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4 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 24, 2018 by Sam Chaudhary · across every show →

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Jan 24, 2018 neutral
Insight
Chaudhary: Edtech startups must budget runway in 12-month school year chunks
“Like you work in school years. So there's no point you being alive for like three out of the 12 months of the school year. You better be around in 12 month, like chunks.”
Sam Chaudhary Jan 24, 2018 ▶ 40:25 It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo · Y Combinator
Jan 24, 2018 negative
Opinion
Chaudhary: Monetizing classroom data with advertising is unacceptable for edtech
“And so when companies like are working in classrooms, I don't think that's acceptable at all. Like that's not like, that would be a really bad way to build and fund an education technology company.”
Sam Chaudhary Jan 24, 2018 ▶ 48:50 It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo · Y Combinator
Apr 6, 2018 positive
Insight
Garg: $50M to $100M edtech businesses are worthwhile despite VC scale bias
“And I think, especially in Silicon Valley, there's too much of a, Lens of, well, if it's not a billion dollar outcome or if it's not a ten billion dollar exit, it doesn't matter. And there are lots of motivations that people may have. And so the first step, I …”
Avichal Garg Apr 6, 2018 ▶ 44:09 Cost vs Quality in Edtech – Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Jul 27, 2018 bearish
Insight
Gil: US EdTech is hard because nobody is willing to pay
“I've never invested in an ed tech company, and again, I think the social impact is massive. I just think it's very hard to succeed, in part because there's nobody who is able or willing to pay in the US for the product.”
Elad Gil Jul 27, 2018 ▶ 7:21 Elad Gil Shares Advice from the High Growth Handbook, a Guide to Scaling Startups · Y Combinator
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