-Life as an EdTech Startup Founder-
Ryan Palmbaum is the founder and CEO of Dabbl Discovery, an educational, bite-sized video learning platform designed to help people discover and follow new interests and career paths through short videos created exclusively by experienced experts in a wide variety of industries.
Dabbl combines the engaging, fast, 1-3 minute format of TikTok with the quality content and creators of Masterclass or Ted Talks to sit at the peak of engaging education.
Unique Professional Background
Before entering the EdTech space, Ryan was a world-traveled, ex-collegiate and professional soccer player having lived in 10+ countries, across 3 different continents, all before he turned 20.
Throughout his travels, he decided to become a jack of all trades and a master of some. He was a commissioned painter, graphic designer, and musician–while also studying video game programming, finance, psychology, nutrition and much more.
Educational Background
Ryan moved back to the United States in 2019 and obtained his bachelor’s degree in Finance & Management from SUNY University at Albany.
Entrepreneurship
Rather than pursuing a normal finance career out of college, he decided to pursue his passion of making the top educational content in the world accessible to everyone, no matter their financial situation or social status.
Dabbl is excited to be a hub for the top educational video creators to share their unique experiences in a more streamlined way without being diluted down with misinformation and dangerous content that dominates conventional social media platforms.
Ryan and Dabbl are focused on learning from the market and listening to their creators and users to develop the best platform for career and interest discovery possible for everyone involved.
Reasons to Listen
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those interested in discovering what it takes to bring a concept to market fruition
- those wanting to uncover deeper insights related to being an EdTech startup founder and finding success within running an early stage startup
- those who are looking for inspiration in so far as pursuing a vision or idea all the way
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- a day in the life of an EdTech startup founder
- successful mental frameworks required for running a startup
- how being a professional soccer player at a young age influenced Ryan’s personal development and growth
- how Ryan’s own struggles in deciding on a fulfilling career influenced him to start a company helping others with that very challenge
- how trying new things and exposing oneself to new ideas and ways of learning in one’s youth can really help a person develop professionally and personally later in life
- how Ryan came up with the business model for his company, Dabbl Discovery
- a critically important but often overlooked step in running a startup
- how he personally manages the emotions of being an EdTech startup founder
- how being a professional athlete helped prepare him for the world of entrepreneurship
- an entertaining story detailing how his business came to be
- how AI may or may not impact career learning services moving forward
- Ryan’s advice for those who are trying to find their future career
- much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“For me a career is something that you are good enough at doing that someone is willing to pay you to live sustainably and that you love enough to do it for over a third of your life.”
Ryan Palmbaum
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view video highlights of the conversation, you can do so via Youtube.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Ryan and his company, be sure to visit his company Dabbl Discovery.
Further, you can download the Dabbl Discovery app here. Lastly, feel free to follow his journey on the following social platform:
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