Yash Singh

I write about education & the future of work | Growth manager and experimenter @transcendnet | Alum @StoaHQ

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@SamrajSanjana Hey Sanjana! Would love to participate in this

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@vishtwts @areuforealman @fermionapp Thanks for the connection @areuforealman!

@vishtwts let’s talk! Sending a dm

[Deedy @deedydas]

Extremely insightful conversation on Hacker News about edtech startups in context of Karpathy's new Eureka labs.

Even from my brief Coursera days, monetizing was tough. And it's a (mere?) $1.2B outcome today.

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@vaibhavbetter Not a media company but @jjen_abel shares super resourceful content for founders globally taking on US-GTMs.

[Jen Abel @jjen_abel]

international startups --- traction in a local market has an unintentional negative impact on sorting product/market fit in the U.S.

a theme I've seen over and over

meaning it takes longer to sort than if you were to tackle U.S. on Day 1

why?

traction/success abroad seldom puts you further ahead in U.S., in fact, it might require some unwinding

this shocks & frustrates many to hear, but here's why ...

> product/positioning shaped by local customers
> quick wins from local networks give false confidence > falsely assume international logos carry weight with U.S. customers
> U.S. market has nuanced segments/markets; it takes time to understand, navigate, and sort
> prematurely delegating U.S. expansion to a non-founder(s) when nothing is sorted/validated

if the US market represents > 50% of your TAM, it must have the founder at the helm to figure it out

it's far more challenging & time consuming than many give credit to -- BUT if you do, GOLD

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@desheltn Visiting Delhi next month for work.

Nice, make sure you visit the old city for some crazy chole bhature.

No no…..

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

We just went live with @bytingtheapple!

Thank you Dan and all the edtech founders who joined us for our open discussion on 'Building for K-12 Schools'

Can't wait to do this again!🙌

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

Meet the team behind the Transcend Fellowship 🚀!

Tomorrow @albertoarenaza & @mnarea will be hosting an info session to answer any questions you have about the fellowship.

If you are an edtech founder in the early stages, be sure to sign up ASAP ⬇️

https://t.co/WV01Pag9Bp

[Boba Talk @boba_talk]

Introducing Boba Talk: a brand new learn to code podcast on Apple/Spotify 😱

[Alberto Arenaza @albertoarenaza]

Are you building AI tools for education?

Tomorrow we will be jamming about the state of fundraising in AI edtech from two amazing founders like Victoria Pu (Linguistic) and Gonzalo Tudela (Examind), who have raised in the last 6 months

Join us tomorrow! 👇

[Codédex @codedex_io]

we are building a brand new bird app… for learning to code! beta is out now. follow us and comment below for an invite ❤️‍🔥

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

2023 has been a tough year to raise capital, especially for those building in edtech.

Want to address your fundraising challenges and learn no-BS tactics to close checks this quarter?

Sign up for our session on Raising Edtech Funding in Q4 '23!

👉 https://t.co/S7GVFZkceU

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@BeardedJeevus LFG!! Love to see this Ranjeev!

[Alberto Arenaza @albertoarenaza]

We are headed to Austin next year for @SXSWEDU, and we want to do it in the most *transcend* way we know!

@mnarea, @j_millstone et moi will be running the Global Edtech Founder Meetup, for founders to connect at the conference and learn from each other!

But we need your help!👇

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

📢 We're excited to share with you our proposal for @SXSWEDU 2024 for a “Global Edtech Founder Meetup.”

@albertoarenaza & @mnarea will be hosting this space alongside @j_millstone and need your support to make this happen!

#SXSWEDU

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

275 strong!! 🙌

26 Transcend fellows (TF11) just graduated into our global founder community!

We are super grateful we get to support such incredible founders who are redefining the future of learning & work✨

Thank you TF11 and welcome to the Transcend Network 🧡

[Yash Singh @yashtsingh]

@YussoufNtwali Hungry dogs run faster

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

Are you building a startup for universities? 🎓

We are putting together the most comprehensive market map of University-Edtech startups for our upcoming newsletter and looking to add those who are improving the student, instructor, or staff experience in the following areas ⬇️

[Transcend Network @transcendnet]

The University-Edtech market is worth a trillion dollars💰

🤔 But who are the current players in this space?
🔍 What are the main challenges of stakeholders?
💡 How can startups work with universities and address their needs?

[Sonny Li @sonnynomnom]

day 1 kickoff 🖐️ @transcendnet

[Alberto Arenaza @albertoarenaza]

working on a new @transcendnet newsletter about the state of Higher Ed startups.

👉 What are the top startups serving universities?

👉 For any founders in the space, what is a piece of advice you wish you knew when you started?

would love to incorporate your input!