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How does a philosophy professor at Oxford become the CEO of a global edtech powerhouse?
In this episode of How I Broke Into Tech, we sit down with Joshua Broggi, the founder and CEO of Woolf. Joshua’s journey is anything but traditional—moving from manual labor on a Vermont farm to the governing parliament of Oxford University, and finally to Silicon Valley.
Joshua shares his radical perspective on why modern higher education has become a "bottleneck on civilization" and how he is using technology to democratize access to elite learning. We also dive into his "Career Playbook," where he discusses the power of "digital moving," the necessity of high agency, and why he believes the era of "crafting" code by hand is officially over.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to "move digitally" to Silicon Valley from anywhere in the world.
- Why "vibe coding" and AI agents are fundamentally changing engineering teams.
- The grit required to navigate regulatory "wilderness" when disrupting old industries.
- How to apply "extreme agency" to your own career path.
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Early Lessons: Manual Labor and Farm Life
2:41 - Studying Philosophy, Religion, and Sanskrit
3:33 - Traveling the World and Teaching in Scotland
4:03 - Why Higher Ed is a "Bottleneck" on Civilization
5:50 - The AI Revolution: Why Engineers Must Manage Agents
8:33 - Digital Migration: How to Move to Silicon Valley Anywhere
10:33 - Founding Woolf & Navigating 1,000 Rejections
14:21 - Joshua’s Blueprint: Extreme Agency and Grit
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