This group of innovators has the opportunity to show the world what is possible for kids, what doesn't yet exist for so many children who deserve the opportunity to be entrepreneurs and to shine as out of the box thinkers.

Success happens after many pivots and changes.

If you get to the accelerator after the application process, go in knowing you already won.

We really need to work on the why. Not just with our teams, but with all those we work with and around.

Thinking "big" is often about identifying and solving real problems today, but striving to contribute to the growing body of knowledge, and laying the foundation for future leaders to have big breakthroughs.

The fact that education has become partisan is upsetting, and I just hope that this award will encourage more states to view this as a bipartisan issue.

Silicon Valley is a mindset. It is like the Education Revolution that we are seeing. The mindset of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

I am still processing the magnitude of this experience and so grateful for meeting each and everyone of you.

When you are trying to advance and think beyond the status quo, this can be a lonely place, because our systems are structured to do the same thing.

We may not agree on much of anything, but one thing that is a uniting force that we all agree on is that education opens doors, it’s the great equalizer.

We realized long ago that there’s a lot of money in the system, and it’s just not directed to the children.

These sessions have become an oasis of calm and zen in my day, where I can turn off Slack and my emails...and just focus on learning from experts and basking in the energy of this community.