SCOUT· 38%2h 13m·2026-09-10·Interviews#882: Why Kids Can Learn 10x Faster Than We Think — Niels Hoven of Mentava (Tim Coaching Session)
This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've only done one other earlier this year. Niels Hoven (@NielsHoven) is the founder and CEO of Mentava, a company building software to support fast learners. Eager kids are dramatically underserved by today's education…
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“People see the problem with this right? Accelerated learning for kids is torture for the soul and spirit trying to incarnate. You'd have to be a darwinistic capitalist to follow along with this and not think it through properly.”
“Hyper-productivity for kids! No thanks, I am a couple of minutes in and I won't listen to this insanity. I homeschool my "advanced" kids who learn at a pace based on mastery, not on the school model, so I am somewhat open to the idea. I hav…”
“34:08 Ah, 500 USD per month is an insane price for this. There is your barrier. That would get so expensive so fast, even if the child only used it for one year. As much as this would have been great for me as a child, there was no way my p…”
“You're charging 500 /month for this iPad app? Pretty absurd imo. For what it's worth, I am interested in this product but terminated the inquiry after seeing the price.”
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