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Assignment 3 – GradHat

Assignment 3 – GradHat

By kendra achonwa on March 29, 2020

Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well. I’m sure like many of you the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly lingering in all the corners of my mind. I’ve been exploring some more of its recent implications on education and employment and trying to find creative solutions to some of these new world problems. This became the […]

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A3: HealthPlus

A3: HealthPlus

By Robert on March 29, 2020

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review my project.  This is my A3 project where I have created HealthPlus.   HealthPlus is a program that combines microlessons and wearable technology to improve the ability to deliver support to students struggling with anxiety and/or mental health concerns. It allows for targeted, individualized, and […]

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Focal Ed

Focal Ed

By Scott Richmond on March 29, 2020

Hello 522ers, I’d like to introduce you to Focal Ed, a learning-centered wearable venture. Our company aims to allow teachers to focus more on what they do best, and less of the other stuff. The small wearable automates some of the administrative tasks that teachers encounter everyday; tasks that take away from valuable in-class learning […]

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SaniSenini Company

SaniSenini Company

By Tyler on March 27, 2020

Greetings everyone!  I invite you to check out my elevator pitch for my new company “SaniSenini” . This company is focused on improving the way of life for people around the world.  With flu outbreaks and germs everywhere my company strives to help people stay clean without using alcohol sanitizer.  Many products from my company […]

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A3 – Gradenetix

A3 – Gradenetix

By carlo trentadue on March 27, 2020

Hello all, I hope this post finds you safe and healthy in these exceptional times! I am very excited to share my A3 project with you all – It’s something I’ve been working on for the past few weeks (there was a time there where I felt like I’ve been on an isolated version of […]

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Meet Your Mentor

Meet Your Mentor

By sarah mclean on August 2, 2019

When I think back about my educational journey, I can’t help but think of the awesome mentors that I have had along the way- my grade 2 teacher, the undergraduate instructor who took a risk on me being a TA,  my PhD supervisor; really, when it comes down to it, I think we can all […]

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A3: BookVRoom- the future library with immersive language learning experience

A3: BookVRoom- the future library with immersive language learning experience

By Karen szu chun on July 30, 2019

Hi All, Apologies for the delay. Here is my venture. BookVRoom is an interactive VR app where students can immerse themselves in books , listen to audios and express their opinions. The purpose of this venture is to help second language learners to have more input in English and be able to communicate using the […]

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hipogoo: next-generation educational consulting services

hipogoo: next-generation educational consulting services

By Vincent Dong on July 28, 2019

Hi, guys, I have created my pitches (for a virtual venture – hipogoo) to reflect my thinking about the pain points of studying abroad market of China. Although I have to fictionalize some information about this startup in order to complete this assignment, the industry analysis and proposed solutions are serious. Enjoy your reading and please feel […]

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A3: The Space

A3: The Space

By Jamie Ashton on July 23, 2019

Welcome to the venture pitch for The Space: a hub for the 21st century student. Below you will find a mock elevator pitch, product video and full venture portfolio. [522 note: If these media packets were to be sent/presented to investors, they would be formatted and contextualized either on a website or in an email […]

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Assignment Three

Assignment Three

By Tyler on July 20, 2019

If technology were way farther along than it actually is, Choose Your Own Ed-venture would be the next big thing in the personalized learning market. I chose to invent my own something for this assignment. Or my own idea of a something anyhow – as there’s no coding or anything anything actually done. The “elevator […]

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Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch | S3 Ep8: In The Sports Zone

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch | S3 Ep8: In The Sports Zone

By Vincent Dong on May 22, 2019

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is a TV show produced by Entrepreneur magazine, and it gives each contestant a 60-second elevator ride from lobby to the boardroom to sell their business idea. Watching the quick pitch live, a panel of expert investors makes their judgement. If the investors are impressed, the entrepreneur is invited into the board room […]

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A3 : PC Building Simulator VR Edition

By Lori Jones on November 25, 2018

I did this assignment from the perspective of taking over Irregular Corporation as CEO and founder. I wanted to pitch a possible upgrade and new direction for a the game that exists on STEAM. Elevator pitch   Venture Pitch   References : References Venture Pitch PC builder Reflection This endeavour was not as easy or as […]

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Polyphony – Personalized Music Theory Education

Polyphony – Personalized Music Theory Education

By scott on November 23, 2018

Polyphony is a music theory learning app that takes the frustration and confusion out of teaching yourself through YouTube. It learns the interests and skill level of its learners and uses AI to connect them with YouTube videos that teach what they want to learn, how they want to learn it, in the quickest way […]

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Ionic Liquids: solvents of the future?

