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Conversation with Lael Alexander - June 3, 2025
Location: Unspecified
Participants: Gary Sheng, Lael Alexander
Topics: Education Reform, Technology Bubbles, Silo Cloud, Alphas Activate Speech
Key Themes & Insights
Historical Perspective on Education
- Original Role of Institutions
"These were institutions that were takers of knowledge... the books weren't written yet. Individuals brought their knowledge to the institutions."
- Views early academic institutions as knowledge repositories built from practitioners' experiences
- Contrasts with modern institutions that don't create new knowledge
The God Spark Theory
- Believes children are born with divine creative potential
- Current education system systematically suppresses this "God spark"
- Vision for Reform
"Children are born with that spark... some people that spark makes them destined to invent, or discover and articulate new forms of physics."
Technology Industry Analysis
- Predicts major market corrections in software industry
- Warns about dependency on AI without proper infrastructure
- SaaS Bubble
"There's gonna be so much fake software... that says they don't have the right attention, but it won't be able to be finished."
- Predicts 24-year timeline for major technological/societal changes
Silo Cloud Strategy
- Positions Silo as potential "rocket booster" for larger vision
- Envisions business intelligence platform for problem-solving
- Market Approach
"We gotta have them wanting it. Bringing the money, we drive it and we drive our ages into our it becomes our rocket boosters."
Religious Institution Opportunities
- Identified potential partnerships with:
- Jewish educational institutions (1M+ students in NY)
- Mormon church (through Travis's connections)
- Vatican (Gary's connections)
- Other religious organizations seeking digital sovereignty
Education System Vision
- Focus on nurturing divine purpose
- Integration of practical skills with spiritual development
- Core Philosophy
"Imagine if we had an education system... that helped kids understand that they are born children of God, born as creators."
Alphas Activate Speech Development
- Collaborative development of speech for June 14 event
- Focus on America's talent pipeline crisis
- Vision of future where "we're colonizing the moon too fast"
Strategic Opportunities Identified
Religious Markets
- Jewish educational technology market in New York
- Mormon church technology needs
- Vatican partnerships
- Protestant church networks
Industrial Partnerships
- Oil and gas company infrastructure
- Training programs for industrial workforce
- Engineering talent pipeline development
Government Contracts
- First Step Act implementation ($712M contract mentioned)
- Infrastructure development projects
- Education system reform initiatives
Notable Quotes
On Education Reform:
"The education system that has deformed to the current extent that it has, is reliably squashing the spark or muffling it versus what it should be doing is it should be magnifying it."
On Technology Bubbles:
"A lot of the American companies that depended in rely on India, China and Vietnam will now think that AI is gonna relieve them of the dependencies. And that's gonna be a problem."
On Future Vision:
"We want to get to the point where the thing people are protesting is that we're colonizing the moon too fast."
Action Items & Next Steps
- Finalize and deliver Alphas Activate speech (June 14)
- Explore religious institution partnerships
- Develop comprehensive education system proposal
- Create multimedia presentation setup for future events
- Document vision for new school system
Additional Notes
- Discussion included review of Alphas Activate speech draft
- Explored potential for elaborate multimedia presentations
- Discussed historical narrative approach using Tesla, Turing, and Ford as examples
- Identified potential for global book series distribution