This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 1/7/22
Jan 07, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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Episode description
Ben and Alex discuss How US Schools are Opening and Closing and Opening, The Merging of Edtech Platforms with Content Providers, The Mental Health Crisis in Schools, Chegg's Lawsuit by Investors, and Edtech's Huge Year and the Global Landscape Shift.
We also predict the number of IPOs and Unicorns in 2022, look at the LatAm Edtech market, and do a Deep Dive on GSV Partner Luben Pampaoulov's Medium post on how we get to the first trillion dollar Edtech company through LTV.
RESOURCES:
- NYTimes: "With No School in Sight, Chicago Families Grit Their Teeth"
- Axios: Blackbaud buys Everfi for $750 million, in ESG push
- Edsurge: To Help Fight a Mental Health Crisis in Schools, Community Groups Step In
- Inside Higher Ed: Chegg Accused of Cheating Investors
- HolonIQ's Global Edtech Venture Capital Report
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