Love this reference to growth mindset from Nvidia's Jensen Huang: 'Greatness is not intelligence as you know. Greatness comes from character. Character is not formed out of smart people; it’s formed out of people who suffered.' youtube.com/watch?v=cEg8cO…

We reached a new milestone this month, Reach Capital has been around long enough that we have backed two repeat founders from our very first fund— Charlie Stigler and mickhewitt. And now the Reach Founders Fund is investing alongside Reach IV.

While Founders have always had a complicated relationship with school— I’m seeing more and more founders who are not finishing college or skipping it altogether.

I think the chasm has never been wider between what schools ask of students and what founders are motivated by.

Carla Small (CEO of EarlyBird Education) and I did a podcast interview with Mike Christian What's @ Risk
iHeartRadio. Check it out here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nad…

Some of the very best work is done late at night. Not just at startups, but in research too. That's when you can work on hard problems without distractions.

If you looked at emails reporting important breakthroughs, a surprisingly large number would have been sent after hours.

Just read Jonathan Haidt’s new book, very well done but my big take away is why haven’t big tech co’s that know teens are spending hours on their apps everyday— hire behavior psychologists & neuroscientists who specialize in human development?

On @meta careers page, I counted 12 UX

Another state goes universal ESA & demand outstrips available funds.
apple.news/AVxwXtfvaSOSKH…

New York - your turn to run fun test prep! The first drop of NYS Exam Prep generators is here, making it easier to practice those two credit responses for the ELA exam. 💡 Pro tip: Ask your students for the topic and we promise that they will be engaged! curipod.com/generators/NYS…

Coach Elkins has jumped into the Curipod game, too! Curipod #SpringIntoTech

Demand for voucher/ESA programs is significant & is reshaping the educational landscape — the74million.org/article/explos…

So many people knew and loved ⁦Don Shalvey. What an enormous impact he had on our education system here in CA. He always led with kindness and heart. ❤️

Regent and education trailblazer Don Shalvey dies at 79 pacific.edu/pacific-newsro…

Gratitude and love to my dear friend, Don Shalvey—as a funder while at NewSchools; a proud board member at Aspire; a consultant for him at Gates; and a colleague for 25 years. ❤️ EdSource The 74 the74million.org/article/an-app…

Love this AI pedagogy generator visual! Go Curipod!

One of the best reads on how “I” culture & the decline of our institutions are leading to a crisis of purpose, apathy, and isolation.

By jomayra ⚡️ Maria Salamanca

open.substack.com/pub/grounded/p…

Can we just skip the “context setting,” forever

the courage required to show up for navalny’s funeral is worth our appreciation

Every time I run across this statistic, it just blows my mind.

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