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Founder: An investor got back to me; they said "no" and listed some reasons. They got it all wrong, though. Should I reply and try to convert them?
Pro-founder: Learning to counter objections in writing teaches you to avoid them in the first place. You should do it, but don't expect them to convert.
Thinking: Pitches don't always go great, and investors will not "get" you 100% of the time (or 30%, let's be real). They might also have valid objections. Great pitchers know how to anticipate these and proactively avoid them. Responding in writing is a good exercise to teach you how to do it.
Every pitch is a learning and growth exercise.
proud of the Inspark team for releasing the next big thing in STEM campustechnology.com/article…
"Singularly, this is the most impressive simulation and multimedia in STEM I have seen. " (someone about something built on @smart_sparrow #proud
"I don’t care so much whether people know how many days it takes for the earth to go around the sun. ... the critical thing is that they understand how to think like a scientist and how to behave in a logical way that looks at evidence." sciencehistory.org/distillat…
#AcademicTransformation requires that #highered embrace #personalizedlearning opportunities and #techindustry partnerships: tech.mg/m9ywIx via @EdTech_HigherEd
Sad to see UT closing down UTX and kissing $75m good bye. Good coverage by @dougledIHE on ihenow.com/2ovd43r
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Important news: @ACT has made a $7.5 million strategic investment in Smart Sparrow, an adaptive learning company based in Sydney, Australia, and San Francisco bit.ly/2nDcq3k Another move to make ACT the leading company in educational technology #edtech
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Great to see @ReUp_Education mentioned as a top ‘safety belt’ for online learning. nitter.gq/ryancraiguv/status/956… – at San Francisco, CA
Unsafe At Any Speed? Seatbelts For Online Learning
Memorial for a friend, and how we can make online learning safer.
New piece @Forbes forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2…
proud to be featured on Australia Unlimited's tech profile for Australia Day lnkd.in/gr2tpsP
so #NYTimes basically says "bad online courses are bad". I agree. but they chose a title that says "all online courses are bad" but that's just click baiting... nytimes.com/2018/01/19/busin…
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.@AllanGolston argues that collaboration is an essential ingredient for change in #highered…and he’s right! huffingtonpost.com/entry/wha…
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I agree that debt and accreditation are two of the most important issues in Higher Ed reform... nitter.gq/conncarroll/status/943… – at Maine, USA
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What makes #learning effective? Dror Ben-Naim, founder and CEO of adaptive #elearning platform Smart Sparrow, will be offering answers from the #edtech sector at Reimagine #Education 2017. Find out more at bit.ly/EducationsTopConversa…
Innovators: 10 Classroom Trailblazers - The Chronicle of Higher Education shar.es/1Puqep via @chronicle
Ariel Anbar Designs Online Science Labs With Video-Game Appeal - The Chronicle of Higher Education shar.es/1PuqdM via @chronicle
The 2 core edtech trends that will help institutions thrive ecampusnews.com/campus-admin… great summary by @sannier
If you don’t do your homework, you can get scammed out of both money and time. forbes.com/sites/avivalegatt…