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How Do You Build a Course in Days That Used to Take 6 to 9 Months? - with Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation, & CEO, MyUni

Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation, & CEO · MyUni

Apr 16, 2026 22 min
How Do You Build a Course in Days That Used to Take 6 to 9 Months? - with Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation, & CEO, MyUni

What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How does an AI native university reverse engineer education from employer demand when what used to take 6 to 9 months to build now takes days?

  • 02

    Why are employers hiring sophomores & telling them to drop out because 2 more years won't make them any more ready to work?

  • 03

    What makes demolition renovation the only option when we can't keep patchworking a house that's falling down?

Show notes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation⁠, & CEO, MyUni

In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does an AI native university reverse engineer education from employer demand when what used to take 6 to 9 months to build now takes days?
  • Why are employers hiring sophomores & telling them to drop out because 2 more years won't make them any more ready to work?
  • What makes demolition renovation the only option when we can't keep patchworking a house that's falling down?

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