Aside from the political nature of the procurement process that gives the advantage to connected indivduals, educational technology is basically a confluence of

Aside from the political nature of the procurement process that gives the advantage to connected indivduals, educational technology is basically a confluence of the worst kinds of conditions to build a business: low-budget clients (school districts), high-maintenance users (kids and their parents), and burdensome (in my opinion, legitimate and necessary) regulatory concerns around data integrity and protection.