The Common Core standards were, on the surface, a very simple concept. They laid out what student should learn by the completion of each grade level. However,...
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Large Established EdTech Companies May Not Be Your Competition
Sometimes you’re not going to beat ’em so you might as well join ’em. EdTech CEOs are generally quite competitive in nature. You have to...
For EdTech Growth, Think Outside of the K-12 Bubble
There are a lot more opportunities in education than just K-12 Public Schools. The word EdTech, to most people, brings to mind technology tools for...
EdTech CEOs Need to be Confident but Humble
Intellectual Humility gives you better-decision making skills. Being CEO is a demanding job that requires a lot of confidence in your abilities, confidence that you...
It’s Your EdTech Company, Not Your Child
At some point you have to treat your EdTech baby like a business. Starting and EdTech company, or any company for that matter, is often...
When should you ask for Seed Funding for your EdTech Startup?
Nearly all EdTech startups are going to need to ask for seed funding to survive. When is the right time? The question of when to ask...
Thinking about being Acquired isn’t Disloyal, it’s Beneficial
Even if your goal is to build your EdTech company organically, don’t discount the value of being acquired down the road. As I wrote before,...
Before You Get Obsessed With Growth, Get Obsessed With Your Processes
At some point in the growth curve, an EdTech CEO needs to learn to give up control and install trustworthy processes. Nearly every CEO at...
Avoid Irrational Exuberance Over EdTech Investment Possibilities
Be careful when comparing EdTech to other industries. In 1996, in an otherwise boring policy speech by Alan Greenspan to the public policy think tank, American...
“Education as Media” – Next Generation of Content
If “Content is King” then Your Learning Platform Should be its Queen… There are interesting phenomena occurring in our country that started not too long...