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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Now in its 25th Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator has created a machine for turning fledgling ideas into businesses that get investors salivating—and writing checks. Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. YC Demo Day 1 has begun @ycombinator #ycdemoday pic.twitter.com/YOem8vP3oG.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Educational Podcasting

TeacherCast

Once you get some confidence with your podcast there are several microphones to start from such as the AT-2005 , Blue Yeti , Snowball , or AT2100 USB Microphones. Test out your equipment on a friend, record a demo show that may never see the light of day. 2: Not Choosing the Right Website Platform. 7: Episode Zero.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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