Lifelong entrepreneur, geek at heart. Three startups, two exits — now I run AI like a team and write down what I learn.https://stevewandler.com/en-ushttps://stevewandler.com/blog/report-card-never-made-a-kid/https://stevewandler.com/blog/report-card-never-made-a-kid/Every report card, for eleven years, told me the same thing: not good enough. Here's what I found when I went looking for where the ceiling actually comes from.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/the-book-i-never-got/https://stevewandler.com/blog/the-book-i-never-got/I never used to love reading. Not because I didn’t want to—but because no one ever helped me find the book that could’ve changed the way I felt about it.…Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/book-intelligence/https://stevewandler.com/blog/book-intelligence/In an era dominated by information, the preservation and accessibility of knowledge have risen to the forefront of societal concerns. However, the surge…Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/empowering-readers-book-bans/https://stevewandler.com/blog/empowering-readers-book-bans/Today I’m excited to introduce you to BookmarkED , an innovative new platform with a mission to empower parents to personalize school libraries. Imagine a…Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/dont-be-a-cow/https://stevewandler.com/blog/dont-be-a-cow/While I was having needles stuck in me, the acupuncturist told me the story of the buffalo — how it runs into storms while cows run away.Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/coming-home/https://stevewandler.com/blog/coming-home/11 years ago I returned to Canada from Silicon Valley after my first startup was acquired. After a 7 yr slog as a lonely entrepreneur, I realized there…Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/digital-portfolios/https://stevewandler.com/blog/digital-portfolios/Documenting learning shouldn’t feel like hard work. Is that statement surprising? Controversial? If that’s how it feels, it’s a clear indication of how…Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/future-of-iep/https://stevewandler.com/blog/future-of-iep/I have two children, Noah and Faith. Noah is 11 and Faith is 17. Faith is an academic student, who thrives at school. She does what she needs to do to…Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/grades-vs-learning/https://stevewandler.com/blog/grades-vs-learning/The conversation on communicating the progress of student learning and making learning visible happens every day at FreshGrade HQ, along with our…Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://stevewandler.com/blog/teacher-workload/https://stevewandler.com/blog/teacher-workload/We created FreshGrade because we wanted to be more involved in our kids’ education. We saw the need for a learning collaboration environment, like…Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT