James Croft

Co-Founder and Head of Education, Whitebeam Strategy corporate advisory @WhitebeamStrat1 Curator of #InvestEd feed @EdInvesting
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Includes commentary on the #pandemic fallout for #HigherEd #FE and the #Youth job market; government, market, and entrepreneurial responses; news, views and guidance of relevance for #education #entrepreneurs and details of forthcoming events (email sign-up only) ...

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out! You can get it by email if you sign up, but here's the guts of it on The Entrepreneurship Network blog: https://t.co/7T5lH9Fsfk #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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... and much more! UK education policy and market developments; global start-up investment trends; diversifying capital raising options; Venture Capital. Sign up from the link below for an email version in May... #edpolicy #edmarkets #startups #investment #capital #VentureCapital

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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... and including guidance for entrepreneurs on the road : 'Fundraising: How long does it take to raise capital for a start-up? via BNN Times https://t.co/gPNEeVk65H #entrepreneurs #startups #fundraising #capital

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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And - 'How are VCs handling diligence in a world where deals open and close in days, not months?': https://t.co/oeTMRj6TVB @TechCrunch #VentureCapital #diligence #DD #Deals

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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... and featuring: 'The Creator Economy Boom: What it is, what’s driving it, and where it’s going': https://t.co/GH3YHdSrlR - from @ollieforsyth Global Community Manager, Antler #creatoreconomy #innovation #entrepreneurs #VentureCapital

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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... and views: 'Will Zoom Apps be the next hot start-up platform?' (TechCrunch): https://t.co/zaLm6WDuOp #Tech #platforms @Zoom #startups via @TechCrunch

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

Also: 'Angel investment in Scotland back to end-2019 level' (DailyBusiness): https://t.co/UG0a74ouU3 #angels #startup #investment #Scotland

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

Featuring, inter alia, Edtech Seed round successes from @GuideEducation_ @MindstoneHQ @LaSalleEd and @Graduway #InvestEd #education #Edtech #innovation #edtechchat #Seed #scalers

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

Looking at, inter alia, the #pandemic fallout for #HigherEd #FE and the #Youth job market, and government, market, and specifically entrepreneurial responses.

[Whitebeam Strategy @WhitebeamStrat1]

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: https://t.co/batiqQrr7g #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

@hpatrinos I get it that 'when it comes to changes in the wage structure and returns to skill, supply changes are critical, and edn changes the most' - it's the notion of the great equalizer I'm struggling with!

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

@hpatrinos But relative to skills premium the lines are quite different, which suggests contextual demand drivers important (as put in the paper)? ...

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... and potentially generated ‘flawed’ readings for other tests and other countries! (2 of 2)

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#PISA assessment already discredited, now this. ⁦⁦John Jerrim⁩ of ⁦@ucl⁩ report on PISA 2018 suggests lack of participation and underrepresentation by lower-achieving pupils may have inflated ranking for pupils in England and Wales (1 of 2) https://t.co/r3kLQhJsgi

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

#PISA assessment already discredited, now this. ⁦⁦John Jerrim⁩ of ⁦@ucl⁩ report on PISA 2018 suggests lack of participation and underrepresentation by lower-achieving pupils may have inflated ranking for pupils in England and Wales (1 of 2) https://t.co/r3kLQhJsgi

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Euroscepticism grows in Germany: https://t.co/Gcvx9RkSxQ #EU #bureaucracy

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

COVID-19 highlights the urgency of TVET reforms https://t.co/OHxETtKLkx via @WorldBank

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Can apprenticeships solve youth unemployment?: https://t.co/R9JLqSkc7T --> properly backed, they'd go a long way ...

[James Croft @jamespdcroft]

Big numbers: Edison VC finds "80 million Americans (28% of the U.S. 12+ population) are weekly podcast listeners (with those numbers growing at 17% y/y). In terms of audio listeners, “62% of the U.S. 12+ population (around 176 million people) listen to audio online weekly."