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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I'm Doug from Mystery Science, and I taught elementary and middle school science for seven years before joining a startup in San Francisco.

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Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz on What Traction Feels Like - at YC Edtech Night

@ Y Combinator

Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz on What Traction Feels Like - at YC Edtech Night

11/27/17

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Keith Schacht

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I started a couple of startups and then joined Facebook before leaving to start Mystery Science with Doug.

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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

The idea for Mystery Science came from our shared passion for explaining science and technology to others, especially after seeing the disconnect in how science is taught in schools.

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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

Mystery Science is an interactive curriculum that helps elementary teachers teach science, especially since many lack formal training in the subject.

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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

I was inspired to leave my teaching job for a startup because I realized that I could reach a much larger audience and influence science education on a national scale.

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Doug Peltz

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

We have active teachers using Mystery Science in more than 10% of elementary schools in the U.S.

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Dr. Elizabeth Iorns

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

I'm the founder and CEO of Science Exchange, a marketplace for scientific collaboration where researchers can order experiments from the world's best labs.

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Jessica Mah

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

I was the president of the Computer Science Undergraduate Association at UC Berkeley, and I loved inviting founders to speak to students to inspire them to start their own startups.

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Ben Silbermann

11/09/16

@ Y Combinator

I eventually moved to California to work at Google, where I was in online sales and operations, while continuing to explore side projects.

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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

@ Theo Von

I ran a lab for more than a decade and still teach medical, graduate, and undergraduate students at Stanford.