Ed tech startups, take wing.

Education technology startups are increasingly commonplace.

But those that survive the early stages and make a real, lasting impact on the world are rare birds, indeed.

Through strategy, research, advising, & best practices Rarebird helps ed techs make a positive impact, faster.

Maximize results, minimize risks

Jared Stein, a long-time leader in ed tech, created Rarebird to help ed tech founders, leaders, and investors make smarter choices and avoid destructive failures, so that they can create a positive social and financial impact, faster.

Rarebird has formally worked with over a dozen ed tech companies and investors since 2023 on…

Advising

Every good strategy is based on a deep understanding of the challenge, the context, and the competition. But things most fast when you’re a startup, and it’s all to easy to miss the forest for the trees — or make decisions you later regret.

Rarebird advising / consulting is based on regular, goal-oriented conversations that help you clarify the situation, evaluate options, and arrive at the best decisions based on data, research, and decades of experience.

While Jared’s own expertise is in ed tech markets, product strategy, and GTM, the Rarebird network of experts covers additional domains that are critical to ed techs, including…

Sales and marketing
Customer success
Dev Ops
Product interoperability & accessibility

Projects

Just because you’re running lean doesn’t mean you can’t expand your capacity or experiment with new ideas.

Rarebird projects and research services can help you temporarily increase your capacity or explore new frontiers for your business without committing to salaried team members.

Past projects include…

Market research & analysis
Reports (internal or public-facing
GTM & expansion planning
Value proposition design / messaging
M&A / investment screening & evaluation
Customer contact lists

Got an idea but not sure how to tackle it? Reach out and we’ll see if Rarebird can help.

Education

Startups depend on learning fast and adapting, but not all learning has to depend on your own experiences. As powerful as experience is

With well over a decade delivering workshops, online courses, and training, Jared and Rarebird can help you or your teams develop skills that are critical to success in ed tech. For example…

State of the industry presentations for boards / investors
Presentation / pitch coaching
Messaging workshops for marketing & sales
Sales certification programs
Market orientation courses for new team members

Even if you’re unsure about investing in education, we’d be happy to talk and see if leveling up your teams might actually level up your business.

Rare Birds Seek Rarebird

Rarebird works with our favorite “rare birds” over months and years, and we limit our engagements to just one startup per product category at a time. This is so we can truly focus our energy on your company and protect your competitive advantage.

Here are some of the ed techs that we’ve worked with over the past 2 years.