Expanding Business Development and Entrepreneurial Skills | SXSW EDU 2024

From watching early-stage startups pitch to a panel of judges to attending a specially designed boot camp, entrepreneurs at SXSW EDU 2024 were able to grow their networks and brush up their skills to improve and scale their education startups.

Being an entrepreneur is no easy feat, and having the proper tools and knowledge can make all the difference. This year, experts took the stage to share what has helped them, including tips on leveraging your size to drive change, working with the communities you hope to serve, and so much more. Listen to a selection of these sessions, today.

There is so much inspiration to be uncovered from this year’s event. Dive into meaningful opportunities to strengthen your skills.

• Build Your Own Equality Lab
• Empowering Edu & Social Leaders Through Better Applications
• From Spark to Sprints: Developing EdTech at Scale
• How Disruptive Philanthropy Is Reshaping the World of Giving
• How Federal Partnerships Are Transforming ED R&D
• Level Up Your User Research: Why EdTech Needs to Co-Create
• The Rather Prize: Innovative Ideas in TX Education
• Shark Tank: Edu Edition
• Small Organizations, Big Impact: Redefining Success & Scale
• Venture Studios: A New Approach to VC Models
• Welcome to the Education Entrepreneur Revolution
• What Does the Future of Learning in MENA Look Like?
• Women Entrepreneurs of Color Ignite Innovation in Education

Want to get inspired by top trailblazers showcasing their innovative ideas and approaches to create impact in education? Watch this year’s Launch Startup Competition, and Student Impact Challenge, where early-stage startup finalists competed head-to-head live at SXSW EDU.

• Launch Startup Competition
• Student Impact Challenge

Explore more than 260 audio session recordings.

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Catch up on select sessions you may have missed at SXSW EDU 20224, now available to watch on demand or listen to their audio recordings. Plus, mark your calendars for SXSW EDU 2025 in Austin, Texas from March 3-6 and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know of any updates. See you next year!

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