Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017
Edsurge
JULY 24, 2017
Now “Sand Hill is waiting to see the outcome of some of their previous edtech investments,” says Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital.
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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’
Edsurge
MAY 2, 2017
To mark the 20th anniversary of Blackboard, one of the first LMSes, the company’s co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, wrote an epic blog post about the company’s history, which includes his advice for today’s edtech leaders. At Blackboard we packaged learning management into three tiers. In fact, the notion emerged about two decades ago.
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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe
Edsurge
JUNE 17, 2017
Most of them offer some variation of the thesis that improving how “engaged” students are in their coursework and community will boost academic outcomes which will then increase retention. Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? Blackboard or Canvas for the sake of a prettier interface or more “social” features. Yet another LMS.
The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. People were relieved that there was a new alternative to Blackboard. The company IPO’d in 2015 and finally surpassed Blackboard’s US market share in 2018. Crested Pigeon. Montessori 2.0.
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