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If you'll feature, review, or teach Indispensable

Journalists, podcasters, newsletter writers, YouTubers, educators — if education, parenting, AI, or the future of work is your beat, let's talk. Email press@scottkosch.com. On deadline? Say so in the subject line and we'll move faster. To help us, please include your outlet, your audience size, and when you're planning to publish or record.

If you're a student with a platform

This book is about you, which makes you highly qualified to talk about it. Run a TikTok, a YouTube channel, the campus paper, a student club, a podcast? We'll get you a digital review copy, just like we would for The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Today show, the podcast The Diary of a CEO, or The Daily Show. Email students@scottkosch.com and tell us where you'll talk about it and who's listening — no follower minimum, no gatekeeping. The best recommendation for a student guide comes from a student. We want to hear from you.

About Scott Kosch

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SHORT BIO — for event programs, podcast intros, social posts

Scott Kosch is the author of Indispensable: A Student’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of AI, Senior Partner at NextAccess (an AI business transformation consultancy), and Managing Partner at Kosch Capital. With over 25 years of experience, he advises students, parents, and educators on preparing for AI-era careers. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

MEDIUM BIO — for articles, newsletters, event websites

Scott Kosch is the author of Indispensable: A Student’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of AI. He wrote the book for students because they are the ones with the most at stake and the least guidance. Scott is a Senior Partner at NextAccess, an AI business transformation consultancy, and Managing Partner at Kosch Capital, where he invests in technology startups. He has spent over 25 years working with high growth companies. Scott co-authors the Capital Intelligence newsletter on LinkedIn and serves as Board Chair of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Claremont McKenna College. Scott lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and wrote Indispensable after watching the advice students — including his two kids in college — were getting about AI and careers falling dangerously behind reality.

LONG BIO — for press kits, feature articles, detailed introductions

Scott Kosch is the author of Indispensable: A Student’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of AI(Damn Gravity Media, 2026), a practical guide that helps high school and college students navigate school and prepare for careers in an economy being reshaped by AI. The book speaks directly to high school and college students while also serving as a resource for parents, educators, and counselors navigating the AI era alongside them. Scott sits at an unusual intersection of investing, AI, and education. He co-founded NextAccess, an AI business transformation consultancy, and is Managing Partner at Kosch Capital, where he has invested in more than one hundred early stage technology companies. With over 25 years of professional experience, he has seen what makes people indispensable inside high-performing companies — and now he is watching AI rewrite the rules in real time. He wrote Indispensable for students because they are the ones with the most at stake and the least guidance. Scott also co-authors the Capital Intelligence newsletter on LinkedIn, advising private equity and venture capital investors and their portfolio company CEOs on AI value creation. He serves as Board Chair of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, reflecting his belief that the humanities are essential both to become indispensable in the age of AI and to lead a fulfilling life. He is also a Board member of the Randall Lewis Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Chapter Chair of the Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Alumni Association. Scott holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics and Psychology from Claremont McKenna College. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and wrote Indispensable after watching the advice students — including his two kids in college — were getting about AI and careers falling dangerously behind reality. So, the book was road-tested at home before it made it into print.

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Suggested interview questions

Whoever's got the mic — podcaster, journalist, YouTuber, student with a camera — these are starting points, not a script. Scott is at his best when the conversation goes somewhere neither of you saw coming.

  1. What made you want to write Indispensable?

  2. You wrote this book for students, not executives. Why that audience, and what's different about writing for high school and college students versus a CEO?

  3. You say the advice most students are getting is outdated. What advice needs to change?

  4. There is much written about entry-level jobs disappearing. What does that look like for college graduates?

  5. You write about a widening gap between students who figure this out and students who don't. Is this the next digital divide?

  6. The book is called "Indispensable." What actually makes someone indispensable in an era when AI can do so much?

  7. You have a chapter called "How To Use AI Without Becoming a Brain-Dead Zombie." What does responsible AI use look like for a student?

  8. You write about students using AI as a therapist and a best friend. What's the risk you don't think enough people are talking about?

  9. Some tech leaders are telling kids to skip college entirely. You don't fully buy that. What's the case for a four-year degree?

  10. Schools and educators are debating whether AI is cheating or just a calculator. How would you frame the debate?

  11. Parents are terrified about AI and their kids' futures. What's the most useful thing a parent can do right now?

  12. If a student reads Indispensable and only changes one habit on Monday morning, what should it be?