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Unbound LearningHelping teachers inspire students by connecting them with the best content
Nicholas M. CummingsFounder Institute graduate, Winter 2012-2013
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Problem:There’s a lot of content on the web for teachers butit’s hard to find exactly what they need and there’s a lot of noise
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Solution:Let teachers pinpoint what they needthrough smart search and social sharing
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Content, Just For You
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Find What You Need
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Teachers as a Market
45 out of 50 states are implementing the Common Core
Teachers on average work 20 hours outside the classroom
Individual teachers: $1.35 billion / year
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Teacher Strategy
District Strategy
Teacher StrategyTeacher StrategyTeacher StrategyTeacher Strategy
Freemium paywall with games layer
User growth strategy (individual)
Teacher referral incentive (bypass paywall)
Planning tools to incentivize users
Purchase orders & purchase account
Use teacher cred to sell big accounts
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Competitors
Learni.st
More Social
Less Steps
Built for teachers
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Founding TeamNicholas M. Cummings
Andrew AbateSpecializes in ed tech implementationWorks at Cheshire High School in CT
Math teacher
Frustrated with education in generalFrustrated with education technology
Founder Institute graduate, Winter 2012
Advisors
Bryan Janeczko
Sean Flaherty
Founder Institute NYC Co-director
SVP, ITX Corporation
Other Team Members
Vietnhi PhuvanIT Security & Ruby Hacker
Irfan EbrahimProduct Manager
Dr. Greg SelittoAsst. Dean, Iona College
Catt SmallHTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQueryProduct Designer at NASDAQ OMX
Agile project management experience
Andre SmithRuby Hacker
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Progress:
Founder Institute
Startup Weekend
Idea vetted by NYC area CEOs and angel investorsGarnered interest from three schools and two large organizations
Concept validated by commitment of the teamFeedback from teachers and people close to education industry
Development & Beta Launch
Design district & lesson planning tools
(Target: June-July 2013)
Met Andrew Abate & Vietnhi Phuvan
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