Whilst I’ve had my head down in EdTech, working closely with schools, teachers and parents over the last few years, I haven’t had much opportunity to look up and out at what’s been happening in the wider business world.  But … Read More

As a systems engineer and developer working in the IT department of Sydney’s oldest and most prestigious K-12 schools, I developed a passion for education and how our students will shape our futures.  It was only when I had children … Read More

I’ve had the privilege of speaking at two education technology (edtech) industry events in the last few weeks: the Holon IQ EdTech Top 50 announcement event and an EduGrowth webinar on Product Development for scaling EdTech. What struck me about … Read More

There’s a common expression both in startup circles and, increasingly, education: “building the plane as you fly”. The application in software-as-a service (SaaS) is obvious. You ship a minimum viable product (MVP) and enhance it and ship it again in … Read More

I was a Director of ICT for K-12 schools in my last role. For a decade, my job was to run the school’s IT without any faults. In that time, I grew close to many teachers and school leaders and … Read More

As wonderful as they are, teachers aren’t genies or wizards. They can’t do everything.   Students only spend a certain amount of time inside a school within a teacher’s influence and guidance. Parents are the other half of the equation; the … Read More

Thirteen years ago, the first iPhone was released and society as we knew it began to change. Bringing all forms of communication – calls, text, emails, facetime, and social networks – into one tool that could be used by an … Read More