#22 - Local Tech Spotlight: Ed Martin @Zorbit's by Carnegie Learning
JAN 11, 202236 MIN
#22 - Local Tech Spotlight: Ed Martin @Zorbit's by Carnegie Learning
JAN 11, 202236 MIN
Description
The fourth episode in the NL Tech Spotlight series - a discussion between Jeremy Andrews and Ed J Martin, the CEO of Clockwork Fox Studios. Clockwork is an education technology company that develops a blended learning platform for elementary math called Zorbit’s Math Adventure. Zorbit helps young math learners succeed by integrating the powers of play, pedagogy, and learning analytics.<br /><br />We talk about a bunch of things in this episode, but one of my favourite parts was Ed describing how Carnegie see's Clockwork as their new Canadian Headquarters, based right here in Newfoundland and Labrador. With a number of exits to US based companies here in recent years, it's part of a growing and exciting trend for the local tech industry.<br /><br />0:00 - Where ya from?<br /><br />1:30 - How did you go from Mechanical Engineering to Digital Media to Software?<br /><br />4:30 - Best Boy Productions and the Transition to Clockwork<br /><br />8:30 - Making games that aren’t just fun, but also help kids get better at math<br /><br />11:30 - Becoming a much more powerful platform for Teachers<br /><br />15:30 - What’s been your “Go to Market” strategy<br /><br />17:30 - “Sage on the Stage” education to “Student Centered Learning”<br /><br />20:40 - Were you planning for an Acquisition?<br /><br />23:35 - “The Canadian Head Office”<br /><br />25:25 - Where does it go from here?<br /><br />29:25 - Has doing this in Newfoundland been hard?