Exit Buddy: Veteran Stories to Guide You shines a light on the real struggles and triumphs of veterans navigating life after military service. Each episode dives into the heart of military transition—sharing tales of resilience, setbacks, humor, and growth as veterans move from boots to business or rediscover purpose in civilian life. If you’re seeking inspiration, practical advice on military transition, or just a reminder that you’re not walking this path alone, Exit Buddy is here to help ...
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At Edtech Insiders, we interview founders, investors, operators, educators, and thought leaders about the future of education technology. You’ll hear from leaders across the education technology industry and learn about all of the important edtech trends happening globally.
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Behind the Mic: Meet Your Exit Buddies, Kathleen & Rachel
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16:20In this bonus episode of Exit Buddy: Veteran Stories to Guide You, hosts Kathleen Smith and Rachel Bozeman pull back the curtain for a fun, heartfelt "get to know us" chat. From the inspiration behind the podcast name to their career journeys, military connections, and top advice for transitioning vets, they share laughs, life lessons, and a peek a…
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Week in EdTech 8/20/25: GPT-5 Fallout & GPT-6 Memory, Blackstone Exits $6B Cognita Deal, Pearson AI Study Prep & More! Feat. Brittany Miller of Center for Outcomes-Based Contracting, Jahque Bryan-Gooden ...
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1:54:03Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they dive into the biggest headlines shaping the future of education technology, from AI breakthroughs to new models of learning challenges. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:23] GPT-5 fallout and Altman’s vision for GPT-6 [00:08:14] AI risks: AGI fears, scams, misinformation [00:14:37] Post-COVID…
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Week in EdTech 9/10/25: Apple Integrates OpenAI & Gemini to Siri, NAEP Scores Show Continued Learning Loss, EdTech Funding Slows, Alpha Schools’ 2-hour AI Model Sparks Debate, and More! Feat. Chris Walsh ...
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1:07:23Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and guest co-hosts Matt Tower of Whiteboard Advisors, & Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of Presence Learning as they break down the latest headlines in education technology and from Big Tech’s AI push to the evolving future of school models. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:00] Kate Eberle Walker on parents’ concerns about…
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GED at 80: Reinventing Adult Learning for a Skills-First Future with CT Turner
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53:07Send us a text CT Turner is President of GED Testing Service and VP at Pearson’s Enterprise Learning and Skills division. A recognized leader in workforce development, he champions equitable economic opportunities for underserved populations. CT supports adult education and workforce initiatives, holding degrees from Indiana University and Wichita …
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How Buddy.ai Became the Leading AI Tutors for Kids Worldwide with Co‑Founder Ivan Crewkov
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44:44Send us a text Ivan Crewkov is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buddy.ai, the leading AI tutor for kids under 12, reaching over 20 million students annually from all over the world. Buddy is not just a chatbot. It’s an AI-powered talking animated character in a mobile app teaching English as a foreign language to students all over the world. Buddy is uniq…
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Fire on Deck to Fire in the Belly: If You Lose Your Passion, You've Lost at Life
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32:30Navy veteran Shanon Raab discusses his journey from machinist’s mate to passionate recruiter, in both the Navy and civilian worlds, in our first official episode of Exit Buddy: Veteran Stories to Guide You. Shanon shares how a chance visit to the mall at 17 sparked his military career, how mentoring a shipmate led to his Navy recruiting role, and h…
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Week in Edtech 9/3/25: Google’s AI Surge Hits Duolingo, Parents Push Back on Student Data in AI, Early Childhood Enrollment Struggles, Oak National Academy API, University of Phoenix IPO, and More! Feat ...
