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
Links:
Ryan on X - https://twitter.com/delk
Primer - https://primer.com/
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:48 - Homeschooling & education in America
00:14:28 - Are we getting smarter in the current way we learn in school
00:16:39 - Building Primer
00:24:30 - The process of starting a Microschool
00:29:38 - Zoning challenges & changing legislation
00:36:35 - Raising money from iconic investors
00:41:28 - Do people actively try to stop Primer from existing?
00:44:57 - Hiring undiscovered talent
00:52:12 - Ryan’s mission to save San Francisco
01:00:28 - Problem paralysis
01:02:38 - GrowSF
01:10:44 - The vibe shift
01:13:21 - Getting the most out of your day
01:22:02 - It’s all fake
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