Business of Learning Letter by Gerard Dawson

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#15 Feb 25, 2020

Sneaky-Stranger Best-Friend Ask

There's an interesting phenomenon I've noticed on social media. It's happened more and more as I put myself out there…

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#14 Feb 24, 2020

4 E-Z questions for killer case studies

First, I was out of work on Friday. With my schedule thrown off, the unthinkable happened: I didn't write this email. It…

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#13 Feb 20, 2020

Superheroes of EdTech 💪

After interviewing EdTech founders for a year, an interesting trend emerged: Many founders have great stories about…

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#12 Feb 20, 2020

ecommerce stole my soul

An EduHustles teacher recently wrote back to me with this feedback on why she is searching for education-related part…

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#11 Feb 18, 2020

Don't piss off the post office

I recently heard author and podcaster James Altucher tell a story about the power of presentation in business. During…

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#10 Feb 18, 2020

5 tips for marketing to teachers

Here are 5 quick tips for marketing your education product to teachers. In most cases, these refer to software-based…

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#9 Feb 14, 2020

b2school vs. b2parents: who wins in a fight?

Over and over, I hear from education business and edtech entrepreneurs: The sales cycle can be slow Principals get too…

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#8 Feb 14, 2020

2 lessons + 1,000 teachers = 1 email

This week, the 1,000th teacher registered for EduHustles, the free service for teachers where I share part-time…

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