My real ambition
Vision, conflicts, reality
Many weird “opportunities” start flowing into my life. Yes, I will try them all, but I now put effort into getting closer to my ambition. In the past few weeks, I have done nothing but talk to people about my vision: “How can we disrupt the current education system, moving away from obligation and social signals, and truly nurture our curiosity and personal growth?”
I interviewed education leaders and successful edtech entrepreneurs.
Why is advanced technology and the information explosion still unable to transform our current system?
Even though Minerva sets an example of a good edtech model, why doesn’t the system change?
Is “breaking” the current system the only way to force changes?
What are the ethics of disrupting the current system?
Honestly, I don’t know if those professionals take me seriously or think I’m just a crazy idealist, but I don’t care. This is the problem I want to work on. I have started to get some clues. Someone told me that cost might be a breaking point for the US education system because it’s so expensive. It means that if I can leverage very good tech, making my product/institution scalable, there is an opportunity.
Here are some ingredients I gather.
I need some elements from Buildspace, where people commit with strong internal motivation, and top performers will be so good that the entire world will look at us.
I need some elements from Minerva, where real social learning and community still happen.
I need some elements from Final Round AI. When everyone wants to use the AI in their interviews, it will force the old system to break.
So first things first, now I only have passion. How can I get the world to look at me? Wait I might actually know. Based on writing this blog and seeing fame in San Francisco, I know the right way to do it is consistent experiment for either products or personal brand. So, it seems that I just need to keep building learning products like the way I’m doing now.
Damn…I feel that Esther is going to be so poor for the next few years already. Also, I’m praying for like-minded people to drop in front of my door every day.