Essays
One person with a clear goal can now outbuild an entire 20th-century company.
In 2023, I realized that trying to fix education from the inside was a losing game. The system has an "immune system" that turns every new idea into a standardized checkbox. I decided the only way forward was to build a new path outside the system and I called this initiative goa...more
The degree is a lagging indicator of compliance. The artifact is a leading indicator of agency.
We are witnessing the largest destruction of human capital in history. The four year degree has become a $200,000 receipt for a map of a world that no longer exists. For a century, the degree served as the ultimate Signal. It was a way for a student to tell a company that they co...more
After years trying to fix schools, I realized the answer is outside them.

Today is the first day of 2023, and I am sitting with a realization that has quietly rewired my entire understanding of education, work, and leverage. I spent years trying to change education from within. I built tools, I designed programs, and I sought "Hero Teachers." But the s...more