Bonatsos predicts edtech will complement rather than replace traditional schools
Niko Bonatsos · 20 VC: Niko Bonatsos on Startup Valuations · Feb 5, 2015 · at 20:05
Niko Bonatsos, Principal at General Catalyst, responds to Harry Stebbings' question about whether technology will replace traditional schools within 20 years.
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“I don't. I think it's gonna complement the school experience and life, but I have a hard time saying totally replacing schools because, you know, a lot of the schools are owned by states, by and funded by the government, and it's gonna be a massive, you know, unemployment issue and a lot of other risks that politicians wouldn't, you know, let happen.”
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