The EdTech Founders Podcast
In this podcast Frank interviews startup founders & players supporting early-stage EdTech startups from across Europe. Season 1 focused on the stories from founders, while from season 2 we are also interviewing business angels & investors to understand their investment thesis, what advice they would give startups seeking funding and how founders should approach these types of investors.
We get straight to the point in 20+ minutes and publish new episodes roughly every month. You can listen to and find the transcript from each podcast below.
Music produced by Ehsansation.
Lack of experience can be a superpower to dare taking risks as an entrepreneur
Jack Daly, founder of 8BitCADE & STEM studio, based in the UK. 8bitcade makes fun, DYI, game consoles to teach STEM topics. (S1 E8)
Gamification is failing as a mechanism for long-term learning
Eduardo Nunes, CEO of Kendir Studios, a company based in Porto, Portugal. Kendir Studios is a development studio for educational role playing and adventure games. (S1 E7)
Supporting student well-being and mental health is no longer a luxury
Miska Noponen, CEO of Annie Advisor, a company that proactively finds students in need of support and helps them when it's most impactful, based out of Helsinki, Finland. (S1 E6)
Everything you build should translate into more resources for children’s learning
Alex Tep, founder of Bunsen, a company building a B2B marketplace for school supplies for K12 and Higher Education, based out of London, UK. (S1 E5)
Go to VCs who know EdTech and focus on learning experiences rather than only metrics
Didem Cikse, co-founder & CEO of Hub21, a company building a new way to help kids & teens aged 7-17 to master their technology skills guided by passionate tutors from top universities, based out of Turkey and London. (S1 E4)
Social media is just designed to release dopamine, not for connecting people
Santiago Cabanas Oyarzun, the founder of Loop Media, a company providing unfiltered news for youth, based out of Spain. (S1 E3)
Use your network to hire an A-team
Miguel Molina-Cosculluela, founder and CEO of Analytikus, a company based out of Italy and LATAM that personalizes education through analytics and AI. (S1 E2)
Being close to users improves product and iteration speed
Jens Aarre Seip, CEO and co-founder of Curipod, a K12 startup based in Norway specialized in helping teachers make interactive lessons. (S1 E1)