Comments on: Disruption and My Next Startup… You Help Decide http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:43:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Egates http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-2/#comment-244 Egates Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:42:24 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-244 With Respect to Math and Science Education: Here is a VERY disruptive little company (No, they are not interested in VC money, they already make all of their own capital very nicely):<br><br>The concept: (over 20 years of R&D at UC Irvine, and ten years of commercial experience, with now over one million users per year): build a "knowledge Structure" out of a math course (say, Algebra one in Texas) by connecting all of the concepts and skills in the course and its pre-requisites by logical precednce realtionships (Knowing concept A means you must have knowledge of concepts b,c,d, etc..) Ask the student (no multiple guessing!) to answer a question on concept A. If the student knows it, infer knowledge of others.<br><br>Then -- DON"T teach people stuff they already know or are not yet ready to learn!<br><br>Then keep assessing to determine what they know.<br><br>Then -- DON'T teach people things tyhey already know or are not ready to learn.<br><br>Then reassess. etc...<br><br>Repeat until student masters course, gives up, or runs out of time, whichever comes first.<br><br>This is destroying the traditional math education classroom in the U.S.<br><br><a href="http://www.aleks.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.aleks.com</a><br><br>Check out "What is ALEKS" "Research Behind ALEKS and "The Assessment of Knowledge in Theory and Practice.<br><br>Prepare to be blown away! With Respect to Math and Science Education: Here is a VERY disruptive little company (No, they are not interested in VC money, they already make all of their own capital very nicely):

The concept: (over 20 years of R&D at UC Irvine, and ten years of commercial experience, with now over one million users per year): build a “knowledge Structure” out of a math course (say, Algebra one in Texas) by connecting all of the concepts and skills in the course and its pre-requisites by logical precednce realtionships (Knowing concept A means you must have knowledge of concepts b,c,d, etc..) Ask the student (no multiple guessing!) to answer a question on concept A. If the student knows it, infer knowledge of others.

Then — DON”T teach people stuff they already know or are not yet ready to learn!

Then keep assessing to determine what they know.

Then — DON'T teach people things tyhey already know or are not ready to learn.

Then reassess. etc…

Repeat until student masters course, gives up, or runs out of time, whichever comes first.

This is destroying the traditional math education classroom in the U.S.

http://www.aleks.com

Check out “What is ALEKS” “Research Behind ALEKS and “The Assessment of Knowledge in Theory and Practice.

Prepare to be blown away!

]]> By: Espree Devora http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-2/#comment-158 Espree Devora Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:39:22 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-158 Did you end up trying out asksunday? What did you think? Did you end up trying out asksunday? What did you think?

]]> By: Louis Marascio http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-2/#comment-139 Louis Marascio Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:54 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-139 This is already happening. Check out Thinkwell: <a href="http://www.thinkwell.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thinkwell.com</a>. Been doing it for 10+ years. Its a tough industry to crack. This is already happening. Check out Thinkwell: http://www.thinkwell.com. Been doing it for 10+ years. Its a tough industry to crack.

]]> By: Louis Marascio http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Louis Marascio Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:54 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-132 This is already happening. Check out Thinkwell: <a href="http://www.thinkwell.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thinkwell.com</a>. Been doing it for 10+ years. Its a tough industry to crack. This is already happening. Check out Thinkwell: http://www.thinkwell.com. Been doing it for 10+ years. Its a tough industry to crack.

]]> By: Jason L. Baptiste http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Jason L. Baptiste Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:51:44 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-126 Odds of someone stealing the EXACT idea you have, ACTUALLY executing it, and executing it like you would? 0%<br><br>Odds of meeting great people and getting great feedback? ~100% Odds of someone stealing the EXACT idea you have, ACTUALLY executing it, and executing it like you would? 0%

Odds of meeting great people and getting great feedback? ~100%

]]> By: Jason L. Baptiste http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Jason L. Baptiste Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:50:48 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-125 wow, asksunday is pretty damn cool!! I'm going to look at giving it a try sometime in the next few weeks. Not sure which plan works the best.<br><br>Content is a tricky game. I'm biased towards emailed niche content. wow, asksunday is pretty damn cool!! I'm going to look at giving it a try sometime in the next few weeks. Not sure which plan works the best.

Content is a tricky game. I'm biased towards emailed niche content.

]]> By: Espree Devora http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Espree Devora Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:47:25 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-124 Oh and btw VERY SMART to be more interested in feedback than focused on someone stealing your idea. If only more could realize that is the only way to succeed. To find out what the people want before building it! Oh and btw VERY SMART to be more interested in feedback than focused on someone stealing your idea. If only more could realize that is the only way to succeed. To find out what the people want before building it!

]]> By: Espree Devora http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Espree Devora Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:46:14 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-123 Don't know much about some. Going to intro you to the masters behind social media and music <a href="http://www.bigmethod.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bigmethod.com</a>. Because I have learned about the music world through them I like that idea best. As for the concierge thing. <a href="http://www.asksunday.com" rel="nofollow">www.asksunday.com</a> rocks. I'll shoot you an invite. $30 bucks a month they handle it all. Not big on content plays because then you rely on ad revenue ie online newspaper.. Don't know much about some. Going to intro you to the masters behind social media and music http://www.bigmethod.com. Because I have learned about the music world through them I like that idea best. As for the concierge thing. http://www.asksunday.com rocks. I'll shoot you an invite. $30 bucks a month they handle it all. Not big on content plays because then you rely on ad revenue ie online newspaper..

]]> By: Jason L. Baptiste http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Jason L. Baptiste Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:22:48 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-111 recording studios are a huge potentialsource of biz dev opportunity. I don't know enough about them to offer any further advice there though. recording studios are a huge potentialsource of biz dev opportunity. I don't know enough about them to offer any further advice there though.

]]> By: Dan http://jasonlbaptiste.com/misc/my-next-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Dan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://jasonlbaptiste.com/?p=232#comment-110 What about working with recording studios as opposed to artists? Then as the artist gets bigger, they can pay for additional services or more attention/efforts. <br><br>They're always going to need a place to record their music (until they can afford their own private studio) but they won't always need a record label. I actually was thinking the other day about new ways to disrupt the mp3 industry, coincidentally. What about working with recording studios as opposed to artists? Then as the artist gets bigger, they can pay for additional services or more attention/efforts.

They're always going to need a place to record their music (until they can afford their own private studio) but they won't always need a record label. I actually was thinking the other day about new ways to disrupt the mp3 industry, coincidentally.

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