{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Solve for X","title":"Solving School Communication at Scale With Axel Petochi","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3094,"description":"This week on Solve for X, host Dr. Rick Fernandez is joined by special co-host Ryan Patenaude, Founder of RP Impact Partners, for a conversation with Axel Petochi, Co-Founder of BaboBot, an AI-powered communication platform helping schools simplify information access for students, families, and staff.Axel shares the entrepreneurial journey that began with a simple college problem—figuring out what was being served in the dining hall—and evolved into a platform designed to solve one of education’s most persistent challenges: communication. Together, Rick, Ryan, and Axel explore how schools can reduce information overload, improve family engagement, and provide stakeholders with personalized answers without adding more work to already stretched educators and administrators.The conversation also dives into what it’s like building an education technology company as a young founder, the realities of navigating the K-12 market, and how AI can be responsibly leveraged to improve operational efficiency while keeping educators at the center of learning. If you're interested in school communication, educational innovation, entrepreneurship, or the future of AI in education, this episode offers valuable lessons from both emerging and experienced leaders.What You’ll LearnHow a college dining hall project evolved into an education technology companyWhy communication remains one of the biggest operational challenges for schoolsThe hidden costs of fragmented information systems across K-12 organizationsHow AI can provide personalized answers for parents, students, and staffWhy schools need communication tools that go beyond traditional portals and websitesThe importance of role-based responses in school communicationHow better communication can improve family engagement and student retentionLessons learned from building a startup as a young founderWhy founders should spend more time talking to customers than building in isolationThe importance of relationships, research, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ICghszv8nAx-6isl02_dCXZ8qX2a8xiWRtrzRrHIAJo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOTQ5/MmZjNjk1ODU4ZWE4/YmFmMmZhMWJlZjEy/M2FmYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}