Classroom Library Catalog App

Feedback: Your elevator pitch was nicely designed and is engaging from the beginning. It clearly states the pain point and the solution, and as an investor I would be interested in your company and learning more. I also liked that there was no narration. It made it easy for me to just focus on the text. However, I found the 2nd last slide a bit text-heavy, and because it moved quite fast I could not read everything before the next slide appeared. My suggestion would be to keep a shorter CEO bio (maybe just keep it to three one-liner points)? Overall it was really good! It doesn't look like you're new to Powtoon at all! :)

Great video. I actually enjoyed that it was not narrated. I think that you could have elaborated on some additional uses for this app though; cataloguing your personal record collection or a resource collection at work. I can think of many more places than a classroom library where this would be useful. Great job!

FEEDBACK: I really enjoyed your pitch approach Karalea. You clearly spell out paint point first - excellent, and exactly what I'd look for first as a VC. You show the costs, money time, energy (the thing I'd expect to see next). You then smartly moved on to the solution providing me the broad strokes I'd need to be hooked. In short you prioritized exceptionally well (which is rare in a pitch) and made me want to move on to your longer pitch. The only very minor suggestions I'd (in agreement with Aaron) are that the name is not dynamic enough and also that hinting just a tiny bit more at potentials for use could help excite your audience. This was extremely well thought out, great job! :)

REVIEW: While your product name is descriptive, I might suggest you consult a marketing company to rebrand your app with a sexier name! Nonetheless, you have proposed a useful app that many teachers would pay for. Your pitch was informative and got my attention as a product I would buy as a teacher, and possibly invest in. You identified the market, and have a clear business strategy and revenue model. $9.99 seems like a fair price to protect my significant investment in classroom resources. However, before I invest in this worthwhile app, I would need to know more about the management and technical team behind the app. I would also need to know more about underlying technology behind the app, and how it works. For example, is it a smartphone app, or a desktop application? How does one scan the books in and out of the system? If I sound critical, it’s because I really want to know more about this app, so I can invest!

Review: As a teacher that has a significant classroom library and who has been searching for different ways to keep track of this library, I would love to see how your app would work for me. One of the things that I would require most is the sign out feature of the app. I am not sure how this would work for yours. Does it tell the teacher when something is overdue, or notify the student? I wasn't clear on this, and it would be a selling feature for me. You did not clearly identify your competition. There are quite a few library type apps available that keep track of the books in a collection, however they do not have the sign out option that would be crucial for a teacher. Is there a maximum amount of books that can be scanned into the app before you have to upgrade or is it unlimited upon payment? I think there is definite potential for your idea to be developed and I would want to explore the possibilities further.

REVIEW: I really understood the idea from your presentation. I am wondering what applications might already exist in this market that would compete and create a barrier to entry or intense competition. http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/book-cataloging-apps. This is not a criticism (many people are pursuing similar ventures as my venture pitch) I just think you need to be cognizant of how you differentiate yourself. Also, this isn't to say that your application wouldn't win over the others available in the market (think Myspace and Facebook), This is to say that competing in the app market is difficult because of the expectations of new features for free. After the app is downloaded there needs to be ways to add additional revenue streams. Maybe finding complimentary solutions or partnering with textbook or resources providers would allow you to work on a Pay Per Click model.

FEEDBACK : I didn’t know! You clearly illustrated the rationale of the venture and the fact that the majority of the teachers spending their personal money on the class libraries are astonishing. The strength of your venture is also in your clear revenue model. It is feasible and would attract the customers.

REVIEW: I really enjoyed both your elevator pitch and Prezi venture pitch. You do an excellent job defining the problem and explaining who the users of the product will be. The video presentation of your elevator pitch is very well done and I thought you did an excellent job incorporating visuals of the map and integrating your statistics. Area of improvement would be to better define how the app would function and for what platforms. For me, I would like to see a prototype first but I think your venture has a lot of promise, so the investment is a yes.

Feedback: Hi Karalea! I think the classroom Library Catalog App is not only a great idea, but also something that I can see many teachers everywhere using for their classroom. I know many stories of teachers that I know losing track of resources and things that they have in their classrooms. Your prezi is wonderful and a real strength of your presentation is found in your solution slide. You did a wonderful job at explaining how the app works and by reading levels, tracking, and the simple registry. I feel like I really understand the product in just that one slide and that makes for a very strong venture pitch. One thing that I would like to see a bit different in your presentation would be hearing your voice in the elevator pitch. I find that so much emotion that goes along with a person’s passion is found in the description of the voice. I also loved how you showed your market area within the elevator pitch as well. You made the most of your pitch in the time you had. Love it! Chad :)

Feedback: Nicely done, you are tackling a very common problem in education. Your video does a great job of introducing and describing the problem but I found that the pacing of your elevator pitch made it difficult to understand what kind of solution you are offering; the app looks easy to use but I couldn't quite tell what it does. Ultimately, the video made me want to know more about your venture so overall it is effective. Good work.