Teach Me EdTech: The Podcast for EdTech Leaders and Investors
Learn from A+ operators and investors as they share their notes on how to scale successful education businesses. Each episode will provide you with actionable steps to expertly navigate fundraising, rostering, community engagement, learning management systems, student data privacy, school district sales, and more.
Episodes
9 episodes
Accelerating Adoption of K-12 Digital Health Tools to Support Student Wellbeing with Jodi Miller, PhD (Founder of WellCheq)
Jodi Miller, PhD (Founder, WellCheq) shares her secret to scaling the protective magic of caring educators and empowering school leaders with actionable data to address the K-12 mental health crisis. As a former teacher, Jodi's approach to K-12...
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Episode 8
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42:33
Selling to K-12 Districts (Jon Small, Breakout Learning & Eric Hoffman, braintrust tutors)
Jon Small (GM, Breakout Learning) and Eric Hoffman (VP of Sales, braintrust tutors) share hard-won advice about selling to K-12 districts from their 25+ years of combined experience at high-growth edtech firms.Jon & Eric explain why...
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Episode 7
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44:25
Fundraising for Future of Work Startups with Siya Raj Purohit (Co-Founder & Partner, Pathway Ventures)
Siya Raj Purohit (Co-Founder & Partner, Pathway Ventures) pulls back the curtain on what she looks for in pre-seed and seed startups that are driving economic mobility through new models of earning, learning, and community building. As an o...
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Episode 6
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42:31
Burnout-Proofing EdTech Products for Teachers (Fleur Johnston, Founder & CEO of PeopleBench)
Fleur Johnston (Founder & CEO, PeopleBench) is a workplace psychology expert who is committed to helping schools improve workforce retention in order to deliver better student experiences. Fleur unpacks data about the international te...
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Episode 5
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41:06
Designing High-Impact AI Tools for Teachers with Ty Davis (Co-Founder & COO, Enlighten AI)
Ty Davis (Co-Founder & COO, Enlighten AI) shares his first-hand experience navigating artificial intelligence in the classroom from a unique perspective as an educator, school administrator, and founder. Ty makes the case for why edtech MVP...
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Episode 4
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41:24
Fundraising for EdTech Startups with Jomayra Herrera (Partner, Reach Capital)
Jomayra Herrera (Partner, Reach Capital) demystifies what early-stage edtech startups can expect if they are raising capital in the second half of 2023. In addition to discussing trends that venture capitalists are excited about, including lear...
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Episode 3
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44:48
Building Safe Tech Products for Kids with Ron Kerbs (Founder & CEO, Kidas)
Ron Kerbs (Founder & CEO, Kidas) reveals his strategies for building safe edtech products at every step of the user journey from requiring parent participation in onboarding to moderating peer-to-peer interactions with AI. This episode expl...
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Episode 2
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44:43
Selling to HigherEd with Jordan Long (Co-Founder & CTO, Nectir)
Jordan Long (Co-Founder & CTO, Nectir) explains how to navigate accessibility, security, and privacy requirements in the higher education sales process. This episode includes deep dives on FERPA, HECVAT, VPAT, and LTI 1.3 integration.
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Episode 1
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51:28