Startups should listen closely to educators for feedback and to make sure their tool is helping to improve teachers’ work lives.
EdWeek Market Brief hosted a Twitter chat this week, delving into the data behind the Tech Titans K-12 special report.
Jonathan Knee, an investment banker and Columbia Business School professor, has studied education business failures and why some companies’ grand ambitions often result in failure.
The question of how education companies can meet the needs of students as they take charge of their own learning was the main focus of an event Wednesday held in the run-up to an education publishers’ conference.
Seeking out like-minded education partners is a way to share your resources and business more widely, and to collaborate with other ed-tech startups.
Schools need to make sure their digital tools have the ability to allow data to interact with multiple systems and mine for specific data sets.
Key Hiring, Exec. Compensation Insights for K-12 Companies Pursuing Top Talent
Recruiting Expert Often Looks Outside School Districts When Seeking Ed-Tech Talent

BSG Team Ventures released compensation studies on two high-level positions in K-12: chief revenue officer and senior vice president of sales.

EdWeek Market Brief today released the results of a nationwide survey of K-12 educators, gauging their perceptions of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft Battle for K-12 Market, and Loyalties of Educators
Dominant Players Revamp School Options for Digital Devices, Operating Systems, and Most Recently, Procurement

The four major technology companies are selling into K-12 districts at a time when schools’ demands for easy-to-use tools and platforms, and “personalization,” are on the rise.
Vietnam’s Rapid Economic Growth, High Regard for Education Open Doors for U.S. Companies
The Country Is Among the Fastest-Growing Economies in Southeast Asia, on a Trajectory Comparable to China's

With 92 million people, an economic growth rate of 6.5 percent, and a high regard for education, Vietnam is among the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia.