Village Global Podcast The Future of Higher Education Post-COVID with Lee Edwards
May 19, 2020
48:57
Lee Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:
- The story of how he became interested in the topic.
- His requests for startups in the space.
- The ISA model.
- Which companies he’s interested in in the space.
- Debt financing and possible alternatives.
- Whether it’s possible to build a practical and portfolio-based education in liberal arts.
- Why people remain cost insensitive when it comes to college.
- Whether government should direct more money to education and how that should break down between incumbents and upstarts.
The final deadline for applications for the summer vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator is June 5th. Learn more and apply today at www.villageglobal.vc/network-catalyst.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
- The story of how he became interested in the topic.
- His requests for startups in the space.
- The ISA model.
- Which companies he’s interested in in the space.
- Debt financing and possible alternatives.
- Whether it’s possible to build a practical and portfolio-based education in liberal arts.
- Why people remain cost insensitive when it comes to college.
- Whether government should direct more money to education and how that should break down between incumbents and upstarts.
The final deadline for applications for the summer vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator is June 5th. Learn more and apply today at www.villageglobal.vc/network-catalyst.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.