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1:03:55Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they break down the latest shifts in education technology, from Google’s aggressive AI push to early childhood challenges and new federal initiatives. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:04:48] Google’s AI surge disrupts Duolingo with gamified language learning in Google Translate [00:12:14] Google’s e…
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Welcome to Exit Buddy: Veteran Stories to Guide You
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1:01Join hosts Kathleen Smith and Rachel Bozeman for the launch of Exit Buddy: Veteran Stories to Guide You! This podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the transition from military to civilian life. Each episode features a veteran sharing their real stories, practical tips for career transitions, advice on building strong support networks, and …
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How EdTech Leaders Earn Trust Through Responsible AI and Data-Privacy Best Practices
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1:01:20Send us a text In this special episode, we speak with Daphne Li, CEO of Common Sense Privacy, alongside leaders from Prodigy Education, AI for Equity, MagicSchool AI, and ClassDojo—recipients of the Privacy Seal. Together, we explore how the edtech sector is tackling one of its biggest challenges: earning trust through responsible AI and data priva…
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How Abhay Gupta and Frizzle Are Saving Teachers 20 Hours a Week
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46:49Send us a text Abhay Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Frizzle. He was Previously a Product Manager at Coinbase, where he drove $50M of incremental revenue, as well as Tesla, and Meta and helped scale an online e-learning platform to millions in revenue. He holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Economics from Vanderbilt University. 💡 5 Things…
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Building AI School Teams: How Leading Educators is Rethinking Teacher Support with CEO Chong-Hao Fu
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44:51Send us a text Chong-Hao Fu is the CEO of Leading Educators, a national nonprofit specializing in comprehensive instructional improvement. Over the past 14 years, he’s worked to scale exceptional teaching and leadership in some of the country’s fastest-improving districts while exploring how emergent technology like AI can bring new possibilities t…
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Week in Edtech 8/27/25: Teen Suicide Linked to ChatGPT, Bill Ackman’s Alpha School Debate, OpenAI Expands in India and Eyes UK Deal, Anthropic’s Higher Ed Report on Augmentation vs. Automation, and More ...
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33:28Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they navigate a week of heavy headlines in education technology—from AI risks and teen safety to global expansion moves by OpenAI and new research from Anthropic. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:02:20] AI panic in the headlines with concerns about teen mental health, suicide, and youth dependency […
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Reimagining Math Education in the Age of AI with Ted Dintersmith
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54:05Send us a text While you spent thousands of hours studying math in high school, odds are you never use any of it. There is math that really matters – it’s just not covered in school. Just as Freakonomics made us rethink economics, Aftermath does the same for math. Today’s guest, Ted Dintersmith, is a bestselling author, education advocate, and form…
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AI + No-Code: How Thunkable Supercharges Student Creativity and Problem-Solving with Arun Saigal
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56:47Send us a text Arun Saigal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thunkable, the no-code platform where anyone — from students to startups to enterprise teams — can build powerful, native mobile apps. With an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and integrated Gen AI tools, Thunkable empowers creators to go from idea to real, publishable app without writing a s…
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Week in EdTech 8/13/25: Back-to-School Uncertainty, B2B vs B2C Learning, GPT-5 Backlash, School Choice Surge, Google’s Gemini Power Play, and More! Feat. Evan Harris of Pathos Consulting Group, Becky Keene ...
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1:40:45Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin, Ben Kornell, and guest co-host Matt Tower from Whiteboard Advisors for a back-to-school edition of Week in EdTech, covering market shifts, Big Tech’s push into education, the GPT-5 rollout, and the rising challenge of deepfake abuse in schools. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:40] Back-to-school funding uncertaint…
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Claude for Education: How Anthropic is Shaping AI’s Role in Learning with Drew Bent
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29:41Send us a text Drew Bent leads Education as part of Anthropic's Beneficial Deployments. He also co-founded the tutoring non-profit Schoolhouse.world with Sal Khan. Prior to that, he wrote code at Khan Academy, taught high school math, and has been tutoring students for over a decade. Drew has degrees in physics & CS from MIT, and an education maste…
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How AI Agents Are Transforming Learning at Scale with Uplimit’s Julia Stiglitz
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38:46Send us a text Julia Stiglitz is the CEO and Co-Founder of Uplimit, an AI learning platform helping companies equip their talent with the skills of tomorrow. She previously was a Partner at GSV Ventures, where she invested and partnered with some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in edtech. Prior to GSV, Julia was one of the first hires at Cours…
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Week in Edtech 8/6/25: Google's Guided Learning vs OpenAI's Study Mode, GSV Summit x BETT Merger, VR/AI Breakthroughs, Cambiar’s $100K Thrive Grants, and More! Feat. Derwin Sisnett of Cambiar Education ...
