Entrepreneurship
Social media guidelines
Steve McKee blogs about marketing and business growth on Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He recently posted his guidelines for dealing with marketing on social media platforms. Education innovators sart-ups would be wise to take a look at Steve’s list. Below is an excerpt of his blog post on keeping marketing meaningful on…
10 Tips for Edurepreneurs
If you can afford to, give away a core feature, let it grow virally, use customer feedback to make improvements, wait to turn on revenue streams until you’ve gained some traction (and 9 other hot tips)
Ed Market to Pass US$5 Trillion by 2018, neXt Advisors
neXt Advisors' Michael Moe says the education market is doing more than just heating up. Some evidence: this interesting report fsaying that the education marketplace will be worth US$5.9 Trillion by 2018. Click for some high quality analysis inside...
Dawn of the Edupreneurial Revolution
Steve Blank suggests we're in the early stages of an entrepreneurial revolution; I'm quite sure we're in the early stages of an edupreneurial revolution
New Schools Venture Fund Pledges $5 Mln in Ed Reform Support
Honoring a pledge to the viewers of Waiting for “Superman,” national nonprofit venture philanthropy firm NewSchools Venture Fund announced today that it will invest $5 million in innovative education organizations to help close achievement gaps in low-income communities.
Next Gen Learning Launches Grant Challenge
Next Generation Learning Challenges has released new RFPs to solicit proposals for tech applicants who can improve post-secondary education. The round of funding will total $19 million.
US-India Innovation Summit
US CTO Aneesh Chopra, a media darling in India, was joined on a recent State Dept. trade mission by US investors and entrepreneurs.
Finishing School: Taking On the Half-Finished or Never Started
This is the working title of a new book I am working on. In the New Learning environment, it will be the task of students, parents, teachers and leaders to take on new challenges that we are only now beginning to see. I welcome you to help me write this book.
Rule the Borg, or the Borg Rules You (Video)
Programming is the new digital literacy. In the new Internet, you need to know how to program and amass all the power you can to direct people and ideas using your own technological skill set.
The Changing Landscape of Teaching
Like doctors, lawyers, and accountants, learning professionals can freelance, start a business, build a nonprofit, or join a public delivery system.