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How EdTech Companies Should Think About Raising Venture Capital VS. Getting Acquired, The Biggest Challenges of Growing an EdTech Company, How to Plan an Exit for an EdTech Company

Everyday M&A
Feb 18, 2020•31 min
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Episode description

On this episode of Everyday M&A, we hear from Gary Hensley, a school teacher turned entrepreneur who started an EdTech company that he sold to Pearson - a $5B education technology & publishing company. Gary shares with us:

  • How a pitch competition planted the seed for his acquisition
  • How EdTech companies should think about raising venture capital vs. getting acquired
  • The biggest challenges of growing an EdTech company
  • How to plan an exit for an EdTech company
  • How Board members and investors can help during an M&A process
  • What Gary would have done differently during the M&A process


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