PinnedTony WaninReach 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 industry8 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
Tony WanOff 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…11 min read·Dec 23, 2023--4--4
Tony WaninReach 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.7 min read·Dec 10, 2022----
Tony WanGPT-3 and MeRe-posted from my newsletter. (Yes, I’m back doing newsletters. Subscribe for the latest — I’ll be writing more there.)6 min read·Nov 4, 2022----
Tony WanA Head of Platform, and Heads Down in the Future of WritingGPT-3 in education: If you’re building in this space, let’s talk.2 min read·Oct 21, 2022----
Tony WaninReach 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…4 min read·Apr 7, 2022----
Tony WanBookends 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.10 min read·Dec 23, 2021----
Tony WanFrom a Newsletter to Newsroom, and Now Onto Something NewIt all started with a newsletter, 10 years and 501 issues ago.8 min read·Mar 10, 2021--8--8
Tony WanBookends: 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…11 min read·Jan 3, 2021----
Tony WanIf 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…3 min read·Jun 1, 2020----
