Justin Kulla is the founder of NextChapter. He has spent nearly 20 years as an investor, founder and operator in education technology.
He founded BusinessBlocks, a venture-backed education company for small businesses, and led it as CEO through a successful exit to AmTrust Financial, a Fortune 500 company. At AmTrust he became SVP and Head of Global M&A and Venture Investments.
He is a Partner at TZP Group, where he leads impact and education investments. He was a founding member of Weld North, where he invested in Imagine Learning, The Learning House and Performance Matters, and served as CTO of Edgenuity. He started his career in technology at Credit Suisse and Google.
He holds an MBA from MIT, a Master of Public Administration from Harvard and a master’s in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon, and is a lecturer at Stanford and MIT.
Research
- NextChapter Displacement Report — September 2026 · October 5, 2026
- NextChapter White-Collar Displacement Index · updated monthly
Guides
- Activate your network.
- Before you leave. What to do while you still can.
- Before you start outreach, read this.
- Bridge income options.
- Build a public presence.
- Build your core story.
- COBRA & marketplace coverage.
- Getting through the gatekeeper.
- Interview prep guide.
- The networking script book.
- You have an interview. Here's how to follow up.
- You have an offer. Now read it correctly.
- You just got here. Start here.
- You're unemployed now. What actually works.
- Your first 90 days.
Insights for employers
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