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The Funding Blueprint: Unlocking Startup SuccessA Realistic Look at Venture Capital Investment in EdTech and What VCs Look for in EdTech Startups (Plus: Bridging the Skills Gap and Navigating University Resistance to Curriculum Reform)Explore EdTech investment strategies, AI's role in education, and how apprenticeships are shaping the future of learning.
Troy Williams discusses the intricacies and challenges of the EdTech industry, including its long sales cycles, the significant impact of AI on enhancing student engagement, and the tough venture capital scene in education technology, where billion-dollar valuations are rare. He also discusses the importance of adaptability for EdTech startups, the transformative role of AI in student engagement, the realities of venture capital investment in the EdTech sector, the criteria for investing in EdTech startups, the resistance of universities to curriculum...
2024-04-0432 min
Edtech InsidersInvesting in the Future of Edtech with Troy Williams of Achieve PartnersSend us a textTroy Williams is a Managing Director at Achieve and University Ventures. Troy leads both firm’s investments in education technology companies, including AdmitHub, EverTrue, Examity, Motimatic, Packback and Ready Education.Prior to UV, Troy was a senior executive at Macmillan where he was CEO of Macmillan Enterprise Solutions and President of Macmillan New Ventures. Previously, Troy founded and served as CEO of Questia Media, an early ebook company. Prior to Questia, He was previously employed in the mergers and acquisitions practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.Re...
2022-07-1855 min
Sales PlayersA Stanford Ph.D's Approach to Selling & The Value-Driven Growth Methodology with Brent Keltner of WinalyticsBrent Keltner is the President of Winalytics’ and creator of the value-driven growth methodology. Brent has over 10 years of experience as a revenue leader in enterprise to early stage companies and 10 years as a Ph.D. social scientist at Stanford and the RAND Corporation. Brent’s clients have included among others AdmitHub, Ascend Learning, Credo Reference, DealerRater, Lexmark, Mursion and TrueFit.SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Buil...
2022-02-1446 min
The EdUp Experience291: The Power of Text Messaging - with Andrew Magliozzi, Co-Founder & CEO, MainstayWelcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience Podcast, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Andrew Magliozzi, Co-Founder & CEO, Mainstay.
Listen in as Joe & Liz talk with Andrew about how the company got started (why the name change) and how the power of text messaging can help increase enrollment, retention, persistence, and graduation rates.
Andrew Magliozzi has dedicated his career to developing technology to help students learn and succeed. Before founding Mainstay (Formally AdmitHub) in 2014, he founded Signet Education (2005) and KarmaNotes.org (2010). Andrew has an undergraduate degree fro...
2021-08-1748 min
Knowledge For College ShowEpisode 11: Believing In Our StudentsWelcome to Knowledge for College, a weekly podcast hosted by Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., College Advising Corps founder and CEO.
In Episode 11, Dr. Hurd speaks with Lamisha Alston, a College Advising Corps adviser with AdmitHub/Common App, and Elauna Pettigrew, a College Advising Corps adviser with CollegePoint. Dr. Hurd and her guests discuss college advising in the digital age and the impact COVID has had on this year's Decision Day.
To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.
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2021-04-3023 min
The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR20 - Adrienne Barnard (SVP, People Operations & Experience, AdmitHub) on Building Great ManagersAdrienne Barnard, SVP People Operations & Experience at AdmitHub, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We covered all things manager-related: the secret sauce to becoming a great manager, rookie mistakes to avoid, how to run effective 1x1s, and much more.
Timestamps: the secret sauce for becoming a great manager (9:12), the biggest rookie mistakes for new managers (13:42), people ops is important & companies are starting to take notice (25:36), why most 1x1s are ineffective (28:10), putting all managers through management training (32:34), having someone look after People Ops makes a big impact (37:50), leveraging engagement surveys to measure manager...
