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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

When I started my first edtech business in 1998, our competitor Blackboard had less than 10 employees and customers. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 We wouldn’t be surprised if 2U or Chegg were taken private in the next year, since both companies have strong fundamentals and exceptional human capital.

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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe

Edsurge

Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? Blackboard or Canvas for the sake of a prettier interface or more “social” features. MOOCs or General Assembly for country X. Yet another student book exchange. How are you better than. Yet another LMS. Switching costs are high, and most schools are not likely to switch from solutions like.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. Uber for Education". “We

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