The Past, Present, and Future of EdTech with John Danner and Michael Staton
b'John Danner (@jwdanner) of Dunce Capital and Michael Staton (@mpstaton) of Learn Capital join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- How EdTech has evolved and the ways that perspectives have changed on the space.
- Their theses about the future of the space and the key challenges that it faces.
- Why the pandemic might be the catalyst for an increase in homeschooling.
- The problems with the current ways that education is delivered and how certain companies are well-positioned to change things for the better.
- Whether there will be an expansion of ISAs to different, more regulated, verticals.
- The challenges that for-profit companies face in education.
- Whether there will be such a thing as a \\u201cWalmart University\\u201d or \\u201cAmazon University.\\u201d
- Their requests for startups in the space.
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