Raghav "Rags" Gupta

Packed house last night at Whoop HQ to see @jliemandt and @michaelbhorn talk AI & Education. Boston & MA have rich history in education. Can't wait for @AlphaSchoolATX to add to the education ecosystem here.

@CameronSorsby Not compelling, esp if it's full time. Adverse selection risk high. 2 yrs a long time to commit to being on sidelines. Equity/ability to invest in the venture(s) would be more attractive.

We're strongly considering redesigning the traditional Alpha Guide role for our new Alpha Founders high school track ($1M by graduation or full tuition refund) into an Entrepreneur-in-Residence position. The pitch: • Full-time, 2-year tour of duty for experienced entrepreneurs between ventures. $200K/year. • Stay on the cutting edge of AI by coaching the most driven teens in the country toward a $1M outcome. • Get access to the world-class network of entrepreneurs, investors, and companies we're building around these students. • Direct support through our network when you're ready to launch your next thing after your tour. We want entrepreneurs who are hungry to keep building, not settle into a role. Two years, then go start your next thing. Would this be a compelling offer for the right person to coach our students to $1M? What else would you add to attract the absolute best talent?

@armaanagrawal_ amazing! come to the event on the 30th and let's chat :)

@ragsgupta Hey Raghav, I’m based in Boston and insanely bullish on Alpha School. I’m a senior at Northeastern and would love to help in any way I can. My skills are primarily in software & agentic product engineering. Help me help you!

K-12 education in the US is a trillion dollar system largely unchanged since the industrial era. AI is set to challenge every assumption keeping this 'education industrial complex' intact. The Massachusetts AI Coalition is hosting its inaugural Education track event: AI and the Reinvention of Education at WHOOP's HQ with two heavyweight speakers: → @jliemandt, Principal of Alpha School, the most watched, most debated school in the country, where students master core academics in 2 hours a day achieving top 1% academic results, and using the rest of their time for project-based life skills. → @michaelbhorn, Harvard GSE professor and education thought leader who, as co-author of Disrupting Class with Clay Christensen, literally wrote the book on the topic. I'll be moderating. If the current system isn't working for you or your kids, this is a conversation not to be missed. Seats are limited. Register here: luma.com/uy4tobml?tk=YJ…

Good summary of how Alpha School uses AI.

Alpha School is wild. While most orgs stay away from @openclaw for security concern issues, the school brings on @nateliason full time as Head of Founder Development and gets students using custom claws to enable their dreams and inventions🦞 The best past? Unlike any other school, kids get to tinker with life skills projects for most of the day since academics is done within the first 2 hours of the morning. As a founder couple, having incredible builders teaching your kids real life skills for the world they will be building IS the dream 🤯

@abemurray @AnthonyTayoun @rieglobe @openclaw @nateliason @abemurray we have 30+ families committed already across 2 locations. Will ping you :)

@AnthonyTayoun @rieglobe @openclaw @nateliason @ragsgupta yes we are talking! he is awesome and I am a fan also, hi Anthony! 🦾

Boston families: join us this Thursday evening for another virtual info session on Alpha School. We'll be joined by one of their guides along with Eliot Gattegno. Registration link in the comments. luma.com/ttuijgph

Last night I was on a 100-person Zoom with 3 Alpha High School students on the panel. These teenagers blew me away — their public speaking, their storytelling, the grit they've built through real projects, and their ability to socialize and connect with anyone in the room. This is exactly why I'm bringing Alpha School to LA's South Bay. I want my kids and their friends learning the life skills that actually matter. Learn more at the Alpha South Bay LA info session on Tuesday: luma.com/rl5kdtlw?tk=T0… futureofeducation.substack.com/p/the-5-life-s…

This article below basically argues that schools are causing depression and suicide. To cure this, it suggests: 1. Later start time 2. Less homework 3. More recess We’re opening an Alpha School in the South Bay of LA. 1. 8:45 start time 2. No homework 3. More time back to play by only doing 2 hours of school work. Alpha literally addresses everything this article suggests to save our kids from depression and suicide. (Oh, and test scores put it as the #1 school in the country)

@jliemandt @SahilBloom @AustinScholar Sign our kids up for this (when they're of age). Asia/India, Europe & South America too pls @AustinScholar!

@SahilBloom @AustinScholar is spending her Stanford spring quarter “study abroad” time interning at the NYC campus and creating a year-long “Global School” program for Alpha High. First stop : Northeast. 2nd: Africa

Alpha School's innovative approach to K-12 education on its way to Boston! Excited for the first parent get-together next week hosted by @eliotgattegno. Apply here! luma.com/9y2fhyxo @jliemandt hopefully celebrating a Pats win then ;) @mackenzieprice

🔥Breakthrough AI research by MIT founders 🤖 Ensemble Listening Models (ELM): a new AI model architecture proving ensembles outperform foundation models. This is the next DeepSeek moment → State of the Art Performance, 10-100x reduction in compute and cost. 1/ 🧵

@jliemandt The kids are not alright

More proof your private K-12 school is lying to you: UC San Diego edition (top 1% university). They're giving you A's and B's without teaching you anything.

Calling all Boston families: A parent-led group is now assembling the 25 'founding families' needed to bring Alpha School to Boston. This is how it starts. (And as a lifelong Red Sox fan, I'm personally very excited to see it.) Learn more and join here: alphanorthboston.com

@chamath @chamath My company, Aktiia, has cracked noninvasive, continuous BP monitoring using PPG optical signals – bracelet worn on wrist. We're in production, CE-approved and on FDA 510K path. aktiia.com/it/ if you want to get one while in Italy. ;)

Researchers at Caltech have developed a device that continuously and noninvasively measures blood pressure anywhere on the body, using an innovative technique called resonance sonomanometry. How does it work? The method employs sound waves to induce arterial vibrations, then uses ultrasound imaging to measure the artery's resonance frequency. These vibration frequencies correlate with the tension in the artery walls, which directly relates to the blood pressure within the vessel. By analyzing these frequency changes, researchers can accurately calculate blood pressure without using the conventional cuff-based method. This device, currently in the prototype phase, could make blood pressure readings more accessible for both home and clinical use.

What I Read This Week… Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by maintaining its monopoly in search through exclusive agreements, including its deal with Apple to make Google the default search engine on the iPhone. This decision has far-reaching implications. Depending on the court's final ruling, Google could be forced to break up its search business or modify its agreements to foster competition with other search engines. While Google intends to appeal the decision, the ruling sets a significant precedent for future antitrust cases against other major technology companies.

Congrats @ColossusSolar for their Series A. Onwards! prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Great fun to speak with @ZachServideo on @BostonSpeaksUp, wavve.link/5LAmlfD50. My most personal interview yet.