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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’

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As origin stories go, the founding of Blackboard twenty years ago lacked that single light bulb moment that tech companies like to tell. The winner of the LMS market would be the company with the most widely adopted platform. Universities often ask to get a product for free, promising to be a reference or case study.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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When Tim Kelly started Planet3 in 2013, he aimed for the stars. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We He envisioned a game-based educational platform used by teachers and students to learn about science and the environment.