Want-to-know vs. need-to-know
Here’s the most important framework you need for assessing the viability of an education startup.
Universities don’t HAVE TO charge outrageous tuition
Just because a university can charge whatever it wants doesn’t mean it should.
Universities are addicts
Tuition revenue is the fix universities can never quit, and it’s destroying everything they claim to stand for.
Optionality is a design flaw
Telling students they can be anything sounds inspiring until you realize nobody is helping them become something.
A single epiphany doesn't justify the cost of college
1 aha moment is not equal to $30,000 X 4.
Everything’s a trade, so everyone should go to trade school
You heard me. Everything is a trade.
One metric to rule them all
Who cares about accreditation or US News & World Report rankings. There’s only one metric that matters for higher ed . . .
In the AI age, our savings will fund our re-skilling
Soon we’ll no longer save for retirement. We’ll save to fund our “career cycles,” and we’ll need a new kind of higher ed to do it.
What higher ed for the AI age looks like
What would higher ed look like if someone built it for the AI Age? It would look like pega6. Duh.
Cometh the product builder
Want to know what this new-fangled Product Builder role is all about?! Well, just deposit $0.50 into your USB-C port to learn more!
Are 19-year-olds mature enough for the workforce?
22-year-old college grads certainly aren’t mature enough. but pega6’s 19-year-old grads most definitely are.
The university system is broken
Are universities a waste of your time, your money, or both? (hint: the answer is both)