<p><strong>The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This Week In Startups is made possible by:</p><p><br></p><p>Northwest Registered Agent<a href="https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist"> <u>https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn Jobs<a href="https://linkedin.com/twist"> <u>https://LinkedIn.com/twist</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Shopify<a href="https://shopify.com/twist"> <u>https://shopify.com/twist</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Plaud<a href="https://plaud.ai/twist"> <u>https://Plaud.ai/twist</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s show:</p><p><br></p><p>*Schools teach kids to memorize formulas. AI helps them skip thinking entirely. Brilliant founder Sue Khim joins TWiST to tell us how her new AI tutor, Koji, uses the Socratic Method to help students solve complex problems on their own. Find out why she says “People aren’t anti-AI. They’re anti-being replaced and anti-slop.”</p><p>PLUS Jason’s take on the VC horror stories going around X… and his own anecdote about the tenacity and passion of legendary investor John Doerr.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Sue Khim on X:<a href="https://x.com/suekhim"> <u>https://x.com/suekhim</u></a></p><p>Brilliant:<a href="https://brilliant.org/"> <u>https://brilliant.org/</u></a></p><p>Viral Koji launch video:<a href="https://x.com/suekhim/status/2060378988606878147"> <u>https://x.com/suekhim/status/2060378988606878147</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Relevant Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Viral Greg Isenberg post about VCs:<a href="https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/2061794787825479818"> <u>https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/2061794787825479818</u></a></p><p>Travis Kalanick’s story:<a href="https://x.com/travisk/status/2062224472426365045"> <u>https://x.com/travisk/status/2062224472426365045</u></a></p><p>Matthew Prince’s stories:<a href="https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2062860530360959273"> <u>https://x.com/eastdakota/status/2062860530360959273</u></a></p><p>John Doerr on X:<a href="https://x.com/johndoerr"> <u>https://x.com/johndoerr</u></a></p><p>Roelof Botha on X:<a href="https://x.com/roelofbotha"> <u>https://x.com/roelofbotha</u></a></p><p>Michael Moritz on LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoritz/"> <u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoritz/</u></a></p><p>Mohr Davidow Ventures:<a href="https://mdv.com/"> <u>https://mdv.com/</u></a></p><p>Jason’s book “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups”:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Invest-Technology-Startups-Timeless-Investor/dp/0062560700"> <u>https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Invest-Technology-Startups-Timeless-Investor/dp/0062560700</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Sue Khim&#39;s Alltuition origin story</p><p>1:41 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!</p><p>4:10 Brilliant: from launch to product market pull</p><p>10:46 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist</p><p>15:08 Pricing against tutors, not apps</p><p>19:25 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist</p><p>21:22 Koji demo</p><p>24:11 Keeping Brilliant local while expanding</p><p>30:22 Shopify - Turn those What Ifs into sales with the e-commerce platform powering millions of businesses. Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/twist</p><p>40:10 Every founder has a VC horror story</p><p>44:33 John Doerr went the extra mile to hear JCal&#39;s pitch</p><p>52:55 The LAUNCH investment strategy</p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter:<a href="https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com"> <u>https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com</u></a></p><p>Check out the TWIST500:<a href="https://www.twist500.com"> <u>https://www.twist500.com</u></a></p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple:<a href="https://rb.gy/v19fcp"> <u>https://rb.gy/v19fcp</u></a></p><p>Follow Lon:</p><p>X:<a href="https://x.com/lons"> <u>https://x.com/lons</u></a></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X:<a href="https://x.com/alex"> <u>https://x.com/alex</u></a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/"> <u>⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</u></a></p><p>Follow Jason:</p><p>X:<a href="https://twitter.com/Jason"> <u>https://twitter.com/Jason</u></a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis"> <u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis</u></a></p><p>Check out all our partner offers:<a href="https://partners.launch.co/"> <u>https://partners.launch.co/</u></a></p><p>Great TWIST interviews:<a href="https://youtu.be/pvJa2pzuXWQ"> <u>Will Guidara,</u></a><a href="https://youtu.be/9dHN4YFkgv4"> <u>Eoghan McCabe</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-mod-revolt-building-a/id315114957?i=1000617333424"> <u>Steve Huffman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-early-rejection-customer/id315114957?i=1000611761112"> <u>Brian Chesky</u></a>,<a href="https://youtu.be/y2UMzSqX94Q"> <u>Bob Moesta,</u></a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/box-ceo-aaron-levie-breaks-down-box-ai-and-generative/id315114957?i=1000612384545"> <u>Aaron Levie</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sophia-amoruso-on-branding-raising-a-fund-portfolio/id315114957?i=1000601352978"> <u>Sophia Amoruso</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reid-hoffman-on-ais-crescendo-moment-regulation-and/id315114957?i=1000612548498"> <u>Reid Hoffman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-on-moving-the-needle-win/id315114957?i=1000602560622"> <u>Frank Slootman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/billy-mcfarland-on-fyre-fest-fraud-failure-hacking/id315114957?i=1000610922577"> <u>Billy McFarland</u></a></p><p>Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters:<a href="https://substack.com/@calacanis"> <u>https://substack.com/@calacanis</u></a></p><p>Follow TWiST:</p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/TWiStartups"> <u>https://twitter.com/TWiStartups</u></a></p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin"> <u>https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin</u></a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups"> <u>https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups</u></a></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups"> <u>https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups</u></a></p><p>Substack:<a href="https://twistartups.substack.com"> <u>https://twistartups.substack.com</u></a><br></p>