By Katie Cowen on September 19, 2018

I came across this video during my in depth online quest for a pitch that was somewhat within the allotted time an elevator pitch should take. It is just under 90 seconds (still a bit lengthy), however I found her to be keen and honest. I am by no means an expert on ionic liquids, […]

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EARTH : The Pitch.

EARTH : The Pitch.

By Henna Patel on September 19, 2018

My search for a current and compelling pitch in the realm of education + technology, which also satisfied criteria for an elevator pitch landed me here — on EARTH (via IndieGogo and previously on Kickstarter). It is an AI and AR-augmented physical model of our planet. EARTH is intended to be used a immersive and […]

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Kickstarter – Distinct Lack of Elevator Pitches?

By scott on September 17, 2018

Hey, is anyone else finding that Kickstarter has very few (many no?) elevator pitches, with a specific aim at investors? At least not in video form. Many have nice supporting documentation and explanations of their products but rarely a video that could qualify as a pitch – generally the videos are a show-and-tell of the […]

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Wonderville.org, where teachers teach and earn, while students learn.

Wonderville.org, where teachers teach and earn, while students learn.

By Cassy Weber on March 25, 2018

Hello ETEC 522 — I’m delighted to introduce my venture pitch, entitled:  Wonderville.org, where teachers teach and earn, while students learn.  I debated what format to choose, started with Prezi, then video, then reverted back to the standard pitch deck using a narrated PowerPoint, now on YouTube.  The pitch details an ask of $2.5M in […]

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Arutan

Arutan

By jessholder on March 25, 2018

The Latin word for nature is natura, and when flipped in reverse, arutan. Enjoy exploring this interactive nature study app to enhance both 21st century learning and living. Arutan – Elevator Pitch Arutan – Venture Pitch  

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AppSheet Scholar – Venture Pitch

By Robert Remmerswaal on March 23, 2018

Elevator Pitch Venture Pitch Use this website to follow along with the presentation https://sites.google.com/view/etec522a3scholar/home

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A3 – Venture Pitch for PseudoModo – The Random Email Generator

A3 – Venture Pitch for PseudoModo – The Random Email Generator

By shannon hagen on March 19, 2018

How many teachers deal with student data security, PIAs, parent consent and the use of online learning applications that use Personally Identifiable Student Information.  This is something that I deal with every day as a district tech support teacher as well as a media educator.  Our district is currently going through the process of writing […]

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Unlimited Tomorrow

By Dana Bjornson on January 20, 2018

  In my quest to locate a current elevator pitch worthy of analyis, I found countless videos of entrepreneurs’ products, without the actual pitch.  It seems as though the art of making a pitch is evolving into a hybrid format, that combines elements of an elevator pitch and elements of a venture pitch. Sites like […]

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Educreations

By Eva Somogyi on May 31, 2017

One of the biggest, fastest shifts in ed tech has been the evolution from the use of large interactive whiteboards to the use of mobile, agile multi-purpose apps. The Educreations app transforms an iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Teachers can easily produce video lessons that are stored online and can be shared via email, Twitter, […]

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Assignment 3 – Symposium Social Reading App

Assignment 3 – Symposium Social Reading App

By Bryan Thompson on November 27, 2016

Hi Everyone, Below you’ll find both my elevator and venture pitch for a new reading app called Symposium. It’s pitched to Educational Venture Analysts who have connections with professors and universities. This project grew out of my desire to teach critical reading strategies to my students online. Having students read independently and properly engage with […]

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LiveSync – the web browser plugin

By Vibhu Vashisht on November 27, 2016

Hi everyone! I ask for your feedback on LiveSync the web browser plugin: Elevator Pitch: https://youtu.be/miHoW_F3ZiQ Venture Pitch: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/18488951-venture-pitch Reflection: The idea of creating LiveSync came while having lunch with colleagues and discussing how difficult it is to monitor students in synchronous online classes when they are given work to do.  Sometimes students are given […]

