I chose to transition from the education to the technology space because I saw the impact of services like Twitter and YouTube on my students. As a teacher, I had to do near acrobatics to hold the attention of my students for a fifteen minute lesson. Meanwhile talk of achievements and ratings in fortnight filled the sound space of the lunch room. Six years trying and it became apparent to me that the school system I was participating in and perpetuating wasn’t working. Slow to adapt, hierarch...

I chose to transition from the education to the technology space because I saw the impact of services like Twitter and YouTube on my students. As a teacher, I had to do near acrobatics to hold the attention of my students for a fifteen minute lesson. Meanwhile talk of achievements and ratings in fortnight filled the sound space of the lunch room. Six years trying and it became apparent to me that the school system I was participating in and perpetuating wasn’t working. Slow to adapt, hierarch...