The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298
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Today’s show:
*Schools teach kids to memorize formulas. AI helps them skip thinking entirely. Brilliant founder Sue Khim joins TWiST to tell us how her new AI tutor, Koji, uses the Socratic Method to help students solve complex problems on their own. Find out why she says “People aren’t anti-AI. They’re anti-being replaced and anti-slop.”
PLUS Jason’s take on the VC horror stories going around X… and his own anecdote about the tenacity and passion of legendary investor John Doerr.
Guest:
Sue Khim on X: https://x.com/suekhim
Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/
Viral Koji launch video: https://x.com/suekhim/status/2060378988606878147
Relevant Links:
Viral Greg Isenberg post about VCs: https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/2061794787825479818
Travis Kalanick’s story: https://x.com/travisk/status/2062224472426365045
Matthew Prince’s stories: https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2062860530360959273
John Doerr on X: https://x.com/johndoerr
Roelof Botha on X: https://x.com/roelofbotha
Michael Moritz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoritz/
Mohr Davidow Ventures: https://mdv.com/
Jason’s book “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups”: https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Invest-Technology-Startups-Timeless-Investor/dp/0062560700
Timestamps:
0:00 Sue Khim's Alltuition origin story
1:41 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!
4:10 Brilliant: from launch to product market pull
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15:08 Pricing against tutors, not apps
19:25 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist
21:22 Koji demo
24:11 Keeping Brilliant local while expanding
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40:10 Every founder has a VC horror story
44:33 John Doerr went the extra mile to hear JCal's pitch
52:55 The LAUNCH investment strategy
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