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1:42:37Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and guest host Claire Zau of GSV Ventures as they unpack a huge week for AI in education, major edtech mergers, and new funding opportunities. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:00] Claire Zau on AI tutor memory, personalization, and data contamination risks [00:01:58] Google Guided Learning Mode vs OpenAI Study Mode…
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Why Personalized Education Hasn’t Happened and How Outschool Aims to Fix It with Amir Nathoo & Justin Dent
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52:31Send us a text Amir Nathoo is CEO of Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes for K-12 learners, and an advocate for expanding education access. Previously, he led product development at Square and co-founded Trigger.io, a platform for creating native mobile apps. Amir holds an MEng in Electrical and Information Sciences from The University…
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Why AI Literacy Alone Isn’t Enough and What We Can Do About It with Katy Knight of Siegel Family Endowment & Dr. Allison Scott of Kapor Foundation
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55:00Send us a text Katy Knight is President and Executive Director of Siegel Family Endowment, where she leads bold, systems-focused philanthropy at the intersection of technology and society. Since 2017, she has advanced equity, flexible funding, and inquiry-driven grantmaking grounded in the scientific method, and centered on reframing big questions …
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Week in EdTech 7/23/25: Quizlet AI Usage Hits 85%, AI Outsmarts Math Olympiad, Roblox’s Learning Hub, Pearson’s AI/XR Lab, Federal AI Funding Priorities, and More! Feat. Brad Carson of Americans for Responsible ...
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1:30:20Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they break down a pivotal week in EdTech, from AI breakthroughs to Roblox’s education push and the future of personalized learning. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:33] Quizlet report shows 85% of students and nearly 90% of teachers using AI, with different adoption patterns. [00:02:24] Internati…
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Exploring Science in Virtual Reality with FotonVR’s Vijay Thakkar & Nisha Panchal
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49:45Send us a text Vijay Thakkar is a visionary entrepreneur, educator, and the CEO & Co-founder of FotonVR. He’s transforming the way children learn by bringing immersive Virtual Reality experiences into classrooms around the world. With a deep passion for innovation in education, Vijay has pioneered immersive Virtual Reality solutions designed specif…
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Week in EdTech 7/16/2025: ChatGPT Agents, AI Companions for Teens, Google’s Gemini Push, Windsurf Talent Wars, Scale AI Layoffs and More! Feat. Writer Matthew Gasda & Marc Graham of Spark Education AI
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1:32:53Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Claire Zau, a Partner and AI Lead at GSV Ventures as they explores the latest developments in education technology, from AI agents to teacher co-pilots, talent wars, and shifts in global AI strategies. ✨ Episode Highlights [00:00:00] AI teacher co-pilots evolve into agentic workflows. [00:02:15] OpenAI laun…
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Securly’s Vision for Safer, Smarter School Technology with CEO, Tammy Wincup
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50:15Send us a text Tammy Wincup has served for over 25 years as a business executive at the intersection of technology and education. Tammy is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Securly, the leading digital safety and wellness company serving over 22,000 K-12 schools globally to keep students safe, secure, and ready to learn. Before Securly, Tamm…
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Week in Edtech 7/9/2025: OpenAI’s $28M K-12 Push, Meta’s Talent War, Higher Ground Bankruptcy, Teaching Lab + Relay Merger & More! Feat. Josh Reibel, Dreamscape Learn; Dr. Jennifer Cruz, Pendergast Elementary; ...
