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Building something of significant value to the student, but shifting the risk away from the student to your company or the current or future employer is the way to build a very large education company. Prenda does this for parents in K12 by serving as a public charter school, Lambda does this for students by deferring tuition until they get a job.

Programs like Pathstream help upskill people into tech jobs. OnDeck is building an onramp for entrepreneurs to find cofounders, fund themselves, and even obtain healthcare while they build. ISAs are nudging the putrescent education establishment towards positive ROIs for students.