John Katzman
Founder & CEO
Noodle Partners
Education
Princeton University
B.A., Architecture
1981Podcasts
249: What It’s Like To Be a Serial Education Technology Entrepreneur w/ John Katzman, The Noodle Companies [Main T4C episode]
John Katzman is an American entrepreneur and education evangelist. He founded The Noodle Companies in 2012 with the mission of increasing transparency and efficiency across the education landscape and with the goal of lowering the cost of online college tuition. For almost 40 years, John has been a pioneer of..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I still don’t consider myself an educator, but I do consider myself thoughtful about how do we measure what we’re teaching and how do we use technology to create a social construct.”
Best Career Advice
“Sometimes when everybody says you’re wrong, it’s because you’re wrong.”
Career Challenge
“I fail all the time and I find it’s mostly when I get arrogant. If you stop listening, stop paying attention, it’s not going to go well.”
Skills
Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Leadership, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Marketing, Public Relations, E-Learning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Management, Online Advertising, Educational Technology, Mentoring
Professional Interests
Eva Moskowitz, Anant Agarwal, Paul Metselaar, Carnegie Learning, National Association of Independent Schools, Princeton University, EdTechXGlobal – International EdTech and Learning Community, College Counselors : Admissions and Financial Aid