Had a really great conversation with Micah Merrick on his new Skill Podcast!
Check it out here, or iTunes, etc.
Notes on what we cover from the episode summary:
- Their shared experiences being homeschooled as kids
- What are the benefits of homeschooling, compared to public schools?
- How the nature of work may change how many kids are homeschooled in the future
- Are homeschooled kids, “socialized”?
- Isaac’s experiences in high school and college, and how they influenced his thinking on higher education
- Why Isaac chose the private sector to pursue social change, despite spending time in the non-profit, government, and higher education worlds
- The founding story of Isaac’s first company, Praxis
- Why students choose college over other, more compelling, options
- What should we call students and their experiences who don’t go to college right away, if at all?
- The idea that might help fewer students choose college in the future
- Be Your Own Credential
- How you can build a signal that is more powerful than a college degree
- The founding story of Crash
- How Crash helps people find new opportunities
- The early tweaks that Crash made to its initial product that rapidly improved growth
- Crash’s early results helping people find work
- The difference between “waiting for your chance” and “winning in the market”
- Isaac’s nefarious super villain plot
- How Isaac harnesses serendipity with Crash
- The difference between “personal marketing” and “authenticity”
- How Crash works for hiring managers, and not just for job seekers
- Isaac’s parting words of wisdom