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Celebrating Teacher Leadership with Edthena's 2025 Impact Award Winners
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1:24:42Send us a text In this special episode, we speak with the founder of Edthena and five outstanding educators who were honored as 2025 Teacher Leader Impact Award winners. Each guest shares how they’re shaping the future of professional learning, using technology in smart and supportive ways, and leading from the classroom and beyond. 💡 5 Things You’…
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Why AI Education Should Start at Age Six and How to Do It Right with Sam Whitaker of Studyfetch
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48:07Send us a text Sam Whitaker is the Senior Director of Social Impact and Institutional Development at StudyFetch, an all-encompassing AI learning platform for students. His primary focuses are bringing advanced AI education to underserved communities around the world and developing safe and responsible K-12 AI solutions. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in T…
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Week in Edtech 7/2/2025: Google Unveils 50 AI Tools for Schools, $6B in Federal Funding Frozen, ICE Raids Impact Attendance, 60% of Teachers Use AI, and More! Feat. Matt Dalio of Endless Studios & Anne ...
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1:35:03Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell with guest Jacob Kantor as they explore a transformative Week-in-Edtech, from Google’s AI-powered classroom revolution to major political shifts affecting schools nationwide. Episode Highlights: [00:03:17] Google launches 50 AI tools for educators through Classroom and Gemini [00:05:47] Startup …
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AI as an Extra Set of Hands: Redefining Classroom Roles with Matt Miller of OKO Labs
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46:11Send us a text Matt Miller is the CEO and Co-Founder of OKO Labs, an innovative EdTech company developing human-centric, pro-social AI to power collaborative learning in K-12 classrooms. With a background as CTO and VP of Labs at Amplify Education and VP of Product at Flatiron School, Matt brings deep technical expertise and a passion for leveragin…
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Week in Edtech 6/25/25: MIT Study on AI Sparks Brain-Rot Fears, Cheating Scandal in Debate Nationals, Teachers Sound the Alarm on LLMs, and More! Feat. Sara DeWitt of PBS KIDS & José Francisco Ochoa Ord ...
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57:19Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell for a thought-provoking summer edition of Week in Edtech, featuring headline debates on AI in education, a rare look into PBS KIDS’ funding crisis, and grassroots innovation in ocean learning from Ecuador. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:16] MIT study raises alarms about AI's impact on student thin…
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Sizzle AI and the Rise of the AI Study Companion with Jerome Pesenti
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30:28Send us a text Jerome Pesenti is the founder of Sizzle AI, an AI-for-learning company whose mission is to make learning amazing for everyone. Jerome has worked in AI for the past 25 years, including as VP of AI at Meta, co-CEO of BenevolentAI, VP at IBM Watson, and co-founder of Vivisimo (sold to IBM). 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: How S…
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Week in Edtech 6/18/25 (Part 2): Featuring Special Guests Yesi Sevilla of Chalk and Ed Buckley & Marlee Strawn of Scholar Education
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59:02Send us a text For this Week in EdTech Part 2, Alex Sarlin interviews two visionary founders tackling early education and classroom AI from the ground up—with a focus on teacher support, inclusive innovation, and practical AI implementation. [00:02:12] Yesi Sevilla, CEO of CHALK on why early education must start with supporting teachers [00:30:55] …
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Week in Edtech 6/18/25 (Part 1): Professors Battle Cheating, Students Lose Sleep, Meta Buys Scale AI, AI Use Doubles, Gallup & McKinsey Reveal AI Trends, OpenAI Faces Backlash, Handwriting Returns, Parents ...
