Intro

1:40 Steve's background and decision on choosing Iowa for college

3:12 Why were student politics in college the hardest politics Steve has been involved in? 

5:15 Lessons learned while in college

6:45 Being involved in presidential campaigns in Iowa as a young adult 

Politics

9:25 Steve's thoughts on moving away from Iowa as first state election and caucus for presidential campaigns 

11:28 Steve's thoughts on the upcoming 2024 presidential election 

13:09 Creating the state's first education technology bill as a state rep

15:00 What are the biggest roadblocks in education right now? 

Hiring Process and Preparation for Your Career

15:30 How Steve and his company decide to hire new employees and how necessary critical thinking is in the hiring process 

17:15 Higher education and is it preparing students for the professional world? 

VictoryXR

19:17 What is VictoryXR and it's mission

21:35  Education, Time-traveling, and Triple-A gameplay 

23:30 Future of Education and EdTech

Wrap-Up 

Books that Steve suggests for entrepreneurs: 

Good to Great by Jim Collins 

0 to 1 by Peter Thiel 

The Founders by Jimmy Soni

Books to understand the world: 

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Podcast to Listen to: 

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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