#882: How to Teach a 3-Year-Old to Read and Rethinking Education — Tim Coaches Niels Hoven of Mentava
The Tim Ferriss Show
- Published
- September 10, 2026
- Duration
- 2h 13m
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- Last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
Discusses This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've on…
Summary
This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've only done one other earlier this year.Niels Hoven (@NielsHoven) is the founder and CEO of Mentava, a company building software to support fast learners. Eager kids are dramatically underserved by today's education system, and Niels created Mentava to allow st…
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This episode is a bit different. It's a live, unscripted working session with a founder, and I've only done one other earlier this year.Niels Hoven (@NielsHoven) is the founder and CEO of Mentava, a company building software to support fast learners. Eager kids are dramatically underserved by today's education system, and Niels created Mentava to allow students to achieve their potential. Prior to Mentava, Niels worked at Cloudflare, ClassDojo, and Pocket Gems, where he ran the highest-grossing