How YCombinator is Working to Save the US Education System from Collapse with Geoff Ralston of YC

Summary: Geoff Ralston is the founder of Imagine K12, an education focused vertical within the super successful startup accelerator YCombinator. Collectively, Y Combinator and Imagine K12 have backed over 100 education technology startups. In addition to his work with YC, Geoff’s a prolific angel investor, with over 80 portfolio companies and 18 exits to date. Prior to joining YC as a Partner, Geoff was the CEO of Lala Media, a music startup which was acquired by Apple for $80M in 2009. He also spent 9 years at Yahoo and was the Former Chief Product Officer a decade before the company became irrelevant. Listen and Learn: * The major problems with America’s education system * How startups and YC are working to redesign education * Is college still necessary? * How venture capitalists can make outsized differences in the world * Why education and healthcare as so expensive and slow to adapt * What angel investors need to know to avoid losing money * How Geoff thinks about industries and investment philosophies * Why Geoff started an edtech accelerator and merged with YCombinator * The reason Geoff is incredibly optimistic about biotech and AI * The ethical issues of education and access and how we can fix them * Why education NEEDS to be personalized * How to hone your craft and becoming worldclass * Which industries Geoff is most excited about Geoff’s Projects: <a href="http://www.imaginek12.com/">ImagineK12</a> <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/">YCombinator</a> <a href="https://angel.co/gralston" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Geoff’s Angellist</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gralston">@gralston</a> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a> Like this? You will love our new podcast: <a href="http://fringe.fm">FringeFM</a> which explores edges of human understanding and sci-fi tech: Subscribe on <a href="http://fringe.fm/itunes">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://fringe.fm/stitcher">Stitcher.</a> Geoff Ralston is the founder of Imagine K12, an education focused vertical within the super successful startup accelerator YCombinator. Collectively, Y Combinator and Imagine K12 have backed over 100 education technology startups. In addition to his work with YC, Geoff’s a prolific angel investor, with over 80 portfolio companies and 18 exits to date. Prior to joining YC as a Partner, Geoff was the CEO of Lala Media, a music startup which was acquired by Apple for $80M in 2009. He also spent 9 years at Yahoo and was the Former Chief Product Officer a decade before the company became irrelevant. Listen and Learn: * The major problems with America’s education system * How startups and YC are working to redesign education * Is college still necessary? * How venture capitalists can make outsized differences in the world * Why education and healthcare as so expensive and slow to adapt * What angel investors need to know to avoid losing money * How Geoff thinks about industries and investment philosophies * Why Geoff started an edtech accelerator and merged with YCombinator * The reason Geoff is incredibly optimistic about biotech and AI * The ethical issues of education and access and how we can fix them * Why education NEEDS to be personalized * How to hone your craft and becoming worldclass * Which industries Geoff is most excited about Geoff’s Projects: <a href="http://www.imaginek12.com/">ImagineK12</a> <a href="https://www."></a>

How YCombinator is Working to Save the US Education System from Collapse with Geoff Ralston of YC

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