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As someone who went through IK12 a few cohorts ago, I'd say it was an amazing experience. The team there blended the depth of general startup knowledge from YC
by dalyons 11y ago
As someone who went through IK12 a few cohorts ago, I'd say it was an amazing experience.
The team there blended the depth of general startup knowledge from YC with a huge amount of education-specific coaching/learning/networking.
Although we were part of the 20% (from that article) that didnt make it, we learnt a huge amount, and it helped inspire me to continue to work in the ed-tech space till today.
I do hope that after the merge they can continue to offer the same deep-dive education specific talks/mentors/networks/etc that were so valuable, as it is a space with very different challenges than your typical B2B/consumer app plays.
As a benefit, I suspect the YC "brand" will be a big help to future edtech graduates when it comes to raise money; as typically they've struggled much more to attract investor attention than startups in other verticals.
- S4M 11y ago> Although we were part of the 20% (from that article) that didnt make it, we learnt a huge amount, and it helped inspire me to continue to work in the ed-tech space till today. I read the article several times but I can't see where they talk about companies that didn't make it. Also, I am sorry that your company failed. I know from personal experience that it can be hard to get people to use your education product, so glad that you are persevering and still working in that field.
- atroyn 11y agoLike @dalyons said, we learned a lot. There was already a lot of overlap between YC and IK12 (for instance, YC partners were regular speakers, and @gralston is a partner at both). To have them merging while still maintaining an 'edtech' vertical is a natural step that will strengthen both brands. Great news.