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Assignment #3 – Virtually Safe

By fonge29 on November 26, 2016

Hi Everyone, I present to you my elevator pitch and venture pitch. If you are a caregiver living in a remote area would you consider this product for your loved ones? I am looking to pursue this idea further so I have decided to keep it more private with a password protection. Password: ETEC522 Looking forward to receiving […]

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Assignment 3-READgauge

By Caleb on November 30, 2015

Here is my pitch for an original app called READgauge. The purpose of the app is to allow teachers to quickly and effectively assess the reading comprehension of their entire class simultaneously. I hope you enjoy the pitches! Elevator Pitch Full Pitch

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VRICS

By jormiston on November 29, 2015

Introducing VRICS: Elevator Pitch is here Venture Pitch is here  

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TALO – Faculty Development for Our Digital Age

By Maureen Glynn on November 29, 2015

My venture pitch is for the enhancement of an existing offering “Teaching Adult Learners Online” – a professional development program for faculty. The idea is to grow it out beyond its current home at The Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University, to a wider, provincially based audience. As such, my core audience for […]

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The ProDev Planner

By Ariane on November 23, 2014

I’m thrilled to be sharing with you my venture idea – the ProDev Planner! Check out my Touchcast Elevator Pitch and my Venture Pitch Uberflip Mag. Cheers, A.    

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Venture Pitch for Trello LMS Plug-in

By syousuf on August 4, 2014

Hi everyone, Here is my elevator pitch: Shadia Yousuf Assignment 3 Elevator Pitch Here is my venture pitch. Shadia Yousuf Assignment 3 Venture Pitch My Reflection: After I finished writing my Venture Pitch I realized that the ask for my product may be too high. When I think of the show Dragon’s Den, I typically […]

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A3: LanguageBuddy App Venture Pitch

By ashleybayles on August 3, 2014

Hi Everyone, I decided to create an imaginary product (which could be real if any designers from the course would like to go in on it with me) and created a website for potential investors at: http://languagebuddyapp.weebly.com. I feel that this is a viable product, although it will be based on advertising revenue (as the application […]

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A3: Frienglish – Venture Pitch

By Sayali on August 3, 2014

Please find the link for my Elevator Pitch here – https://www.dropbox.com/s/u73dszoo1v5q0ru/elevator_full.mp4 Venture Pitch here – https://www.dropbox.com/s/yd24echtbis8tt7/venture_full.mp4   Reflections : Though I have role played the CEO of a fictitious company, the biggest realisation in the process was that such a venture could very well be possible in real world given the huge market available in […]

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A3 Virtual Angel

By ruddy28 on August 3, 2014

Dear All, Please find below the link to my Weebly which houses my elevator pitch and venture. Virtual Angel   This has been a labour of love. Colleen

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A3 – Venture Pitch

By courtneyoc on August 3, 2014

Elevator Pitch:  Venture Pitch: O’Connor Venture Pitch This project was an interesting experience. I decided to take an already existing venture that I have used many times and took it in a new direction. I enjoyed the ability to creatively construct my own venture pitch and bring to (sort of) life one of my ideas. While […]

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A3 – By Danielle

By danielle on August 2, 2014

Hi all, You can access my Elevator Pitch here. You can access my Venture Pitch here. This was my first time using either program and it was a learning experience for sure!  I most importantly learned that I need a computer that is capable to do more and handle video. I decided to create a […]

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A3 – Brendan Clark – Mapper

By brendanclark on August 1, 2014

Hello all,   Elevator Pitch   Venture Pitch    

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A3 Submission – BLEND

By aviola on August 1, 2014

Good Morning. I hope that you all enjoy my elevator pitch (video) and venture pitch (infographic). Angela

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Reading Buddy

By sheljon on July 31, 2014

I have attached videos for my elevator pitch and venture pitch in support of Reading Buddy.   Monique

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Venture Pitch: ESL Teacher’s Aid

By Bruno on July 31, 2014

Hello, My elevator pitch and venture pitch are below: Prezi Elevator Pitch (If the audio does not play for you, make sure you click on the older Prezi player on the Prezi page) BChu Venture Pitch ETEC522 Self-Reflection: I have taught languages for the past four years now and I have spent hours upon hours […]

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1 Aug Posted on Beyond Disruption

FEEDBACK: Great elevator pitch Daniel! It was engaging, convincing, and showed your confidence in the product. The rest of your venture pitch was strong, but could have benefited from being more specific on what differentiates Beyond Disruption from the competition. I also think presenting some specific use cases (i.e, health care) for the product could help highlight its potential and capabilities.

