Kamille

As a venture think there is a good opportunity here. However, it was difficult for me to get a good grasp on the specifics being mentioned in the elevator pitch because there was too much information on the slides. As an investor, because of the nature of the market you are entering, what is important is how you will differentiate yourself from the competition. I would also be interested in your revenue streams as that will be vital in my decision to invest in such a competitive market.

I liked the concept you chose for your pitch especially with it addressing a concern in your country. I thought the crowd-sourcing approach was different although fit has its fair amount of challenges as you highlighted. One of the problems I had with reading through your venture pitch was that at some points the venture was referred to as Lesson Space and at other times Language Space. Otherwise, I felt the pitches were well researched and answered many of the questions that I would have as an investor.

I thought your pitch was very good. You were engaging in both the elevator and venture pitches. The idea seemed well researched and I was very impressed with the level of detail. The other part of your pitch that impressed me was the way you appealed to the hearts of investors as well as their business sensibilities. The only change I would make to the pitch is to give more detail on what dyslexia is.

I think this will be useful in helping to incorporate a student's home environment into his/her learning. For example, one of the problems we have with teaching English in my country is that students speak a dialect at home but are forced to speak Standard English at school. I could envision using this to help students make the transition. It could also be useful for students coming from non-English speaking countries .

No, I would not invest in this venture. While I believe that there is scope for this business, the pitch did not sell me on the concept. I liked that the founder was doing the pitch, because having a face to the idea gave me more confidence in the proposal. However, while he seemed confident, the presentation felt too rehearsed. The other issue I had with the pitch was that it was not clear on how it does what it claims to do. I agree that students receiving individualiused attention by their teachers would solve a significant problem being faced in the classroom, however, the pitch did not give compelling evidence of how this would be done. The information given about competitors and presence in the market was useful as it showed knowledge of the business as well as some feasibility of the venture. I was also pleased with the originality of the concept. With that being said there were still too many unknowns for me to consider investing in the venture.

No, I would not invest in this venture. The most critical aspect of any presentation is engagement. In many ways this pitch lacked that key element. First of all, the presentation was done without a human face. This could have been overlooked if the presenter had not given the impression that she was just reading a script, instead of having intimate knowledge and passion for the concept being pitched. The slides were unimaginative and had too much information on some of them. The pitch did not clearly highlight the problem or how the software would solve it. It would have been useful if the presenter gave an example of a specific problem that the software addresses. In general, it was difficult to understand how this idea would be useful and therefore how it would be a successful venture. A pitch of this nature because of the limited time afforded needs to give salient information in an engaging manner to have any chance at success.

This is an area of great interest to me. It is the common complaint in my country that investors have a hard time finding skilled labour. We are also on the verge of taking on some projects that will require individuals with a variety of skill sets that we do not possess. I am envisioning the day where will be able to train our people without much difficulty, through the use of technology, to meet the needs of the labour market.