#352 - Ryan Delk - Founder @ Primer - Fixing the Broken US Education System & Saving San Francisco
Description
Ryan Delk is the CEO and Founder of Primer — a platform that helps the top 1% of teachers launch Microschools 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
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Topics
(00:00:00 ) - Intro
(00:02:07 ) - Homeschooling & education in America
00:15:21 - Are we getting smarter in the current way we learn in school
(00:17:27 ) - Building Primer
(00:25:19 ) - The process of starting a Microschool
(00:30 ;15) - Zoning challenges & changing legislation
(00:37:15 ) - Raising money from iconic investors
(00:41:54 ) - Do people actively try to stop Primer from existing?
(00:45:30 ) - Hiring undiscovered talent
(00:52:17 ) - Ryan’s mission to save San Francisco
(01:00:10 ) - Problem paralysis
(01:02:28 ) - Grow SF
(01:10:19 ) - The vibe shift
(01:16:29 ) - Getting the most out of your day
(01:21:35 ) - It’s all fake
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