How Abhay Gupta and Frizzle Are Saving Teachers 20 Hours a Week

Sep 9, 2025

Abhay Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Frizzle, previously a Product Manager at Coinbase, Tesla, and Meta, shares insights on revolutionizing education. He reveals how Frizzle can save teachers up to 20 hours a week through innovative grading solutions for handwritten assignments. Gupta discusses the resurgence of pen-and-paper learning, the benefits of Agile Learning for personalized student feedback, and the role of AI in enhancing educational experiences. Get ready to explore the future of teaching and learning!

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INSIGHT

Agile Learning Cuts The Feedback Loop

Frizzle aims to make grading and lesson planning effectively costless for teachers using instant AI feedback.
That enables an "agile learning" loop where students get rapid feedback and personalized practice immediately.

ANECDOTE

Founders Built Frizzle From Teachers' Burnout

Abhay built Frizzle after friends who were teachers reported 50–70 hour workweeks and widespread burnout.
He and his cofounder saw an unmet need: handwritten math grading tools that fit classroom workflows.

ADVICE

Digitize Handwritten Workflows Fast

Scan students' handwritten worksheets in bulk and upload them to Frizzle for rapid grading and red-ink feedback.
Export graded PDFs to email or print and return individualized feedback quickly to students.

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Abhay Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Frizzle. He was Previously a Product Manager at Coinbase, where he drove $50M of incremental revenue, as well as Tesla, and Meta and helped scale an online e-learning platform to millions in revenue. He holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Economics from Vanderbilt University.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

How Frizzle saves teachers up to 20 hours a week
Why Agile Learning can transform student progress
The surprising comeback of pen-and-paper learning
How AI delivers personalized assignments at scale
What’s next for Frizzle in subjects and global expansion

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:00:00] Abhay Gupta on Frizzle’s mission to eliminate grading and lesson planning time.
[00:02:17] From Tesla and Coinbase to EdTech: Abhay’s journey.
[00:04:14] Frizzle instantly grades handwritten math worksheets.
[00:06:56] The story behind the name “Frizzle.”
[00:09:39] Applying product management to classroom workflows.
[00:12:22] Agile Learning: real-time feedback and personalization.
[00:17:46] Why schools are returning to pen and paper.
[00:22:19] Expanding Frizzle to new subjects and countries.
[00:29:26] The future of teaching with AI as a helper.
[00:41:19] How teachers and administrators can try Frizzle.
[00:42:07] The biggest AI trend: schools driving adoption.

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