The Ascend Journal

Notes from the field and the founder’s desk

Writing on technical education, systems reasoning, and the people building the next generation of energy and critical infrastructure work.

Devyn Pizzo · October 20, 2026 · 4 min read

She’s 27, Has No Venture Capital, and Wants to Fix Technical Education

Devyn Pizzo has some ambitious plans for the future of technical education, and apparently very little interest in starting small.