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FEEDBACK: Great elevator pitch Daniel! It was engaging, convincing, and showed your confidence in the product. The rest of your venture pitch was strong, but could have benefited from being more specific on what differentiates Beyond Disruption from the competition. I also think presenting some specific use cases (i.e, health care) for the product could help highlight its potential and capabilities.

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26 Nov Posted on Polyphony – Personalized Music Theory Education

REVIEW: Hi Scott, I really enjoyed your both your elevator pitch and venture pitch. I thought your elevator pitch was concise and as a potential investor, I had a clear understanding of the problem you saw in the market and how your product helps to solve the problem in addition to what value your product brings to the table. Looking at your venture pitch, I think we had similar ideas in terms of creating curated repositories of information already available on the web. Your product adds an additional component of artificial intelligence to help refine the recommended videos presented. Your business acumen is apparent as you outline how your product will be marketed and provide case studies to that the investor can really understand how your product fits into the existing market. I also liked how you understand that you are looking for "smart" money and that you acknowledge that you don't have all the answers. Entrepreneurs that acknowledge the help that they may need are ones that I would look more favorably upon.  All in all, a very well done presentation. Congratulations.  I would invest in this enterprise! Christopher Wong

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REVIEW: Hi Scott, I really enjoyed your both your elevator pitch and venture pitch. I thought your elevator pitch was concise and as a potential investor, I had a clear understanding of the problem you saw in the market and how your product helps to solve the problem in addition to what value your product brings to the table. Looking at your venture pitch, I think we had similar ideas in terms of creating curated repositories of information already available on the web. Your product adds an additional component of artificial intelligence to help refine the recommended videos presented. Your business acumen is apparent as you outline how your product will be marketed and provide case studies to that the investor can really understand how your product fits into the existing market. I also liked how you understand that you are looking for "smart" money and that you acknowledge that you don't have all the answers. Entrepreneurs that acknowledge the help that they may need are ones that I would look more favorably upon.  All in all, a very well done presentation. Congratulations.  I would invest in this enterprise! Christopher Wong

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1 Jun Posted on Educreations

Educreations is noble in their pursuit to remove the “post-production” phase from video recording. Its mobile interface allows for quick tutorials from anywhere and with the ability to physically write on the device and turn it into video. It is interesting, but immediately there seems to be some issues present. First, we’ll begin at the pain point. The speaker discusses the issues of working with the demanding load that most teachers have, and investigates the best way to reach their students. In the pitch, he discusses the teacher not being able to communicate with all his students, but the purpose for the communication was not clear, and we are guessing as to why this was such an issue. Was it attendance? Distance education? Socio-economic factors? I’m not sure when a teacher would constantly meet with every student outside of the classroom. The solution they provide for out of classroom support is to watch teacher created videos that are narrated and feature texts and images. The purpose for these is not clear. Is it for a flipped classroom model, enrichment, or to catch students up? So yes, it is hard to meet with students, but giving information is different than engaging them with a dialogue. As a feedback tool this is where the pitch fails for me as an EVA. Within the pitch, no differentiation is mentioned, even though there are various competitors out there that are free (I’m thinking of QuickTime capture that is preinstalled on Apple computers, as well as the free app Explain Everything). Also, recorded Powerpoint shows are another option available too. Now, it was seemingly easy to make the video, but the setup process, online management system, and how the students access the information was left out. These managerial obstacles are typically the factors that prohibit educators from entering digital spaces, and they were not mentioned. In addition, we do not know who their target market is. I’m guessing by the images that it is for a secondary school environment, but I feel as if this would have greater implications in a post-secondary world. As for championship, competition, the ask, and the return, we really are not sure. In addition, the videos promote passive learning where students engage with the video. If there were different built-in exercises, then that would lead to assessment. However, since this was not the case, Educreations is just another way to make a video in an already crowded market. As an EVA, this application seems like a good idea on the surface, but competition and free competitors would prohibit me from investing.

