EP 19October 1, 2024· 1:05:00

From Stanford To Empowering Students To Find Scholarships

with Senan Khawaja — Founder, Scholarship Platform

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Episode Summary

Senan Khawaja's Stanford experience opened his eyes to a problem: the scholarship system is broken, and the students who need funding most are the ones least equipped to find it. So he built a platform to fix it. This episode covers the journey from elite university to mission-driven founder, the challenges of building in edtech, and why democratizing scholarship access is one of the highest-impact things you can do.

Key Takeaways

  • The scholarship system is broken — billions go unclaimed every year
  • Stanford provides access and perspective that fuels social entrepreneurship
  • EdTech requires both technology and deep empathy for the student experience
  • Democratizing access to education funding creates generational impact
  • Building a mission-driven company attracts talent and partners who believe in the cause

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