@Primer CEO. On the side of the builders and the kids.
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This is actually one of the coolest, most pro-family, most good-culture thing a company can offer as a perk
In-house on-site microschool for company families
The future of education model innovation is so so bright
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This job will be awesome for someone because a) you’ll get to save kids from the clutches of public school and b) you’ll get to work with @delk
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this is incredible for texas families
and what a great opportunity for @primer who continues to grow at an incredible rate.
@delk is the right captain for one of the strongest currents in the country.
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a good litmus test for if your startup will survive the marginal cost of software going to 0
does a hurricane make your cpu metrics look like this
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Ryan and Primer are doing the Lord’s work
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Let’s check out @Primer — an independent Microschool network known for its project-based learning experiences, small class sizes, and flexible scheduling ⚡️
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If you are working on an AI tutor (or other edtech product), we'd love to be your first customer @Primer.
time, direct feedback from kids, etc. - DM me!
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Today’s guest, @delk, is on a mission to build a company that creates more ambitious students who can think for themselves.
His model empowers the top 1% of teachers to leave the traditional system and start micro-schools in their communities.
Ryan is the CEO and Founder of Primer — a platform that helps teachers launch micro-schools in their communities. He’s spent the last decade building tech companies (like Square, Gumroad, and Omni) and was homeschooled K - 8th grade, which served as the early inspiration for Primer.
We discuss:
- The state of education in America
- Building Primer
- Ryan’s mission to save San Francisco
0:48 - Homeschooling & education in America
14:28 - Are we getting smarter in the current way we learn in school
16:39 - Building Primer
24:30 - The process of starting a Microschool
29:38 - Zoning challenges & changing legislation
36:35 - Raising money from iconic investors
41:28 - Do people actively try to stop Primer from existing?
44:57 - Hiring undiscovered talent
52:12 - Ryan’s mission to save San Francisco
1:00:28 - Problem paralysis
1:02:38 - GrowSF
1:10:44 - The vibe shift
1:13:21 - Getting the most out of your day
1:22:02 - It’s all fake
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Impossible to overstate the importance of this win. Please spread the word. Anduril is proving that with the right team and business model, a seven-year-old company can go toe-to-toe with players that have been around for 70+.
The real winner? The United States of America.
The @usairforce has selected Anduril to design, manufacture, and test production-representative Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
In this era of great power competition, there is no time to waste on business as usual. We look forward to delivering CCAs on schedule, within budget, and at scale.
Read more: anduril.com/article/anduril-…
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NEW: As Florida public schools grapple with a worsening teacher shortage and the onslaught of controversial education legislation, South Florida families have turned to @Primer microschools.
miaminewtimes.com/news/flori…
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an average afternoon of Pursuits at Primer:
- building 3d printers
- designing clothes
- doing self-directed chemistry
- making music
- learning new languages
meanwhile most kids are on their 8th hour of busywork
Ryan Delk retweeted
Atlas Shrugged was a documentary
It takes more than 800,000 streams per month to make the equivalent of a $15/hour job, and the vast majority of music artists on platforms like Spotify never get to that number. I introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act to fight for the fair pay that musicians deserve.
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tired of redesigning buttons for an enterprise saas app?
we're hiring a Lead Product Designer to help rebuild the American education system. work with our Product and Education leaders to tell me and @bjoveski what to do!
DMs open, or jobs@primer[dot]com
ALT A screenshot of the Lead Product Designer JD on primer.com/careers
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Pondering the notion that the average profit margin of the food you eat probably tracks to your body fat percentage
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One criteria I learned from @rabois:
“Could this be one of the most important companies of the decade?”
With @primer the answer is a resounding yes.
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once you start seeing fragmented industries with unit economics that can be driven down by a near-OOM (+ an improved experience) through economies of scale it's hard to stop
Housing -> @coverbuild
Education -> @Primer
so many sectors sitting duck. build!
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The sooner you can learn to ignore the haters, the better. Avoid the temptation to become one or surround yourself with them—it’s fun in the short term, but they are almost never successful at anything other than social media.
