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This was written with regard to academic education, but it's interesting when viewed from developer education. I think Pluralsight had pretty good quality cont
by AlexErrant 2y ago
This was written with regard to academic education, but it's interesting when viewed from developer education.
I think Pluralsight had pretty good quality content for devs. Yet "Vista Equity Partners has written off the entire equity value of its investment in tech learning platform Pluralsight, three years after taking it private" https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/vista-equity-pluralsight https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/vista-equity-pluralsight
> You know what happens when someone pays you a nontrivial sum of money? They hold you accountable for results.
Did Pluralsight not deliver results? Or are there other forces at play, e.g. devEd is distinct from academicEd? (Genuine question, no subtext here.)
- awat 2y agoOther forces at play Vista bought out Pluralsight using a financial vehicle that really only made sense due to low interest rates. https://www.ft.com/content/5d1da427-d74f-427f-94e7-32aa4b169d75 https://www.ft.com/content/5d1da427-d74f-427f-94e7-32aa4b169...