EdTech for Special Ed: Digitizing Functional Academics with SDES
Specially Designed Education Services partnered with Uptech Studio to digitize their innovative program for special ed teachers and students with unique learning needs. By deeply engaging to understand the needs and goals of teachers, aides, administrators, students, and parents, Uptech Studio found the most impactful areas to start applying technical solutions to real world problems.
Fan inc. Partners with Uptech Studio to Create Innovative NIL & Fintech Platform
Fan inc. is a revolutionary platform in the sports tech and fintech arena, helping college athletes connect with their fans. With recent changes in the law, college athletes can now make money from selling their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). To date, the new NIL rules have only benefited a select few, top-tier athletes. Fan inc. saw the opportunity to democratize access to these new rules and turned to Uptech Studio to help build and launch a platform so all college athletes earn money directly from their fans, while providing a financial platform geared towards their particular needs and goals, focused on financial responsibility and literacy.
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“Not Invented Here” Syndrome, still a trap, even with AI
“Not Invented Here” (NIH) syndrome is that voice in your head that says, “we can build that ourselves,” every time someone suggests using an external solution. It's the organizational equivalent of refusing to ask for directions because you're pretty sure you can figure out the route—even though your phone has GPS and traffic data that would get you there faster. For decades, this syndrome has led engineering teams down expensive rabbit holes: rebuilding open-source libraries, creating internal project management tools instead of using Jira or Linear, building custom authentication systems instead of integrating with Auth0. The drivers are always the same: technical pride, desire for control, and the belief that your requirements are uniquely special.
June 2025 Newsletter
Every product team now has access to the same AI-powered development tools that can scaffold components, suggest workflows, and generate entire features from prompts. The question isn't whether you can create fast—it's whether you can create right. Speed is commoditized. Strategy isn't.
May 2025 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, we're focusing a bit on AI. It’s easy to get paralyzed by the overwhelming number of tools available and the pace at which things are changing, so I want to drill into practical, near-term applications of AI. How can we use AI right now to be better at what we do?
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