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Indian edtech giant Byju’s changes sales strategy in key revamp

TechCrunch

Byju’s has made a key change in its sales strategy, moving away from a business practice that attracted the edtech giant criticism over the years. The Covid helped increase the category awareness of online education learning and brand awareness of Byju’s. The refund is also done over a Zoom call, the startup said.

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Finding your brand identity in 4 steps

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Understand your audience and educate your community. Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well.” “Taking on bigger (and better funded) competitors is not easy,” says Professor Goldberg.

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Glorang scores $10M Series A to expand its edtech marketplace across Asia 

TechCrunch

. “The education market in the English-speaking and North American regions is undoubtedly large, but we [at Glorang] understand that each country’s local D2C education market in Asia can be just as substantial,” Hwang said. billion in 2027 , from $17.6 billion in 2019. The company has a team of 35 in Korea. .

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

marking its highest level since 2017. At the end of the day, you want a thought partner who’s aligned with your strategy.” Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Add to that, the dozens of courses I’ve attended and home education programs I’ve listened to. The first-ever FALAK UTS launched in May 2017 as a two-day summit on innovation and disruption. “I’m In 2017 there were 200 attendees. Explains Suhail, “The UTS promotes ongoing learning by being an educational event.

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Leading Leaders: 5 Insights from 5 Years with EO (that can help you, too)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

2017 feels like a very long time ago. Without being honest with ourselves about why our strategies went awry, we cannot improve. Leading EO is an honor and an education. By Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The world has changed significantly. A global pandemic. A brutal war. The rise of ‘fake news’.

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Verbit lands $250M Series E at a $2B valuation to expand its AI-powered transcription platform

TechCrunch

The startup will use the proceeds to invest in product development and continue its vertical and geographical expansion, CEO and founder of Verbit Tom Livne said, adding that it will also double down its acquisition strategy. . Verbit was founded in 2017 by Livne, who previously had a career in law.