A3: – Questions – The Algebra App

FEEDBACK: Wonderful pitch, James! Your illustrations of the problem at hand are effective. I really liked how you brought the app to life through your pitch and positioned yourself well as an expert and CEO. I especially enjoyed the play on words during the call to action, inviting viewers to join the "add"venture. :). If math had been offered to me with such ease and simplicity, it would have been a fundamentally different experience! Thanks for a job well done.

REVIEW: Hi James. I think this is very well done! You highlighted the problem, and explained how The Algebra App is the solution. I like the way you were able to show a demonstration of the app working as if a user were to try it out for themselves. There is a HUGE market for your product. Also, the simplicity of purchasing a mobile app makes your pitch very strong. Everyone has access to a device. There are students that struggle with mathematics all over the world and math is a universal language. Learning mathematics correctly is so essential due to the previous grade level serving as building blocks for the next grade level. If a student struggles with math 8, it is almost guaranteed that math 9 will also be a struggle. Where was this tool when I was a math student!? I would invest.

(Feedback) Hi James, I really like the details that you provided for your beta roll-out and the items you offer in the premium are attractive to customers. The competitor chart is quite useful and gives an idea of how your own app may gamify competition. I definitely feel that there is a market for this. Your elevator pitch and venture site are professional and quite thorough. There could be a more detailed reflection part. I would recommend looking at Cass' Symbolab pitch which also features solutions for mathmatics--she did great job as you did on presenting the features and the marketplace. Her and I were late with our assignments so I wouldn't mind a little feedback as well.

REVIEW: James, I really enjoyed your venture pitch! Both you elevator pitch and your venture pitch addressed the PAIN POINT, the SOLUTION, and DIFFERENTIATION aspects of a strong proposal. You app demo with mockups was effective and reflects hard work with attention to pertinent detail. I feel your overall pitch would benefit from detailing more MARKETING elements. You state that you’ll depend on “widespread promotion to middle school math teachers”, but you don’t say HOW the promoting will happen. Including strategy details like having a booth at specific edtech conventions, or partnering with the sales teams of established educational publishers like Pearson or McGraw Hill wold help. The CHAMPIONSHIP aspect could be improved as well, by adding some team members (even fictitious) that can contribute app development and marketing expertise and experience. I recommend you look at a company like Sight Reading Factory (https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/) as a model with assets you can emulate. Overall, a compelling concept and a strong presentation; well done!

REVIEW: Hi James. In my opinion, this was one of the best-researched pitches in the forum. At a personal level, I always loved Algebra, but somehow never excelled in it. I only wish I had an app like this to practice! Your elevator and venture pitch had several strengths: 1. Examples of user interface of the actual product--brilliant idea because it is difficult to imagine what the final product would look like. Having examples of the user interface solves this. 2. Identified the pain pint and solution clearly. 3. Premium functionalities: I like the idea of unlocking premium options such as "Am I Right" and "extension questions". 4. You clearly identified the list of competitors and the competitive edge of your product, i.e. the app helps identify the nature and difficulty of the question and finds another comparable question. In terms of areas of improvement, as an EVA, I would welcome some indication of the initial investment and the expected return on investments before I reach out to click on the "Inquire" form. Having said that, I feel given your experience and your product demo, and equipped with the necessary financial information in terms of investments and ROI, I would definitely consider it as an investment opportunity.

Hi James, I love the elevator pitch. The problem is clearly stated and the solution makes sense. Also, your interest in solving this problem is evident and your background shows that you have the skills required to do so. A question I had after the pitch was whether the market is favorable for your product. Maybe information about the market size would have helped me to have a sense of the market of your product. However, the problem, the solution, your interest, and your skills have caught my attention. The venture pitch is great. I like how you explain the product features and specifications. As a Math teacher, I know that the gap that your venture aims to fill in the market that is an unlimited supply of hassle-free, highly comparable practice questions has a considerable value in the market. Online marketplace for original educational resources such as "teachers pay teachers" generates lots of revenue, this shows that the gap your venture aims to fill is invaluable. I know this because I am a teacher, I am not sure all potential investors would know this. I think specific information on the market that are favorable to the difference that your venture is bringing to the market would help to onboard more investors in the venture. I thoroughly enjoy reviewing your work. It gave me insights I would use to enhance my venture. Thank you!

REVIEW: Hi James, I have to admit I purely would say I invest in this as you did a great job in explaining your product, its features and its potential! Though I hate Math myself (probably as i got stuck already by the first example question), and I am not sure what you are asking EVA? What will be my share or my ROI / per share? How much money do you need to grow exponentially and how are you going to kick away the competition - Will you use a B2C approach or a B2B(S) approach where you contact schools? Again, I would be interested to invest purely as I think this is a very solid product with a market demand. Online learning apps for specific subject matters are very popular and could have a great profit margin. Ps: How did you create this video? I would be very keen to learn these skills so i can assist my faculty who are currently teaching remote :)

REVIEW: James, your presentation of Questions is intriguing, and I think it fills a market gap nicely and there's massive opportunity here. You did a great job presenting the different stages of your product development, with competitive analysis, and I believe you have a solid plan for rolling it out and for the promotion and growth plans. I'd like to hear more about the AI and machine learning technology behind the concept and see a more sophisticated mockup of the user design of the app before going all in, and as Amanda suggested, I think gamificiation would be value added to your product. Upon further review, I would invest in your product. Thank you.

REVIEW: Haha, first of all....anything with that Allen Iverson quote makes me more happy. So, that's a win for the venture pitch. Honestly, after the elevator pitch, I wasn't too excited and figured that there was already something out there on the market that would do something similar. But reviewing the venture pitch changed my mind. So that's another win! James' website offers a thorough exploration of pain points in current market - and his excellent credentials in the field back them up. He uses the "Cube" model as an effective way of pitching it to investors....even though they likely won't know what the model is. But he uses it in a way that they will understand. One concern I have is whether or not people would be willing to pay for such an app since I always want all my apps for free, but James gives an explanation of how all the funding would work and how the price of the app will drop - and it made a lot of sense. The two things that most convinced me were the description given of the current market and how this app will fill a niche that currently isn't being filled which helped me realize that maybe there is use for 'another' math app. This coupled with his significant credentials in the field helped to convince me that this is a good product. Would I invest, I'd have to say no....but not because of anything I can find wrong with the pitch. It's just simply not something that gets me super excited emotionally. But the pitch is very well done.

The algebra app is a great way to get kids engaged in practicing and learning more about Math. I remember when I was a kid, I could never get enough problems to practice. I enjoyed algebra regardless of whether it was homework or not. This app is a great way to encourage keen students to practice more, but it can also be used by students who need more practice. It is also a great idea to add in OCR so that the app can help users solve difficult equations. It would also be nice to see gamification in the roadmap for this project. I would definitely consider investing in this venture.