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Educreations is noble in their pursuit to remove the “post-production” phase from video recording. Its mobile interface allows for quick tutorials from anywhere and with the ability to physically write on the device and turn it into video. It is interesting, but immediately there seems to be some issues present. First, we’ll begin at the pain point. The speaker discusses the issues of working with the demanding load that most teachers have, and investigates the best way to reach their students. In the pitch, he discusses the teacher not being able to communicate with all his students, but the purpose for the communication was not clear, and we are guessing as to why this was such an issue. Was it attendance? Distance education? Socio-economic factors? I’m not sure when a teacher would constantly meet with every student outside of the classroom. The solution they provide for out of classroom support is to watch teacher created videos that are narrated and feature texts and images. The purpose for these is not clear. Is it for a flipped classroom model, enrichment, or to catch students up? So yes, it is hard to meet with students, but giving information is different than engaging them with a dialogue. As a feedback tool this is where the pitch fails for me as an EVA. Within the pitch, no differentiation is mentioned, even though there are various competitors out there that are free (I’m thinking of QuickTime capture that is preinstalled on Apple computers, as well as the free app Explain Everything). Also, recorded Powerpoint shows are another option available too. Now, it was seemingly easy to make the video, but the setup process, online management system, and how the students access the information was left out. These managerial obstacles are typically the factors that prohibit educators from entering digital spaces, and they were not mentioned. In addition, we do not know who their target market is. I’m guessing by the images that it is for a secondary school environment, but I feel as if this would have greater implications in a post-secondary world. As for championship, competition, the ask, and the return, we really are not sure. In addition, the videos promote passive learning where students engage with the video. If there were different built-in exercises, then that would lead to assessment. However, since this was not the case, Educreations is just another way to make a video in an already crowded market. As an EVA, this application seems like a good idea on the surface, but competition and free competitors would prohibit me from investing.

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31 May Posted on Educreations

*reposting as I seem to have misplaced it the first time* As an EVA, I would invest in this venture. That being said… This is a quick short elevator pitch that highlights several of the points from deconstructing a pitch. However, understandably misses some details such as championship information, ask and return, management team, and only a little bit about marketing. It does fulfill its purpose of helping people get the big idea. Pain Point: Every great teacher is challenged to find time to spend with 200 students outside of class to provide support in the way that they need. This is a great way of establishing a real connection with teachers that experience the same thing. We can all empathize with the lack of time/availability with students. It draws the listener in. Solution: The Educreations app makes it fast and easy to upload short video tutorials to post on the web for students to replay over and over as needed whenever, wherever. Differentiation & Competition: Competitive Edge: This is the value that got me excited about this person and their venture; he stresses the simplicity of use, automation, the immediacy of the app. There is no need to learn complicated technology in order to produce the videos. • Simply press record, then all that is said and written is captured. • Recording in real time and no pre or post production • Imbedded the ability to quickly web search images and automatically upload • Recording automatically stops then resumes so when students replay it there is no gap • Has an easy save flow (title, describe, who sees, category) • Immediate upload to the web with immediate access and playback • Students notified automatically by email Venture Concept: The presenter seems to have done his homework and stresses their main points about the quick ease of use. It is hard to tell if the venture is original as this pitch is from June 2012, currently, there are several whiteboard apps on the market, though none seem to have the same easy use and immediacy. The story that he uses to highlight his venture is compelling and very credible. Marketing & Market Readiness: The app has already been created and is in use. The presenter uses the story of a teacher that has used his app with success. He highlights how the teacher has been able to make 60-recorded lessons in one semester, bringing our focus back to the easy usability of the program with a real life example. Then goes further to show the teacher’s success with his lessons being viewed 17,000 times by thousands of students around the world. Wouldn’t we all like our lessons to be that popular and accessible? So it leads to the idea that there is also good potential for word of mouth marketing to increase the demand for the product. The presenter himself comes across as well –informed, confident, and passionate about the product. He works well with focusing on a concise story of a real life teacher’s experience with the product. It really adds to his the presentation to have an interesting real life face to the application. As an EVA I would invest in this Venture. However, I really had to deliberate over my lack of knowledge in market and lack of information in the elevator pitch. I really liked the concept of being an EVA for a venture incubator and being able to invite them to work on the project for a few months. Eva Note: Don’t read till you’ve watched the pitch and decided This pitch was originally in June of 2012. In follow-up, the startup raised &2.2 million from an incubator and other investors. Since launching more than 50K teachers have created and shared lessons on Educreation’s platform, which is now being used in over 12,000 schools and in 117 countries From AngelList

