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A Boom Time for Education Start-Ups | Chronicle of Higher Education | #Edtech #hackedu

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From DeSantis : Investments in education-technology companies nationwide tripled in the last decade, shooting up to $429-million in 2011 from $146-million in 2002, according to the Na­tional Venture Capital Association. And Courseload, the Indiana-based digital-textbook enterprise. Others, Mr. Moe added, were years ahead of their time.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors.