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1/n Unpopular Opinion- #edtech version
Popular Opinion -> We can fix education by leveraging technology for better content/ processes
Unpopular Opinion -> The core problem to solve while fixing education is motivation. Motivation is scarce, content is plenty (4G,Jio)
Popular Opinion -> We can fix education by leveraging technology for better content/ processes
Unpopular Opinion -> The core problem to solve while fixing education is motivation. Motivation is scarce, content is plenty (4G,Jio)
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Free Knowledge is in oversupply and getting better with every passing day.
For success in education, it is wise to pick a segment with inherent high motivation
1. Get in a great college -> fiitjee/ akash/kota ecosystem
2. Get a government job -> unacademy
Free Knowledge is in oversupply and getting better with every passing day.
For success in education, it is wise to pick a segment with inherent high motivation
1. Get in a great college -> fiitjee/ akash/kota ecosystem
2. Get a government job -> unacademy
3/n
3. Get a 5X raise -> @LambdaSchool/ @ScalerAcademy / @ Newtonschool
4. Move up in your career -> PMP certification
5. Get a fin job without an MBA -> CFA
3. Get a 5X raise -> @LambdaSchool/ @ScalerAcademy / @ Newtonschool
4. Move up in your career -> PMP certification
5. Get a fin job without an MBA -> CFA
4/n
6. Get a 5X better job with just a tag ->. MBA industry
It is bad to bank on intrinsic self motivation.
Much better to align on motivation that comes from the hope of a huge step up (JEE, UPSC, 5X raise, career switch)
6. Get a 5X better job with just a tag ->. MBA industry
It is bad to bank on intrinsic self motivation.
Much better to align on motivation that comes from the hope of a huge step up (JEE, UPSC, 5X raise, career switch)
5/n
The other way to solve for motivation is gamification
Though much harder product problem to solve,
willing to take a bet that the biggest K-12 education company will look much more like a game
maybe like @Roblox
Maybe more game designers should get into edtech
The other way to solve for motivation is gamification
Though much harder product problem to solve,
willing to take a bet that the biggest K-12 education company will look much more like a game
maybe like @Roblox
Maybe more game designers should get into edtech
Thoughts kindled by conversation with @srinirai 