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*reposting as I seem to have misplaced it the first time* As an EVA, I would invest in this venture. That being said… This is a quick short elevator pitch that highlights several of the points from deconstructing a pitch. However, understandably misses some details such as championship information, ask and return, management team, and only a little bit about marketing. It does fulfill its purpose of helping people get the big idea. Pain Point: Every great teacher is challenged to find time to spend with 200 students outside of class to provide support in the way that they need. This is a great way of establishing a real connection with teachers that experience the same thing. We can all empathize with the lack of time/availability with students. It draws the listener in. Solution: The Educreations app makes it fast and easy to upload short video tutorials to post on the web for students to replay over and over as needed whenever, wherever. Differentiation & Competition: Competitive Edge: This is the value that got me excited about this person and their venture; he stresses the simplicity of use, automation, the immediacy of the app. There is no need to learn complicated technology in order to produce the videos. • Simply press record, then all that is said and written is captured. • Recording in real time and no pre or post production • Imbedded the ability to quickly web search images and automatically upload • Recording automatically stops then resumes so when students replay it there is no gap • Has an easy save flow (title, describe, who sees, category) • Immediate upload to the web with immediate access and playback • Students notified automatically by email Venture Concept: The presenter seems to have done his homework and stresses their main points about the quick ease of use. It is hard to tell if the venture is original as this pitch is from June 2012, currently, there are several whiteboard apps on the market, though none seem to have the same easy use and immediacy. The story that he uses to highlight his venture is compelling and very credible. Marketing & Market Readiness: The app has already been created and is in use. The presenter uses the story of a teacher that has used his app with success. He highlights how the teacher has been able to make 60-recorded lessons in one semester, bringing our focus back to the easy usability of the program with a real life example. Then goes further to show the teacher’s success with his lessons being viewed 17,000 times by thousands of students around the world. Wouldn’t we all like our lessons to be that popular and accessible? So it leads to the idea that there is also good potential for word of mouth marketing to increase the demand for the product. The presenter himself comes across as well –informed, confident, and passionate about the product. He works well with focusing on a concise story of a real life teacher’s experience with the product. It really adds to his the presentation to have an interesting real life face to the application. As an EVA I would invest in this Venture. However, I really had to deliberate over my lack of knowledge in market and lack of information in the elevator pitch. I really liked the concept of being an EVA for a venture incubator and being able to invite them to work on the project for a few months. Eva Note: Don’t read till you’ve watched the pitch and decided This pitch was originally in June of 2012. In follow-up, the startup raised &2.2 million from an incubator and other investors. Since launching more than 50K teachers have created and shared lessons on Educreation’s platform, which is now being used in over 12,000 schools and in 117 countries From AngelList

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31 May Posted on Brightwheel

What a great find. Thanks very much for this. As an EVA, Yes I would invest in this venture. I think this is a good example of a successful venture pitch It was interesting to see how he started to win over the investors during the pitch. Initially, there was a visible ‘taken aback’ reaction to a $ 400,000 investment for only 4% stake in the venture. His personality and passion for the product were a big part of the success of the pitch. He comes across as personable, relatable everyday dad that is very confident and excited about the product. The other part of his success was that his pitch was a concise well-told story that everyone could relate and connect to; it was credible and compelling. He put a very human face to his ideas and presentation and worked on making a personal connection with the potential investors. He addressed the Sharks as fellow parents and he asked if their young children also had difficulty answering what they did in school that day; then followed up with easily relatable video clips of standard children’s answers to “what did you do in school today” He then connected it to a global problem that “we’re in this together” by saying that millions of parents had the same experience every day, especially with younger kids. He really worked on the emotional aspect of the product with by saying how hard it is to leave your “little human being” for so long every day if that is the only indication of how they did during the day. He claimed that the system is broken, and his app was the solution to this daily disconnect between parents and children. The nugget of true value that got me excited about this venture was when he showed how the app worked for him. He used a real life current example of his daughter and showed the updates/photos he received of her. He talked about how his whole relationship with his daughter had changed and become deeper since making the app; that it allowed him to have conversations with Serena when she came home from school since he already had an idea of what she was up to. This was his great ‘hook’, you could see one of the investors faces light up with the thought ‘I could/want that for me’ Finally, the other things that really convinced me and added to his pitch was the fact that he had done his homework. He knew his market size and share, and was confident about his revenue. He demonstrated market readiness by having already created it, test marketed, and expanded. So they were well already on their path to success and had a clear idea of where they were going.