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1:04:42Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Matt Tower as they explore the evolving edtech landscape—from rising AI use to old-school solutions for modern challenges. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:20] Banning AI boosts student engagement and brings back handwritten assessments [00:03:23] Gallup finds AI use in the workplace has doubled in two years [0…
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How Renaissance Learning Built a Unified Edtech Ecosystem – With Eric Swanson & Storey Sitwala
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52:54Send us a text Eric Swanson currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Practice and Instructional Products at Renaissance Learning. In this capacity, he works with educators, technologists, and researchers to build best-in-class practice products and experiences that improve academic outcomes for students and educators. Working with t…
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Week in Edtech 6/11/25: OpenAI’s $10B Milestone, Meta’s AI Superteam, Grammarly’s $1B Raise, Ohio State’s AI Mandate, IXL & CodeHS Acquisitions, and More! Feat. Rod Danan of Prentus & Lars-Petter Kjos ...
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1:16:59Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to high-stakes funding rounds and institutional shifts in AI strategy. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:02:45] OpenAI’s $10B Annual Run Rate: ChatGPT drives unprecedented growth [00:05:12] Anthropic CEO criticizes pr…
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Tuck Advisors on When to Sell, Scale, or Stay the Course in EdTech with Dr. Mike McKenna
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25:46Send us a text Dr. Mike McKenna is the Senior Advisor at Tuck Advisors and also serves as the Chief Academic Officer for one of the largest school districts in Pennsylvania. With deep expertise in curriculum development, special education, and teaching and learning, Mike brings a proven track record of building inclusive, high-impact academic progr…
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Why Flashy Valuations Fail in EdTech: Juan Zavala of NMVP on Sustainable Growth
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57:33Send us a text Juan Zavala joined New Markets Venture Partners in 2019 and is a Partner. He is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing new investment opportunities as well as supporting existing portfolio companies and firm operations. He serves as a Board Director for Brains and Motion Education, Nexford University, and CreatorUp, and …
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Scratch: Margaret Honey on the Platform That Makes Kids Feel Like Superheroes
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37:50Send us a text Dr. Margaret Honey joined the Scratch Foundation as the organization’s President & CEO in January 2024. She is widely recognized for her work using digital technologies to support children’s learning and brings decades of non-profit leadership experience and expertise to the Scratch Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Ho…
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Week in Edtech 5/21/2025: Duolingo CEO Sparks Debate, Google I/O’s AI Tools, OpenAI’s Codex Launch, and More! Feat. Senan Khawaja of Kollegio and Rebecca Taber Staehelin & Connor Diemand-Yauman of Merit ...
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1:15:48Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to new VC investments and edtech reports. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:02:10] Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn says AI is more scalable than teachers, sparking debate on the future of educators [00:10:45] Google I/O 202…
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Handwriting Meets High Tech: David Bleicher on Jotit's Mission to Reinvent Classroom Learning
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29:30Send us a text David Bleicher is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jotit, a company on a mission to bring handwriting back to the forefront of education in the digital age. By blending proven learning methods with advanced technologies, Jotit enhances student outcomes and executive functioning in the classroom. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why …
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Week in Edtech 5/14/25: AI Lawsuits in Classrooms, Utah’s EdTech Surge, Youth Unemployment Rises, Google’s Gemini Targets Students, Corporate AI Layoffs Accelerate, Personalized Tutoring at Scale, and ...
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1:03:42Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI in classrooms to workforce shifts and EdTech innovation across the globe. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:03:16] Ezra Klein podcast brings AI and education to mainstream conversation [00:07:20] Alex and Ben compare and critique G…
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The Secret Playbook to EdTech Sales with Starbridge CEO Justin Wenig
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50:01Send us a text This is a very special episode featuring our sponsor, Starbridge. Justin Wenig, Founder and CEO of Starbridge, joins us to discuss how school spending creates barriers to EdTech innovation. Justin previously co-founded Coursedog, scaling it to over 300 institutions and a nine-figure exit. With Starbridge, he’s now helping EdTech busi…
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Why AI Alone Won’t Fix Education—MacKenzie Price Explains the Missing Ingredient
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51:06Send us a text MacKenzie Price is a Stanford grad, mom of two, and the Co-Founder of 2 Hour Learning - a revolutionary learning platform that harnesses the power of AI to give kids a 1:1 personalized learning experience. Her students excel in academics while spending most of their day learning life skills that set them up for future success. She fo…
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Week in Edtech 5/7/2025: Columbia’s AI Cheating Scandal, Duolingo’s AI Shift, AI Education Mandate, Google’s AI Overviews Cut Clicks 34.5%, Higher Ed Under Fire, and More! Feat. Brian Malkin of Rang, John ...
