Ep. 011:17:10Out Tue, Oct 20

Riley Walker

Founder and CEO, Ryco

Riley Walker built Ryco without outside money, writing custom courses that schools own outright. We talk about the bin of doom, a student-run cafeteria with $100K in profit, and why he has fired customers worth millions to protect his team.

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1Their Craft

How edtech really works, told by someone in it.

2Their Mind

How they think, and what we can take from it.

Clips

7 moments from the conversation

**Why you miss obvious opportunities**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**Schools throw away brand-new textbooks**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**Teenagers run a $100K-profit cafeteria**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**Two engineers now beat 200**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**Cut from the team, made its manager**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**Fire the customer, protect the team**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

**What he'd tell his 20-year-old self**Ep. 01, Riley Walker · Share

From the Playbook

How Riley thinks

DecisionsHe fired customers worth millions DecisionsWhy Ryco sells courses instead of licensing them OpportunitiesHow many red cars did you see on the way here?PeopleCut from the team, made its manager MindsetThe more comfortable you are with yourself

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