PinnedPublished inReach CapitalAt $2.8B, 2023 U.S. Edtech Funding Is Back… to Pre-Pandemic Days. But in a Very Different World.AI, demography and other figures and trends that shaped a humbling year for the U.S. edtech industryFeb 20Feb 20
Off the Shelf: My 13 Books of 2023After taking a break from my year-end book reflections last year (too much baby, moving, house, life stuff), I’m back. Time flies faster…Dec 23, 20234Dec 23, 20234
Published inReach CapitalGPT and a New Generation of AI for Edtech and EducationA new wave of AI will give rise to new edtech market leaders — and challenge longstanding practices in teaching and learning.Dec 10, 2022Dec 10, 2022
GPT-3 and MeRe-posted from my newsletter. (Yes, I’m back doing newsletters. Subscribe for the latest — I’ll be writing more there.)Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
A Head of Platform, and Heads Down in the Future of WritingGPT-3 in education: If you’re building in this space, let’s talk.Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Published inReach CapitalOne Year and Two ASU GSVs LaterThe markets are cooling. But one wouldn’t know it during this week’s ASU GSV conference. Crowded hallways, jam-packed sessions, and happy…Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Bookends and New Beginnings: My 11 Books of 2021What is family? An obvious answer is the one we were born into, but don’t always keep close, as we age.Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021
From a Newsletter to Newsroom, and Now Onto Something NewIt all started with a newsletter, 10 years and 501 issues ago.Mar 10, 20218Mar 10, 20218
Bookends: My 12 Books of 2020I read nine books last year and thought it would be a modest but attainable goal to hit a dozen in 2020. A pandemic and a California…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
If Not Now, Then When? If Not You, Then Who?In February 1992, my family immigrated from Hong Kong. My parents were worried about what would happen when the city returned to Chinese…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020