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Inside CoGuide: Built by 11-Year-Old and 19-Year-Old Innovators Transforming Classrooms with AI
06 Oct 2025
Send us a textJanak Panchal and Rishan Dutia are cofounders of CoGuide, an AI classroom assistant that plans lessons and runs live discussions in 30+ languages. Janak, a former assistant guide with 250+ socratic discussions sessions within the Acton Academy Network, built the first MVP. Rishan leads engineering and builds the Vision OS for hand-raising and participation analytics.đĄ 5 Things Youâll Learn in This Episode:How a teacherpreneur and a student founder teamed up to build CoGuideWhy AI facilitation goes beyond lesson planning to live classroom discussionsHow Vision OS tracks participation and supports teachers with actionable dataThe balance between teacher augmentation and student privacyWhere Janak and Rishan see AI in classrooms heading in the next three yearsâš Episode Highlights: [00:02:12] Janak Panchal on turning classroom struggles into CoGuideâs first MVP [00:04:18] Rishan Dutia on becoming one of the youngest edtech founders at 12 [00:05:55] How CoGuide evolved into Vision OS with live classroom facilitation [00:09:51] Janak explains âstandby modeâ and real-time analytics for teachers[00:11:17] Rishan on building privacy-first AI that works in 30+ languages[00:16:03] Why CoGuide focuses on collaboration, not one-on-one AI tutoring [00:27:39] Janak shares how CoGuide could reduce teacher burnout [00:29:04] Rishan on augmenting, not automating, the teacherâs roleđ Stay updated with Edtech Insiders! Follow our Podcast on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicSign up for the Edtech Insiders newsletter.Follow Edtech Insiders on LinkedIn!đ Presenting Sponsor/s:This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education. Innovation in preK to gray learning is powered by exceptional people. For over 15 years, EdTech companies of all sizes and stages have trusted HireEducation to find the talent that drives impact. When specific skills and experiences are mission-critical, HireEducation is a partner that delivers. Offering permanent, fractional, and executive recruitment, HireEducation knows the go-to-market talent you need. Learn more at HireEdu.com. As a tech-first company, Tuck Advisors has developed a suite of proprietary tools to serve its clients better. Tuck was the first firm in the world to launch a custom GPT around M&A. If you havenât already, try our proprietary M&A Analyzer, which assesses fit between your company and a specific buyer. To explore this free tool and the rest of our technology, visit tuckadvisors.com.
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