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Why We Don’t Negotiate Salary and Neither Should You
I’m Bhavin Parikh, the CEO of Magoosh, and I don’t negotiate salaries. Non-negotiable salaries aren’t about selfishness; they’re not about being a greedy, money-hoarding CEO. They’re about setting a...
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EDBRIEF: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquires Scholastic’s EdTech and Services...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it agreed to acquire Scholastic’s education technology and services business for $575 million in cash. The edtech business generated $249 million in revenues...
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MEP #025 with Russ Roberts, Host of EconTalk
What could happen if we looked at education from an economic perspective? Well, we explore exactly that in episode 025 of MEP with Russ Roberts from Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the...
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Startup Profile: StudySearch
Name: StudySearch Website: www.studysearch.co Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria and London, UK Vertical: Higher Education Tech: Web App Introduce your startup and give a short description of what you are...
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EDBRIEF: LinkedIn partners with EF for free English Certifications
Education First (EF) announced a new pilot program with the professional social network LinkedIn today. LinkedIn users who indicate English as a second language will get the offer to take a free...
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Five Key Trends in Language Learning
Having a background in language coaching, I tend to keep a close eye on the latest global trends in language learning. After a period of little innovation in the space, there is definitely a new wave...
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EDBRIEF: Open English enters U.S. ESL Market
Open English, an online English school that covers the Latin American market, announced its entrance into the U.S. market, targeting its Hispanic population. Founded in 2006, Open English has over...
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EDBRIEF: Applications for Intel Education Accelerator are due May 22
Education technology startups that want to take part in the Intel Education Accelerator have to apply to the program until May 22nd. Intel’s accelerator program starts on August 3 and ends with a demo...
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HEDLINE: AltSchool raises $100 million Series B
AltSchool, a collaborative community of micro-schools that aims to transform K-8 education in the United States, raised $100 million led by Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and Silicon Valley...
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EDBRIEF: LearnLaunch Applications open for 4th Cohort
Boston-based edtech accelerator LearnLaunch is now accepting applications for its 4th cohort. Edtech startups with transformative ideas for K-12, higher ed and educational infrastructure can apply...
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The Next Wave of Transformation In Education
Online education radically transformed the long held notions of time and space as it related to educational delivery. We saw commercials highlighting a working parent attending an MBA class in their...
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MEP #027 with Tom Vander Ark from Getting Smart and Learn Capital
We had a very special guest drop by MEP for Episode 027…Tom Vander Ark! Tom is a dynamo in the education industry, and provides a unique perspective as a former business executive, school...
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MEP #028 with Phil Hill from MindWires Consulting
Interested in the current and future state of colleges and universities? What about online education, and its potential impact on learning? Well you’ll love this episode with Phil Hill! Don’t miss his...
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The Future of Live Tutoring on the Internet
The Internet opened up huge opportunities for tech savvy tutors not that long ago. If you had a basic understanding of how to set up a website, a bit of SEO and online marketing knowledge, chances were...
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Openwords – EdTech Startup Profile
Name: Openwords Website: www.openwords.com Headquarters: Bloomington, USA Vertical: Language Learning Tech: Web App, Mobile App Introduce your startup and give a short description of what you are...
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MEP #033 with Shaila Ittycheria, Co-founder of Enstitute – Apprenticeships...
What if you could learn alongside a proven CEO and founder in an industry you were curious about? Imagine learning about finance, sales & marketing, & product development through direct...
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What Founders Should Know Before They Raise VC and Why We Chose Not To
It’s an exciting time for startups and aspiring business founders. With investors pumping so much money into the industry it’s easy to see why. We’re hearing more and more about “unicorns” valued at...
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Is WordPress the next major Online Education Platform?
WordPress, the content management software created by Matt Mullenweg, already powers over 23% of all websites on the Internet. With the acquisition of WooThemes the company has now the potential to...
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The Full Stack Education Startup
Back in my pre-startup life running corporate development for a large educational publisher I saw dozens, if not hundreds, of education technology companies passionately focused on solving a single...
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MEP #035 with Burck Smith, CEO & Founder of StraighterLine
On this episode of MEP, CEO & Founder of Straighterline, Burck Smith, joins me to chat about self paced learning, educational policy, and where he sees the future of education moving. DO NOT miss...
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