Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. ” Via The New York Times : “At Walmart Academy , Training Better Managers. The company has $8.3 million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). ” Reminder: here are the education companies Palantir founder Peter Thiel has invested in. ” Testing, Testing… Khan Academy announces “Free LSAT Prep for All.” ”).

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