From Zoom to Room: How In-Person Meetings Close Deals — and Where to Find Us in 2026

Two members of the Techcycle Solutions team, Sam and Courtney, exhibiting at the ACOT 2025 conference, demonstrating the importance of face-to-face meetings

Remember when partnerships started with a conversation, a whiteboard, and a handshake? Good news: we’re back. The EdTech world is rediscovering what schools have always known: trust travels better in person. Yes, we still love a good video call. But the best solutions are built across a table, not across a laggy connection.
As we ramp up our end-of-year travel plan and kick off 2026, we’re leaning into face-to-face time. Listening to your challenges, mapping real workflows, and leaving you with a plan you can act on Monday morning.

The Rise of Self-Service Repairs in Schools

Close-up of hands repairing a laptop motherboard with screwdriver, illustrating self-service device repairs in schools.

Across the country, more school districts are shifting their approach to device repairs. Instead of sending broken iPads, MacBooks, and Chromebooks out to third-party providers, many are bringing those repairs in-house. Why? Cost savings and speed. Why Districts Are Taking Repairs Into Their Own Hands When districts leverage their own IT staff, or even integrate […]

Cheaper Isn’t Always Better: A Tale as Old as Time

Venn diagram comparing cheap, fast, and good repairs with overlaps showing slow service times, premium pricing, and low quality repairs.

In every industry, there’s always someone who will promise to do it cheaper. On the surface, that sounds like a win for the customer, I mean, who doesn’t want to stretch their budget further? But if you take a closer look, the real question isn’t “how much does it cost?” but rather “what am I […]

Hanging on By a Thread: Schools Face the Device Refresh Cliff

Cartoon Chromebook clinging to the edge of a cliff with keys and parts falling off, symbolizing the device refresh cliff in K-12 schools.

School budgets are under more pressure than ever, and technology programs are feeling the strain. As pandemic-era relief funds fade away, districts are being forced to rethink how long devices must last. Longer Refresh Cycles Are the New Normal Across the board, school districts are no longer following strict 3 or 4-year refresh schedules. Instead, […]