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#1 - I'm a BYU alum and retired Blackboard-hater, so I'm proud that BYU students are tackling this. #2 - My first thought was "Blackboard's strengths aren't te
by pchristensen 18y ago
#1 - I'm a BYU alum and retired Blackboard-hater, so I'm proud that BYU students are tackling this.
#2 - My first thought was "Blackboard's strengths aren't technical, they're in enterprise sales. These guys are going to have to sell, sell, sell if they want to win." Then I read it and they first did a nationwide selling tour before they began developing. That's a team to bet on!
Other HN threads about Blackboard:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=109984 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=109984
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=56229 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=56229
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=247955 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=247955
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=315281 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=315281
- adammichaelc 18y agoIt's pretty exciting. The founders are sharp and know what it's going to take to break into this market. It'll be interesting to see how it all turns out.
- dmix 18y agoDo you have any background on the founding team and their "nationwide selling tour"? I couldn't find much about Mike Chasen or the team. I'm interested in how they built the business (definitely not the software).