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Khan Academy is pretty successful. Millions of students have benefited from their work, without having to pay a dime. Sal Khan's vision of what education shoul
by mgla 13y ago
Khan Academy is pretty successful. Millions of students have benefited from their work, without having to pay a dime.
Sal Khan's vision of what education should be like is spot on and I strongly agree with him. He seems to be sincere about this thing and has received millions in donations.
This is not a company looking for success by means of an 'exit'. They are actually making a difference to millions of students. In doing that they're being successful.
Wish we could see more of this instead of useless, gimmicky stuff.
- cbhl 13y agoTrue, but Khan Academy doesn't significantly deviate from the hypothesis in the model -- if you provide the content for free, it's as cheap as or cheaper than all the alternatives {do nothing, $pay_service_from_a_startup, $government_subsidized_service}. At that point, it becomes a quality issue. I think that you and the OP have similar values -- the key takeaway is that you're probably not going to become a billionaire by "revolutionizing" education. (Heck, IMO, it's incredibly unlikely that you're going to become the next Sal Khan or Kiva -- it takes a lot to convince those key someones to give you millions of dollars for social good as opposed to a known actor.)
- stevenschronk 13y agoI wonder how Kahn Academy is making money. Looks like they are getting donations. This makes me wonder how sustainable this kind of site is.