Rules for Edtech Entrepreneurs - EdTechup 2011 Keynote
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everyone is an education expert.!
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1.! don’t follow !
someone else’s rules.!
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2. change the rules often.!
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3. thank your !
customers.!
apologize !
when you !
mess up.!
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4. do !
unscalable !
things.!
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5. hire the crazy ones.!
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6. tell everyone !
about your ! !
big idea.!
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7. be a pain killer.!
not a vitamin. !
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8. just because they’re not !
tweeting about you, !
doesn’t mean they’re !
not talking about you.!
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9. don’t widen the !
achievement gap.!
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10. launch and grow your!
startup in New Orleans.!
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11. wear flats.!
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12. prioritize. ruthlessly.!
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13. start embarrassingly small.!
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! ! ! ! ! 14. pay it forward.!
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startups you haven’t heard
about (yet)…!
MPrep!
Readfa.st!
Learnzillion!
audience-generated list: bit.ly/edtechtowatchKB (post-conference update)!
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thanks!!
questions?!
exit ticket.!
lunch.!
