98. The Future of Cities E06: Future education - how will school K12 be offered? w/ Tim Vieira

Host André Marquet talks to Tim Vieira. Tim established one of the first independent microbreweries in South Africa. Later, he also joined the Executive Program at Chicago BOOTH School in London. Today Tim is the CEO of Brave Generation Academy, which provides every learner with a specialised and holistic education. Timestamps: Introduction of the guest [0:30] What was Tim's first entrepreneurial project? [3:30] Insights of Tim's last trip to the US [7:10] Tim's participation in the Portuguese Shark Tank TV show [11:25] Why Tim has chosen to live in Portugal and be an ambassador for it? [16:20] Brave Generation Academy (BGA) development and relation to Cascais municipality [19:00] What does a typical Tim Vieira workday vision look like [22:20] Tim's 181 day trip around the World with family [26:30] What is the Brave Generation Academy about and how did it start? [29:40] Criticism about online education is based on starting on the screen the whole day [36:50] Competition in education-based products [39:40] Is it possible to enrol on the University by attending a non-traditional school? [43:00] What nationality kids are attending BGA? [45:20] Digital education platform development [51:40] Plans around a BGA version for Sports Academy [53:10] Is BGA good for kids who want to focus on a specific niche, e.g., chemistry lab [55:20] What new technology would Tim learn if he had 3 months to do it? [1:04:20] Words of wisdom for younger Tim [1:08:20] Tim's recommendations [1:10:20] Documentary on Netflix: The short game  PRODUCTION This podcast was hosted by André Marquet, with research done by Evelina Bogdiun and sound edited by Miguel Sousa. The Productized Podcast is a series of interviews with product innovators, successful makers, and entrepreneurs. We hope to inspire the listeners of this show to be courageous and productize! Do you want to become a part of the Productized community? Sign up for our Academy HERE