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Eva Somogyi @esomogyi

What a great find. Thanks very much for this. As an EVA, Yes I would invest in this venture. I think this is a good example of a successful venture pitch It was interesting to see how he started to win over the investors during the pitch. Initially, there was a visible ‘taken aback’ reaction to a $ 400,000 investment for only 4% stake in the venture. His personality and passion for the product were a big part of the success of the pitch. He comes across as personable, relatable everyday dad that is very confident and excited about the product. The other part of his success was that his pitch was a concise well-told story that everyone could relate and connect to; it was credible and compelling. He put a very human face to his ideas and presentation and worked on making a personal connection with the potential investors. He addressed the Sharks as fellow parents and he asked if their young children also had difficulty answering what they did in school that day; then followed up with easily relatable video clips of standard children’s answers to “what did you do in school today” He then connected it to a global problem that “we’re in this together” by saying that millions of parents had the same experience every day, especially with younger kids. He really worked on the emotional aspect of the product with by saying how hard it is to leave your “little human being” for so long every day if that is the only indication of how they did during the day. He claimed that the system is broken, and his app was the solution to this daily disconnect between parents and children. The nugget of true value that got me excited about this venture was when he showed how the app worked for him. He used a real life current example of his daughter and showed the updates/photos he received of her. He talked about how his whole relationship with his daughter had changed and become deeper since making the app; that it allowed him to have conversations with Serena when she came home from school since he already had an idea of what she was up to. This was his great ‘hook’, you could see one of the investors faces light up with the thought ‘I could/want that for me’ Finally, the other things that really convinced me and added to his pitch was the fact that he had done his homework. He knew his market size and share, and was confident about his revenue. He demonstrated market readiness by having already created it, test marketed, and expanded. So they were well already on their path to success and had a clear idea of where they were going.

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No, as a venture capitalist, I also would not invest in "Empowered Learning," although the idea was presented in an appealing, interesting, and clear and confident manor. The video was quite good, covering previous/current market environment and clear pain-points (time for teachers, progress/information for parents, formative feedback and help for students) with explanations of how each would benefit (solution). The biggest minus for me, was no discussion of differentiation (others tried and failed in the past for various significant reasons) or any unique reasoning why this would succeed over others (competitive edge). Also, "automating" tasks is not necessarily the best way to pitch technology-based solutions, rather it might have been better to focus on this as an 'intelligent assistant' (the connotative meanings are less negative?) This was indeed a well-told story with a likable character; however, also not discussed was management team, marketing, return, and exit strategy. Who actually buys this in a K-12 sphere? In order to be used effectively and systematically, this would likely be districts and administrators which there was no mention of. Also as Christopher mentions no mention of the revenue structure for the service/product itself to make money. Is it a product or service? How to address financial, logistical, legal and ethical concerns? I did rate this video high as it holds great value to me as a student here!

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No, as a venture capitalist, I also would not invest in "Empowered Learning," although the idea was presented in an appealing, interesting, and clear and confident manor. The video was quite good, covering previous/current market environment and clear pain-points (time for teachers, progress/information for parents, formative feedback and help for students) with explanations of how each would benefit (solution). The biggest minus for me, was no discussion of differentiation (others tried and failed in the past for various significant reasons) or any unique reasoning why this would succeed over others (competitive edge). Also, "automating" tasks is not necessarily the best way to pitch technology-based solutions, rather it might have been better to focus on this as an 'intelligent assistant' (the connotative meanings are less negative?) This was indeed a well-told story with a likable character; however, also not discussed was management team, marketing, return, and exit strategy. Who actually buys this in a K-12 sphere? In order to be used effectively and systematically, this would likely be districts and administrators which there was no mention of. Also as Christopher mentions no mention of the revenue structure for the service/product itself to make money. Is it a product or service? How to address financial, logistical, legal and ethical concerns? I did rate this video high as it holds great value to me as a student here!

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