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Edtech is more exciting right now than it has been in a decade.
Here's why, a thread:
Here's why, a thread:
Wave 1 of edtech was MOOCs.
Companies like @udemy, @coursera @udacity, @edXOnline, and @CreativeLive opened their doors to the Internet and said, "All are welcome."
No degrees, no buildings, no admissions, all async.
Education can scale
Companies like @udemy, @coursera @udacity, @edXOnline, and @CreativeLive opened their doors to the Internet and said, "All are welcome."
No degrees, no buildings, no admissions, all async.
Education can scale
Wave 2 of edtech was bootcamps.
Companies like @GA, @galvanize, @LambdaSchool, @ironhack, and @FlatironSchool based their pedagogy on jobs and said, "Let's teach what companies want."
Bring back admissions and synchronous learning.
Peer accountability is magic
Companies like @GA, @galvanize, @LambdaSchool, @ironhack, and @FlatironSchool based their pedagogy on jobs and said, "Let's teach what companies want."
Bring back admissions and synchronous learning.
Peer accountability is magic
Wave 3 of edtech was B2B.
Companies from Waves 1 and 2 like @GA, @udacity, and @galvanize talked to corporates and said, "Let's make big revenue". @GuildEducation happened.
Consumer edtech is hard, so try elsewhere.
Corporate learning is profitable
Companies from Waves 1 and 2 like @GA, @udacity, and @galvanize talked to corporates and said, "Let's make big revenue". @GuildEducation happened.
Consumer edtech is hard, so try elsewhere.
Corporate learning is profitable
There are some great companies above, and everyone learned a lot, but I argue no true juggernauts were produced.
Not in the way that Google, Uber, or Netflix are juggernauts.
Nothing massively defensible.
(Feel free to refute.)
Not in the way that Google, Uber, or Netflix are juggernauts.
Nothing massively defensible.
(Feel free to refute.)
Wave 4 of edtech is gonna crack it, though.
Keep the #1 thing MOOCs did best. Blow up the classic instructor-to-student ratio and find true leverage.
Keep the #1 thing bootcamps did best. Let magic happen via meaningful peer accountability.
The perfect combo with no fluff.
Keep the #1 thing MOOCs did best. Blow up the classic instructor-to-student ratio and find true leverage.
Keep the #1 thing bootcamps did best. Let magic happen via meaningful peer accountability.
The perfect combo with no fluff.
Companies like @teachable, @beondeck, and @gaganbiyani's new thing are the future of education.
I'm excited about what they're building, and am willing to bet that a startup in this vintage could become a true juggernaut.
Finally, the change we need.
I'm excited about what they're building, and am willing to bet that a startup in this vintage could become a true juggernaut.
Finally, the change we need.
