# Mike Overell

> Building products for 45 million kids at ClassDojo. Exploring how to help kids thrive in a world shaped by AI, starting with my own.

Australian in California. Dad of three. By day, building AI learning products for 45 million kids at ClassDojo (5+ years on the exec team). At home, figuring out how to help his own girls thrive in a world shaped by AI.

Previously: consultant (McKinsey), startup founder (RecruitLoop, exited), Lyft, co-founded Antipodes investing syndicate. 20+ angel investments, mostly AI and marketplaces.

## Pages

- [About](https://moverell.com/about/)
- [Writing](https://moverell.com/writing/)
- [Projects](https://moverell.com/projects/)
- [Full archive](https://moverell.com/posts/)

## Currently Building

- [ClassDojo](https://classdojo.com) — Helping give every kid on earth an education they love. 45M kids monthly.
- [New Literacies](https://newliteracies.ai) — Research on how kids can thrive in an AI-shaped world. 80K+ words, 140+ products mapped.
- [whereshouldwe.ski](https://whereshouldwe.ski) — Family ski trip planner. 1,000+ resorts with filters that matter for young kids.
- [AI Chief of Staff](https://github.com/mboverell/ai-chief-of-staff) — Personal productivity system that makes digital life legible to LLMs.

## Featured Writing

- [2025 in Review](https://moverell.com/2026/01/2025-in-review/) — The year I committed to this mission.
- [The 8 Literacies](https://newliteracies.substack.com/p/literacies) — 80K+ words on the capabilities kids need to thrive in an AI world.
- [A Year of Tracking AI Products for Kids](https://newliteracies.substack.com/p/ai-kids-market-map) — 140+ products mapped.
- [Building My Kids' First AI Companion](https://newliteracies.substack.com/p/kidgpt) — What worked, what didn't.
- [Where Should We Ski?](https://moverell.com/2026/01/where-should-we-ski/) — A family ski trip planner.

## Previously

- [A Personal Transition](https://moverell.com/2018/04/a-personal-transition/) — Leaving the startup I founded.
- [17 Qualities of the Perfect Early Startup Hire](https://moverell.com/2022/12/17-qualities-perfect-early-startup-hire/)
- [Doing Hard Things Right](https://moverell.com/2020/05/doing-hard-things-right/)
- [2020 in Review](https://moverell.com/2020/12/2020-in-review/)
- [Moving to America](https://moverell.com/2013/04/moving-to-america/)
- [The History of Recruitment Technology](https://moverell.com/2016/10/history-of-recruitment-technology/)
- [Monoculture Sucks](https://moverell.com/2014/07/monoculture-sucks-the-case-for-diversity-in/)
- [Going Remote First](https://moverell.com/2016/10/going-remote-first/)

## Newsletter

[New Literacies on Substack](https://newliteracies.substack.com) — For parents, educators, and builders thinking about how AI is reshaping childhood. A few times a month.

## Contact

- [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/mboverell)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/michaeloverell)