What If #WhatsApp Became Your Child’s #Classroom? | Prempreet Singh | #100Episode | A Day Forward

What does education need to look like when the skills required tomorrow may be very different from the skills we’re teaching today? In this episode of A Day Forward, Vipin sits down with Prempreet Singh, who has spent nearly two decades working with some of India’s biggest consumer technology platforms, including Zomato, PhonePe and Paytm, before building his own company, SkillBytes. They talk about the gap between education and the skills students will need in the future, how AI is changing the expectations from young professionals, and why critical thinking and specialised skills are becoming increasingly important. Prempreet also shares the story behind SkillBytes, how students themselves have influenced the product, and why he believes technology should support teachers rather than replace them. The conversation also explores: • Are students being prepared for the jobs of tomorrow? • What skills will matter most in an AI-first world? • Will AI make average people better or make exceptional people unstoppable? • Why critical thinking matters more than ever • What should the role of a teacher look like in the future? • Can technology make personalised learning accessible to everyone? • What can founders learn from understanding human behaviour? A conversation about education, technology, AI, students and the changing world of work. 00:00 Episode Preview/Intro 01:41 Meet Our Guest, Prempreet Singh, Founder of SkillBytes 04:29 From Zomato, PhonePe & Paytm to Education 05:23 The Biggest Problem With Education 06:30 What Skills Will Matter in 2026? 09:07 The Future of Hiring & Skills 10:50 Why SkillBytes Chose WhatsApp 11:52 How SkillBytes Helps Students Learn 13:26 What Students, Parents & Teachers Think 17:04 How SkillBytes Personalises Learning 19:11 Will SkillBytes Be Gamified? 19:56 Why Do Students Come Back to SkillBytes? 27:00 Will AI Replace School Teachers? 29:25 Why Is Education Slow to Adopt Technology? 31:44 What Should We Add to the Education System? 34:19 Should Children Have Access to AI Before 16? 36:06 How Do We Stop AI From Replacing Thinking? 37:40 Should AI Use by Children Be a Policy? 40:42 Will AI Make Average People Better? 42:29 Prempreet’s AI Prediction for the Future 43:57 Which Jobs Will AI Change? 46:51 What Every Founder Should Understand About People 48:45 The Student Who Changed SkillBytes 53:04 Why SkillBytes Works With Students 55:11 Where Does SkillBytes Spend Its Money? 56:29 Why Bangalore? 58:41 Rapid Fire 59:18 Final Thoughts Watch the full episode and let us know what you think. #PodcastByVipinSuri #aDayForward #SkillBytes #Education #FutureOfLearning #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EdTech #Learning #EducationTechnology #AIDriven #FutureOfWork #Entrepreneurship -------------------------------- We are social Instagram:   / podcastbyvipinsuri   LinkedIn:   / vipin-suree   Website: https://vipinsuree.com/ For any queries, feel free to call: 9289714314