The Future of Education with Wesley Samples and Nick Grandy




Village Global's Venture Stories show

Summary: Wesley Samples (@wesleysamples), founder and COO of Sora Schools, and Nick Grandy (@ngrandy), co-founder and Head of Product at Outschool, join Anne on this episode.<br><br>- How the pandemic has “fractured the status quo” and how it will lead to a period of rapid change for education systems around the world.<br><br>- How they’re building a world where kids love learning and why autonomous learning is so important.<br><br>- How Sora and Outschool are partnering to support learners.<br><br>- Why kids want, above all else, to engage with others who share their interests.<br><br>- How they’ve overcome early ideas of what an online school would look like.<br><br>- The explosive growth they’ve seen over the course of the pandemic and how they’ve kept up.<br><br>Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. <br><br>Check us out on the web at <a href="http://www.villageglobal.vc" rel="noopener">www.villageglobal.vc</a> or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.<br><br>Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. <a href="http://www.villageglobal.vc/signup" rel="noopener">www.villageglobal.vc/signup</a>