Bjorn Pagen
Background
- Recent Gauntlet graduate (as of April 2025)
- 23 years old
- Software developer with expertise in building educational tools and platforms
- Currently working on consulting gig until May 2025
Current Projects
- Case Study Site: Building a repository of Alpha student and alumni success stories
- Project Aloha: Planning a welcome packet/course for people wanting to add value to the Alpha ecosystem
- Brain Lift Tools: Working on templates and quality control systems for brain lifts
- Exploring AI-powered conversational intelligence platforms
Technical Expertise
- Experience with Effort platform and workflow automation
- Knowledge of brain lift templates and quality control systems
- Interest in AI and conversational intelligence tools
- Experience with educational technology development
Alpha Ecosystem Involvement
- Working on documenting and showcasing Alpha success stories
- Developing tools to improve Alpha's internal processes
- Collaborating with Alpha staff and students on various projects
- Planning to start full-time work with Alpha in May 2025
Interactions
- 2025-04-11: Met with Gary Sheng, Doug Green, Chris Locke, and others to discuss case study site, brain lifts, and Alpha ecosystem projects.
- 2025-04-18: Met Gary Sheng and Mahaveer Dharmchand during a tour led by Carson at Alpha School. Briefly presented his AI-generated student marketing page project. Discussed the potential for creating a page to help people quickly understand ("grok") Alpha School.
- 2025-04-21 (Mentioned): Chris Locke mentioned Bjorn's work on the Alpha Case Study Site mock-up during a post-staff meeting conversation with Gary Sheng, calling it "phenomenal" and noting Bjorn's openness to feedback.
Basic Info
- Role: Student (Presumably Alpha School or related program)
- Location: Austin, TX (Presumed)
Interests & Projects
- AI Marketing Pages: Working on a project to generate AI-driven marketing pages for Alpha students (part of the "Superbuilders" team, likely with Arpan Gupta).
- Project involves using Postgres on the backend.
- Showcased a generated page for a student named Kevin (working on 3D printed drums).
Interactions
- 2025-04-18: Met Gary Sheng and Mahaveer Dharmchand during a tour led by Carson at Alpha School. Briefly presented his AI-generated student marketing page project. Discussed the potential for creating a page to help people quickly understand ("grok") Alpha School.
Transcripts
| Transcript ID | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-18-final-conversations-alpha-school | 2025-04-18 | Alpha School tour and platform development discussions with Gary, Mahaveer, and engineering team |
| 2025-04-11-alpha-case-studies-brain-lifts-discussion | 2025-04-11 | Discussion about the value of Brain Lifts for developing expertise and the need for case study documentation |