@sarahdessen Absolutely terrifying. I'm so, so glad ...

@sarahdessen Absolutely terrifying. I'm so, so glad she's okay. And well done.

@unreasonable Highly depends on situation. Often you ...

@unreasonable Highly depends on situation. Often you will have support from legacy investors - and early investments are often in team.

@rchrd_h Seems legit. The AP will join ...

@rchrd_h Seems legit. The AP will join you in a moment.

@karaem Yep! We're excited about it.

@karaem Yep! We're excited about it.

@econproph I agree. So here's the big ...

@econproph I agree. So here's the big thing that I think needs to happen: professors _must_ be empowered to buy their own tools.

@econproph Always going to be true - ...

@econproph Always going to be true - so the key is to make openness a side effect, and concentrate on building an awesome experience.

Indieweb

@econproph The #indieweb community has been great ...

@econproph The #indieweb community has been great at creating an ecosystem. Working code over mailing lists and standards bodies.

@econproph Trick with that, from experience, is ...

@econproph Trick with that, from experience, is that trying to create a cross-tool standard up front is a black hole. Need 2 or 3 tools 1st.

I don't think institutions can or should, ...

I don't think institutions can or should, generally, build their own software. But educators must be a tighter part of the conversation.

Blackboard's software is terrible. Horrible architecture, terrible ...

Blackboard's software is terrible. Horrible architecture, terrible service, closed in every way possible. EdTech needs more open solutions.

The question for institutions: if they need ...

The question for institutions: if they need software like Blackboard, who will build it, and why?

Institutions are - rightly - turning to ...

Institutions are - rightly - turning to open source solutions to escape from lock-in at high licensing cost. It's eating Blackboard's lunch.