hi there! I’m Joschka aka Yoshi

I’m an EdTech product manager

I believe in the power of learning to transform society.

currently working at Ellevation

I manage the Instructional Strategies product – a professional learning solution, transforming educators’ capacity to support multilingual learners.

I curate LeftTimes

A progressive media aggregator with thoughtful articles, videos, and podcasts covering politics, economics, and culture. Available on web, iOS and Android, as well as, a monthly substack newsletter.

check out LeftTimes

and occasionally write articles

Usually about politics and philosophy, but also finance, education, and technology. See all

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weirdly, my most popular article is on Quora.

What are some things that people pretend to like, but don’t actually enjoy?

“Partying at bars and clubs… “

these are some of the other apps I’ve launched

At Cengage, my team created college textbook and studying apps, a pronunciation app, and an AP test prep app. At Playrific, I partnered with children’s brands to mass-produce edutainment apps for kids.

and some other businesses I’ve worked on

LoveGov was a political matching tool and social network. We raised $100k but didn’t get enough traction prior to the ’12 election.

I’ve consulted for a few startups. Till does financial learning for kids, Implicit is a business article aggregator, The Chisel is a consensus-building platform, and Granny Squibb’s is a local RI iced tea company.

KYDS (Kyle and Yoshi’s dorm store) had 13 locations across NMH. We made ~$50k from kids competing to rack up the most debt via RedBulls and frozen burgers.

Check out my digital bookshelf

It includes recommendation lists on civilization, philosophy, literature, sci-fi, business, and fantasy. As a teaser… here are some of my favs:

Enjoy my music playlists on youtube

many are from the days where we would torrent music and exchange hard drives

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSWnNau_qC/ The oldest tree in the world... born long before the Maya and Aztec empires... just around when the Zapotecs (one of the oldest native american civilization... stay tuned) emerged right next door 2k years ago... and it outlived them all... https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNSJPwuBxG/ Oaxaca City vibes Oaxaca Urban Art Part 3 Oaxaca Urban Art Pt 2

travel pics on IG

usually I share landscapes, art, and nature pics – and sometimes the cairns I build

and this fun drone video

Check out my brother’s professional drone videos

Stay tuned for whatever I dabble in next!

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