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What Should Education Organizations Compete On in the Age of AI?
As AI makes impressive products easy to build, competitive advantage moves. Jay Bakhru asks the bigger question for mission-driven organizations:…
Scale Is Not a Product Problem. It’s an Adoption Problem.
Every adoption involves a user, a customer and an influencer. Beth Ann Mejia explains why organizations stall when they understand…
What Would an AI-Native Market Research and Strategy Firm Look Like?
If a consulting firm were built AI-native, the work and the business model would both change. Jonathan Perry explains why…
From Reaction to Direction: Four Signals from the Field
Jay Bakhru returned from the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit with four signals on where the field stands, from a calmer…
Pricing Models That Sustain Your Mission
Education pricing strategies can determine whether your mission succeeds or fails to reach the students who need it most. Even…
What the Market Understands: Sharpening Your Offering for the Moment
In tight markets, your purpose matters. But your positioning determines whether systems can act on it. We work with many…
Designing for Scale: How Education Nonprofits Can Build with Market Fit in Mind
So far in this series, we have focused on two foundational shifts: the need for clarity about the K–12 market…
Navigating the New Reality: How K–12 Nonprofits Can Thrive Amid Market Shifts
If you lead a nonprofit working to transform K–12 education, you’re likely feeling the ground shift beneath your feet. District…
How Education Nonprofits Can Grow Smarter by Scanning the Market in a Tight Funding Climate
In times of volatility, the strongest leaders are not those who move fastest but those who know where to focus.…
When the Map Changes, the Market Is the North Star
In the past few months, we’ve heard the same question from dozens of nonprofit leaders: “Are districts even buying right…