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Web3, Crypto & Learning
The original post can be found on Mirror. This post is an extension of the tweetstorm I did in early October 2021 Web3, crypto & blockchain are making waves in art, music, and fintech today. How will web3, crypto, and blockchain affect edtech & learning? In this post I outline what I’m seeing so far. Today I’m seeing…
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Edtech, “Post” Pandemic: 3 Trends Here to Stay
In May of 2021, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he expected all schools to reopen their doors this fall. It seemed like our massive national experiment in home schooling was just about over. But there are many signs that changes in education driven by the lock down are likely to continue. Many school districts and states…
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“Edtech” VCs
I’m frequently asked by founders which VCs invest in companies focused on learning or career mobility. I say “edtech” VCs as many of these investors are investing preK to gray including consumer, corporate, etc. The “edtech” VCs listed here are either focused on this space full-time or have strong theses about the space / have…
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Lightspeed’s Edtech Portfolio
Part II of my 2021 Edtech Outlook. Part I here In Part I, I wrote about where we’ve been and where we might be going in edtech. I thought I’d take a step back and share how we look at edtech at Lightspeed and how some of the trends we’re interested in have made it into…
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2021 Edtech Outlook: Where we’ve been and where we’re going
This is Part I of my 2021 Edtech Outlook. Part II coming soon. The most tumultuous year in edtech history (2020) has come to a close. Earlier in 2020 I wrote about what I expected would change due to covid and we ended up investing in a number of new edtech companies at Lightspeed including Outschool and Forage. This year has made…
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“That Tech Person” Entering Edtech
Repost of a Tweet inspired by https://twitter.com/nikillinit. My original tweet response: https://twitter.com/mercebent/status/1255583732825636864?s=20 We all know that person who JUST started thinking about the world of edtech 2 seconds ago and espouses very hot takes like “Universities are dead” and “K12 is all wrong, let’s get rid of teachers.” It happens to virtually everyone who enters…
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The Future is Happening Now: Accelerating into a New World of Edtech & Work Part II
Originally published May 12th on Medium https://medium.com/lightspeed-venture-partners/the-future-is-happening-now-accelerating-into-a-new-world-of-edtech-part-ii-c18f382bf627 Higher Ed, Corporate Learning & Career Mobility The coronovarius has accelerated us toward the future of learning, As my friends at GSV are apt to say, in education there is BC and AD — Before Coronavirus and After Disease. This is the second of two posts, see the first post…
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Meet Forage: The Future of Job Search
Forage was my first announced investment at Lightspeed. Find the original post here on Medium (also re-posted below). The team’s fundraising news was also announced in Techcrunch and The Sydney Morning Herald. ————— Does everyone want to become an investment banker or consultant? My junior year of college, the answer felt like yes. At 19,…
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The Future is Happening Now: Accelerating into a New World of Edtech Part I
Early Childhood Education and K12 This was first posted on Medium. This is the first of two posts on the future of education after the onset of Covid-19 Image Source: WTTW News You’ve read the numbers — 90% of the world’s school population is learning from home. Edtech companies are seeing 3–10x the normal surges in usage. The coronovarius has…
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The Future of Work(ers)
Originally posted in Dec 2019 My take on what the future might hold for workers In 2013, I worked with two students’ whose journeys have stuck with me ever since: Mariah* had worked in a call center until it downsized as chatbots emerged. She came to General Assembly seeking a career change as a result.…
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