As college tuition increases and the student loan debt crisis continues, three former executives from language learning app Duolingo are building a new startup aimed at making college education more affordable and accessible. The company, tentatively named Outsmart Education (the name is not final yet), is headed by co-founders Daniel Falabella (CPO), former senior director of product for learning at Duolingo; Gina Gotthilf (CMO), former vice president of growth and marketing at Duolingo; and Jorge Mazal (CEO), ex-chief product officer at Duolingo. The idea for Outsmart came out of Mazal’s own frustration with the current system, he says. When Mazal moved to the U.S. to pursue his undergraduate degree, he didn’t have the resources to pay for it and had to find a way to finance his education through a combination of jobs, scholarships, and other means. When he went on to complete two master’s programs at Harvard and Wharton, he didn’t realize how much debt he would end up with. Read more on Outsmart Education at the link in the bio 👆 Article by Lauren Forristal Image Credits: rattanakun; Outsmart #TechCrunch #technews #startup #founders #edtech #venturecapital