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Thoughts on education, technology, and building scalable learning systems
SIT Programming School Vietnam: 3 Years In
Three years in Vietnam: cohorts, outcomes, and retention show the school is ready to scale across Southeast Asia.
Web Summit Rio 2025: The Rise of the AI Methodologist
At Web Summit Rio 2025 the spotlight moved to AI-methodologists: systems that turn raw expertise into structured courses, assessments, and materials in hours.
SIT Programming School: Our Own Building in Ho Chi Minh City
SIT Programming School opened its own 4-story training center in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City to prioritize quality and stability over raw expansion.
There Is No Long Game Without Fundamental Education
A 2024 livestream argues for fundamental thinking frameworks over tool-chasing in a fast-changing market.
From Concrete Shell to First Classes at Abacus Tower
While Abacus Tower was still raw concrete, demo classes refined the model and proved the content before opening day.
Web Summit Rio: Why LATAM is the real deal for IT Education
Rio 2023 showed LATAM moving past hype: talent is the bottleneck, AI raises the bar, and local startups solve real constraints.
Vietnam Taught Me Not to Rush
Vietnam entry required months of listening and relocation before product launch; localization starts with people.
We’ve Launched SIT Programming School in Serbia
Launching in Belgrade proved that methodology and team readiness matter more than founder presence or announcements.
Lisbon 2021: the first offline return after silence and the new EdTech reality
Web Summit 2021 confirmed a digital core with live interaction as the force multiplier for education.
A Lesson on Scale from Dave Waiser at Forbes Club Russia
Scaling quality is an engineering problem; close the quality loop to grow without chaos.
What a Conversation with the Acronis Foundation Clarified About Education at Scale
Scaling education is about consistent teaching quality; AI should act as infrastructure to support teachers.
Computer Science Is Becoming the New Latin
At Davos, CS emerged as intellectual infrastructure and competency-based proof replaced time-based learning.
Gold in Győr: When a 'School Project' Changes the World
WRO 2019 gold shows how mentorship builds a talent pipeline that reproduces success.
What the AI@Oxford Debate Gets Right — and What Most EdTech Still Misses
AI in education should augment teachers and free time for reasoning, not replace them.
MIT and why coding alone is not enough
MIT's real research, pause periods, and interdisciplinary culture show how innovators are trained.
Oxford, Latin, and why hype needs a pinch of canning.
Oxford's traditions highlight the value of conservative foundations and strategy in building durable education businesses.
From the Volvo Assembly Line to the Classroom
Lessons from Volvo's lean factory translate directly to scalable, high-quality education.
South Africa, LEAP, and why we don't give up on students.
LEAP Schools prove that the right environment helps struggling students grow, and why we should never give up on them.
The Environment You Choose Determines How You Think
Oxford MBA pressure and accountability show how strong environments force growth and sharpen thinking.
The expert and the beginner: why teaching in Spanish environment keeps me sharp
Teaching in Barcelona while learning Spanish resets the expert mindset and validates universal engineering principles.