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1:31:10Send us a text Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs and policy shakeups to new funding rounds and workforce shifts shaping the future of learning. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:00:00] Silicon Valley debates the rise of “AI Slop” and the impact of vibe coding. [00:0…
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Can Teachers Outsmart AI? Mike Yates on AI Poetry Slams and Hackathons at the Reinvention Lab
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30:05Send us a text Mike Yates is a Senior Designer at Teach for America's Reinvention Lab, with over a decade of experience at the intersection of technology and learning. A former classroom teacher and founding member of Alpha School, he now leads the Lab’s AI initiatives, creating workshops, coaching educators, and prototyping innovative AI solutions…
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Week in Edtech 5/2/2025: Trump’s AI and Workforce Orders, Accreditation Shakeup, ESSER Fallout, Israel’s AI Tutors, Duolingo’s Language Leap, and More! Feat. Anna Iarotska of Robo Wunderkind, Julia Dixon ...
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1:19:40Send us a text Join host Alex Sarlin alongside special guest co-hosts Ben Wallerstein and Anna Kimsey Edwards, Co-Founders of Whiteboard Advisors, as they break down: [00:03:00] Trump’s AI Executive Order launches cross-agency education task force [00:05:00] 27 states already advancing AI education policy [00:07:00] Workforce EO targets 1M AI-relat…
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Future Fluent: Betsy Corcoran & Dr. Jeremy Roschelle on Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI
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50:28Send us a text Betsy Corcoran and Dr. Jeremy Roschelle co-host the Future Fluent podcast, where they explore how learning is changing in the age of AI. Betsy is the cofounder of EdSurge and now leads Lede Labs, advising education leaders. Jeremy is a leading learning scientist and Executive Director of Learning Science Research at Digital Promise. …
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The Map Makers: Inside the Edtech Insiders' GenAI K-12 Education Market Map with Alex Sarlin, Laurence Holt & Jacob Klein
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54:42Send us a text In this special episode, we go behind the scenes of the Edtech Insiders GenAI K-12 Education Market Map, a first-of-its-kind framework connecting real classroom needs to AI-powered tools. Co-created by Alex Sarlin, Laurence Holt, Jacob Klein, and the Edtech Insiders team, this evolving resource helps educators, entrepreneurs, and res…
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Practical AI That Teachers Actually Love with Levi Belnap of Merlyn Mind
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47:58Send us a text Levi Belnap is the CEO of Merlyn Mind, where he has been instrumental in driving the company's vision and growth since joining in 2019. Before assuming his current role, Levi served as Chief Strategy Officer for nearly four years and later as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to Merlyn Mind, Levi built an impressive career in business dev…
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Week in Edtech 4/16/2025: ASU+GSV Recap, GPT-4.1 Launch, Harvard vs. DEI Mandates, Linda McMahon’s Edtech Debut, Claude’s Study Mode, Yuanfudao’s AI Tutor, Brisk Wins GSV Cup, and More! Feat. Collin Earnst ...
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1:09:19Send us a text Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from ASU+GSV insights to AI model releases, international edtech innovations, and federal policy shake-ups. ✨ Episode Highlights: [00:01:45] ASU+GSV recap and post-conference energy [00:04:48] Strategic AI integration gains tractio…
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