre-PA Club

Michael Mauboussin

Dorie Clark

Travis Hornsby

Jordan Fisher

Bob Moesta

Ben Cooper

Steve Kaufman

Joe Costa

Jonathan Baker

Michael Horn

George Fox

Horace Dediu

Clay Christensen

Matt Lerner

Clayton Christensen

OwlTail

Private Student Loan Options for PA School with Juno Co-Founder Chris Abkarians

Nikhil Agarwal

When Nikhil Agarwal and Chris Abkarians were admitted to the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2020, neither of them could have guessed that their efforts to negotiate on the price of their student loans would be transformed into a viable new venture. However, before they had even set foot on campus, they had saved themselves and around 700 of their peers an average of $15,000 each on their student loans. Realizing the potential of their efforts, Nikhil and Chris co-founded LeverEdge to further develop their model, using group buying power to negotiate better student loan rates with lenders. In this episode of The Disruptive Voice, Anibha Singh hosts Nikhil and Chris for a discussion on the structure of the student loan industry, how LeverEdge fits into that space, the flow of information throughout the lending and borrowing process, and the costs and benefits of using government or private loans to finance an education. We encourage our listeners to reach out to Chris and Nikhil if you'd like to be involved with LeverEdge or are looking for an exciting career opportunity!

<p>When <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilagarwal2/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nikhil Agarwal</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abkarians/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Abkarians</a> were admitted to the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2020, neither of them could have guessed that their efforts to negotiate on the price of their student loans would be transformed into a viable new venture. However, before they had even set foot on campus, they had saved themselves and around 700 of their peers an average of $15,000 each on their student loans. Realizing the potential of their efforts, Nikhil and Chris co-founded <a href="https://leveredge.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LeverEdge</a> to further develop their model, using group buying power to negotiate better student loan rates with lenders. In this episode of The Disruptive Voice, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhanibha/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anibha Singh</a> hosts Nikhil and Chris for a discussion on the structure of the student loan industry, how LeverEdge fits into that space, the flow of information throughout the lending and borrowing process, and the costs and benefits of using government or private loans to finance an education. We encourage our listeners to reach out to Chris and Nikhil if you'd like to be involved with LeverEdge or are looking for an exciting <a href="https://jobs.lever.co/leveredge" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">career opportunity!</a></p>

55. Financing Your Education (and yours and yours and yours): A Conversation with LeverEdge Co-Founders Nikhil Agarwal and Chris Abkarians