The Great Migration: Why AI is Turning the Job Market into a Solopreneur Economy
A solopreneur just changed the trajectory of the biggest AI company in the world. Peter Steinberger, the founder of OpenClaw, didn’t raise hundreds of millions of dollars. He didn’t have a 300-person team. He had a laptop, an idea, and the discipline to ship his product. Working from Vienna, Peter built OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and […]
The Quiet Achiever: MOBs Deliver Superior Risk-Adjusted Returns
Medical Outpatient Buildings are the quiet achievers of institutional real estate. They do not always make headlines, yet they consistently outperform through market cycles. For every unit of risk, Medical Outpatient Buildings (MOBs) deliver more return; that is efficiency. This research, grounded in quantitative evidence, confirms that MOBs generate the most efficient risk-adjusted performance when […]
The Future of Entry-Level Work: What’s Really Happening in Early-Career Hiring?
In October, I moderated a panel with Cathy Huang, Mike Swift, Toby Howell, and Joseph Alalou to unpack a question dominating headlines, dinner-table conversations, and graduation ceremonies alike: Is AI destroying entry-level jobs—or is something more complicated happening beneath the surface? Public anxiety is understandable. Prominent tech leaders have warned that generative AI could eliminate […]
Rethink Food December 2025 Newsletter
December 2025 Season’s Greetings from Rethink Food! As we approach the close of 2025, we want to take a moment to share what we have been focused on this past quarter, what we’re seeing in the market, and where we’re leaning in as we look toward 2026. The Next Frontier: AI Moves from Bits to […]
Rethink Education December 2025 Newsletter
Happy Holidays from Rethink Education! As 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend our gratitude to our community of founders, limited partners, co-investors, and friends. Over the past year, we’ve been reminded time and again of the significance of the work we do. It is now more important than ever to strengthen not […]
Lessons from Two Decades of Education Investing
I made my first education technology investment in 2003, while I was a CUNY professor, and I helped launch Rethink Education in 2012. Since then, we have invested in more than a hundred companies. This has given me the chance to make quite a few mistakes, some of them repeatedly. Here are a few of […]
The Future of Work Begins with Care
Childcare Isn’t a Family Issue. It’s Economic Infrastructure. After a brief post-pandemic rebound, women’s workforce participation in the United States is falling again. The decline is sharpest among mothers of young children. In many states, childcare now costs more than rent, erasing much of the financial benefit of working at all. Some parents step back […]
Insights from EdTech Week 2025: Innovation, Equity, and the Future of Work
EdTech Week 2025 underscored how leaders across education, technology, and workforce development are confronting a shared challenge: how to innovate responsibly amid rapid change. Across panels, dinners, and discussions, one insight stood out — progress isn’t defined by speed alone but by how rigor, quality, and access scale alongside innovation.
Rethink Education October 2025 Newsletter
Locked In and Moving Forward Dear Friends, As we move into the last quarter of the year, the energy across our community feels both grounded and determined. Guided by that spirit, Rethink Education continues to advance with focus and purpose, driving new investments, supporting portfolio growth, and partnering with founders who are redefining education and […]
Rethink Food July 2025 Newsletter
July 2025 Newsletter Dear Rethink Food Community, As we enter the second half of the year, we’re reflecting on how global shifts in capital markets, consumer behavior, and policy are reshaping the future of food and agriculture, as well as where we see the most opportunity for value creation. THE STATE OF FOOD & AG-TECH: […]