higher education

3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 16, 2018 by Mike Silagadze · across every show →

Everything said about higher education, oldest first

Mar 16, 2018 negative
Opinion
Silagadze: Teaching quality is a very low priority for universities
“Teaching, as surprising as it may be, is really very low on the total pool of priorities in higher education. In fact, that's just, it's not how universities get funded. You know, universities are not known generally because of the quality of their teaching. I…”
Mike Silagadze Mar 16, 2018 ▶ 7:48 20VC: Why Virtually All Companies Hire The Wrong Way, Why EdTech Is The Most Brutal Market & How To Scale Your Sales Team for Engineering Founders with Mike Sliagadze, Founder & CEO @ Top Hat
Mar 16, 2018 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Silagadze: Higher education sales cycles can take three years for small deals
“If you want to sell something in higher education, generally speaking, you know, you have to go through a committee process that can take years, sometimes three years for relatively small transaction sizes.”
Mike Silagadze Mar 16, 2018 ▶ 5:47 20VC: Why Virtually All Companies Hire The Wrong Way, Why EdTech Is The Most Brutal Market & How To Scale Your Sales Team for Engineering Founders with Mike Sliagadze, Founder & CEO @ Top Hat
Mar 16, 2018 negative
Opinion
Silagadze: Higher education is a luxury good, not a productivity investment
“I think many people believe that education is an investment that makes you more productive. In a sense. And I think beyond some of the very basic stuff that you learn in primary school, I don't actually think that's the case. I actually view education as a con…”
Mike Silagadze Mar 16, 2018 ▶ 20:44 20VC: Why Virtually All Companies Hire The Wrong Way, Why EdTech Is The Most Brutal Market & How To Scale Your Sales Team for Engineering Founders with Mike Sliagadze, Founder & CEO @ Top Hat
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