On 2023-10-26, I served as Chief Guest at Bangalore University’s convocation, despite never having attended college. I joked that I might have taken a wrong turn on the way to a coffee shop, but said I genuinely believe formal education is the backbone of society and urged everyone to help make it stronger. I congratulated Hon'ble Former PM Shri. @H_D_Devegowda and ISRO Chief Dr. S. Somanath, and thanked Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka Shri. @TCGEHLOT, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education Dr. @drmcsudhakar, and Prof. Dr. Jayakara S.M. for letting me share the dias. I said I was truly honoured and thanked Bangalore University for having me; the post did not specify the convocation date.
On 2023-06-08, I called Episode #5 my favourite episode to date and promoted its trailer: https://t.co/8tTVwypBLX. I said it covered everything Ed-tech and what’s next, seen through the lens of two Ed-tech founders, plus one person who didn’t go to college and one who went to the best. I did not identify which people fit those descriptions or what institution “the best” meant. I tagged @RonnieScrewvala, @gauravmunjal, and @jay_kotakone. This was a trailer promotion, like the announcements collected in episode promotions trailers and releases.
On 2023-06-14 at 04:59 UTC, I announced that Episode #5 was out. I said a mixed bag of entrepreneurs brought diverse perspectives on what is broken and what needs to change in education in India, including democratisation, peer-to-peer learning, and online versus offline education. I thanked @gauravmunjal, @RonnieScrewvala, and @jay_kotakone; I did not identify their specific roles in the discussion. This was the episode release, following the trailer promotion described above.
On 2023-02-22, I argued that rising interest rates in the West and mass firings in high-paid tech jobs were reasons to reconsider universities established in India, which I said had improved tremendously. I acknowledged the benefits of studying and networking abroad, but contrasted them with the risk of being saddled with debt for life. My post did not name the universities, countries, loan terms, or evidence behind the improvement claim; it included https://t.co/3Z4V3CUlzn.
I described the risk of being saddled with debt for life at 7-8%.