2U's Critical Shift and the 60% Drop It Caused
E-learning company 2U (NASDAQ: TWOU) tanked 60% after reporting earnings. If that sounds too dramatic to be the result of a few missed metrics, that's because it was -- 2U dropped that it expects significantly lower growth for the foreseeable future because of some drastic business model shifts. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis chats with Motley Fool analyst and 2U shareholder Simon Erickson about the company's past and future. Learn what 2U did that made it so popular, why that strategy won't cut it anymore, and what it's planning to do in the future; how online education trends are shifting; what investors should track going forward; whether there's any hope left for 2U; and much more.
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