2021-04-0958 min
Getting Smart Podcast282 - Shauntel Garvey on Edtech Impact InvestingIn this episode, Tom is talking education venture funding with Shauntel Garvey! Shauntel is a partner and co-founder of Reach Capital, an impact-focused edtech venture fund that was spun out of non-profit NewSchools Venture Fund, in 2015. Since then, they have deployed about $95 million in 61 investments, including some well-known startups such as ClassDojo, Ellevation, NearPod, and Newsela — all while maintaining a focus on education and workplace innovations. Join the conversation to learn more about Reach Capital, how they have evolved since branching out from NewSchools, the amazing companies in their portfolio, what a typical investment process lo...
2020-09-2339 min
People AnalyticsBuilding the HR function at your organization with AdmitHub’s Adrienne BarnardAdrienne Barnard is the SVP of People Operations at AdmitHub - an AI powered Chatbot that through powerful nudges is on a mission to help learners take the next steps towards a more fulfilling life. Adrienne has been in HR/People Operations her entire career and has been able to build out People Operations and teams at her last two roles. She's passionate about the impact that a partnership approach to People Ops can have on the organization and its human resources. Outside of work Adrienne lives in the 'burbs with her entrepreneurial husband (check out podknife.com) and h...
2020-09-0828 min
About Admissions#13- Don't Worry, Be Happy :)Kirk and Drew welcome Clark Brigger, Asst. VP for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Penn State University, to talk about Happy Valley, grilled stickies, and storytelling through the college essay.
2017-04-0400 minAbout Admissions#12- What the THE?Kirk and Drew invite Vern Granger, Ohio State’s Associate Vice President of Enrollment, to discuss the impact of financial aid on admission decisions, student debt, and a radical idea for new scholarships. ;)
2017-03-1600 minAbout Admissions#11- Calling North Dakota!About Admissions welcomes Beth Wiser, Executive Director of Admissions at the University of Vermont. Beth, Kirk, and Drew explore campus life in Burlington, and provide some key advice around submitting additional recommendation letters in college applications.
2017-03-0200 minAbout Admissions#10 - Two truths and a lot of laughsAbout Admissions welcomes Gil Villanueva, Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission at University of Richmond. Along with Kirk and Drew, Gil shares lots of laughs and even a little bit of sage wisdom when confronting the choice about where to go to college.
2017-02-1000 minAbout Admissions#9-Lion, Engineer, Cardshark, Angel#9-Lion, Engineer, Cardshark, Angel by Kirk Daulerio & Drew Magliozzi, co-founders of AdmitHub
2016-08-0400 minAbout Admissions#8-For Colleges and Bow Ties, It's All About Fit#8-For Colleges and Bow Ties, It's All About Fit by Kirk Daulerio & Drew Magliozzi, co-founders of AdmitHub
2016-03-2400 minAbout Admissions#7-DaaaaaPaul!#7-DaaaaaPaul! by Kirk Daulerio & Drew Magliozzi, co-founders of AdmitHub
2016-02-2300 minAbout Admissions#6 - Don't Apply Like My FatherKirk and Drew welcome Ray Magliozzi, co-host of NPR's Car Talk, as a special guest to discuss what he learned in college. Then they all take a caller curious about the differences between the SAT and ACT.
2015-11-1000 minAbout Admissions#4 Phi Slamma AdmissionsWe welcome special guest, Jeff Fuller, Director of Student Recruitment at the University of Houston as a guest host. We also take Estella's questions about college, college admissions, and student life in Houston.
2015-06-1700 minAbout Admissions#3 - Lil' RedDrew and Kirk discuss the agita associated with admissions decision week and take a call from Emily in Lincoln, Nebraska about her test anxiety.
2015-04-1100 minAbout Admissions#2 - Comfy CollegesWe talk to Hannah about her anxiety about her daughter's applications to five "comfy" colleges.
2015-02-2700 minAbout Admissions#1 - Agita!Kirk and Drew take a call from Rush in Fairfax, VA. They give rush advice on how to make the move from a 2-year to 4-year college and how to keep his agita in check in the process.
2015-02-0200 min