Understanding Online Education

Being involved in this young industry from day one and knowing both sides of the market, Kirsten Winkler is one of the most experienced entrepreneurs in this sector.

Winkler Media

Kirsten Winkler is active in three different sectors.

EDU Journalist – covering the online education market on KirstenWinkler.com and hosting a webcast interview series called EDUKWEST about online education start ups.

EDU Consultant – consulting online education start ups during various phases of the founding process.

EDU Preneur – working on her own products and services for the online education market.

Dave Schappell
Founder & CEO
TeachStreet

If you’re looking for “what’s next” in education, Kirsten Winkler should be your starting point — her passion for the education space is unparalleled, and her ability to connect the dots between innovative people and organizations makes her second to none.

Kevin Chen
Co-Founder
italki

Kirsten Winkler is one of the most knowledgeable people in the field of online language education. She understands the academic perspective given her experience as a professional language teacher. Given her background and perspective, her analyses are both insightful and influential.

Gagan Biyani
Co-Founder
Udemy

Kirsten is one of the most knowledgeable figures in the education 2.0 movement. There are few, if any, icons in the education media who have the depth of knowledge and insight that Kirsten does about the future of education on the web.

Jon Bischke
Founder
eduFire

Kirsten has her finger on the pulse of the online education industry.  She knows just about every CEO worth knowing and is incredibly passionate about helping startups succeed.  For anyone looking to work with someone “dialed in” to online edu, look no further than Kirsten.

Bernhard Niesner
Co-Founder
Busuu

Kirsten is the CNN for online education. Whenever there is something new in this fast moving industry, you will find it immediately on her blog. Her analysis are sharp, unbiased and straight to the point. Kirsten´s articles are a must-read for everybody involved in online education.