- Startups - LAUNCH Edu. Companies Motion Math, Sifteo and GatherEducation - TWiST #263
发布时间 2012-06-06 03:36:06 来源
摘要
1:00 Welcome everyone, we're here today with three incredible ed-tech startups: Sifteo, Motion Math and GatherEducation.
2:30 Tyler, welcome back. Where have you been?
4:30 All our thanks for Trada for supporting the show! Everyone show them you appreciate their contribution by thanks @Trada!
8:15 We're doing a LAUNCH Education + Kids event June 12 and 13 that I'm really excited about.
9:30 How are the companies, Tyler? What will I be scoring them tomorrow?
11:00 Welcome to David from Sifteto. Where did we first meet?
11:30 David explains how Sifteo cubes work.
16:00 Jason and Tyler try their hand playing with the cubes.
17:30 Who are you backed by?
19:00 Why didn't you sell early on?
21:30 Have you seen any rip-offs of your technology in China?
23:30 In your experience, how have VCs reacted to Kickstarter?
26:15 Thank you so much to Squarespace for partnering with us on the show! If you want sign up to use Squarespace for your site, email your receipt to contest@thisweekin.com and you'll be entered to win a Macbook Air!
30:00 Welcome to Jacob Klein from Motion Math. Jacob, what do you make?
31:00 Jacob demos the Motion Math game Hungry Fish.
32:30 Does this fall under the category of adaptive learning?
34:00 How do you get something like this to stand out in the App store?
38:30 Jacob demos Motion Math: Zoom.
40:00 How many downloads to you have combined for all games?
43:15 What's the right amount of time for a child to be allowed to spend on these devices?
45:00 Welcome to Pano Anthos of GatherEducation.
45:15 Showing a video demo of how GatherEducation works.
49:30 Did you build this as a proof of concept?
54:00 Discussing the changing educational landscape.
56:00 In 20 years, when your grandchildren go to college, will that be a disappointment?
58:00 What's next, are you venture-backed?
1:01:30 Dave, what drew you to educational technology?
1:03:30 What reactions have you gotten from the investor community?
1:06:00 Have you found that the Sifteo block work particularly well for students with disabilities?
1:08:30 Thank you to Dave, Jacob and Pano for joining us today. And thank you to Trada and Squarespace for supporting the show.
1:09:30 Everyone check out the LAUNCH Education + Kids event on June 12 and 13. We'll see you next time.
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Keep up with the latest from our sister company, LAUNCH:
LAUNCH Education & Kids: 30 Companies (6 Stealth) Plus Scoble, Alan Louie and Nolan Bushnell
http://www.launch.co/blog/launch-education-kids-30-companies-6-stealth-plus-scoble-ala.html
Yahoo to Launch "Chrome Killer" Tonight
http://www.launch.co/blog/yahoo-to-launch-chrome-killer-tonight.html
First Eight Companies for LAUNCH Education & Kids
http://www.launch.co/blog/first-eight-companies-for-launch-education-kids.html
The Age of Excellence
http://www.launch.co/blog/the-age-of-excellence.html
Is There a YCombinator Valuation Bubble or Not?
http://www.launch.co/blog/is-there-a-ycombinator-valuation-bubble-or-not.html
FOLLOW ON TWITTER
Jason: @jason
Tyler: @steepdecline
Motion Math: @motionmath
Gather Education: @gathereducation
Sifeto: @sifteo
Trada: @trada
Squarespace: @squarespace
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