MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK: Getting the ear of school administrators and big-shot policy wonks isn't easy for a startup. Conferences can be a good place to start but pricey entrance fees too often make them the domain of big, entrenched players. So the folks at Inigral decided to create a special startup entryway dubbed "Start-Up Alley," at next Tuesday's higher-ed conference, EDUCAUSE. (Conflict alert! Yep, EdSurge moonlighter, Nick Punt, also works for Inigral). Eighteen startups will share what they're doing with college administrators and folks like U.S. CTO, Aneesh Chopra, to spread the word about innovation in this space. (Check out the video pitches.) Until startups can build more bridges to early adopter schools, startups have to stick together and make their own luck.
