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# Tickets Podcast: Kano co-founder Alex Klein on fostering curiosity and creation through technology
- URL: https://www.howardgray.net/tickets-podcast-alex-klein/
- Published: 2018-12-10T08:00:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-23T13:18:14.000Z
- Author: Howard Gray
- Tags: Podcast, Learning, Education & Growth

*Season 2 of the Tickets podcast is underway. With our focus on the intersection of experiences, education* and *entertainment, what better way to start than with the co-founder of a company that’s connecting all these elements through technology.*

![](https://www.howardgray.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AlexKlein.jpg)

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What have Harry Potter, Steve Wozniak, Los Angeles County School Board and the Indian Prime Minister got in common?

They’ve all been part of the story of Kano, a London based computer company intertwining technology, education and entertainment.

Today on Tickets I’m joined by Kano’s co-founder Alex Klein.

We talk about the future of collective experiences, overcoming the dark times as an entrepreneur, the key ingredients of a compelling Kickstarter campaign, and how a 6 year old’s question was the catalyst for what has become one of the most exciting new computer companies around.

![](https://www.howardgray.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3a89f1d5-6d1b-4d82-9c60-3c31cc6c17f1-1024x649.jpeg)

Alex’s thoughts on using creativity to mobilise and empower people are inspiring – I hope you enjoy this conversation as much I did.

> *“When it seems the darkest and it seems the hardest that’s oftentimes the moment when, without knowing it, you’re creating that next great bolt out of the blue – that next great success”*

> *“For us it’s about that sense of successive mastery – the fun factor”*

02:30: Kano’s origin story  
08:00: 3 key factors for a successful Kickstarter campaign  
12:30: Assumptions in the early days of Kano  
15:30: What’s in the box  
20:00: Blending education and entertainment  
25:00: Working with teachers and schools  
29:00: Alex’s advice for entrepreneurs starting out  
33:00: New forms of audience building and creating shared experience  
37:00: What’s in store for Kano in 2019

More on Kano at [www.kano.me](http://www.kano.me/?ref=howardgray.net)