guide – Deborah Chang

How To Have the Conversations You Desperately Want To Avoid (Part 1): 10 Tips for Holding People Accountable

I’ve gotten pretty good at having conversations most people want to avoid. My first “business” was actually The Conversation Coach, which I shut down when I realized that communication skills alone was not the problem I wanted to work on and when I found that all my clients were education startup founders anyway. However, it remains…

This Is the Email You Send When You Want to Make an Impact, Do Good Work, Build Your Portfolio, and Advance Your Career

This one email to the right people led to Helping Student Loan Hero and Careerosity when they were part of Socratic Labs (unpaid), which led to Organizing Startup Weekend NYCEDU 2013 with the Socratic Labs team (unpaid), which led to Joining Socratic Labs as Chief of Staff (unpaid), which led to Lead organizing Startup Weekend…

Help! I’m a Teacher– How Do I Get Into Education Technology?

When I first started teaching fifth grade science at KIPP Academy in Houston, Texas, I had no idea that I would end up parlaying that experience into my current role as a consultant to education technology companies. I was simply a teacher on a mission to do right by my students, and that drive just…