Bretts89

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by Bretts89 9y ago
We looked at the user data around MOOCs and saw completion rates hovering in the single digits. Most people are exploring different classes, universities rather than doing deep dives on full courses. We even spoke with a former administrato
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by Bretts89 9y ago
Hey Guys, I’m one of the founders of Podium, a university streaming platform that lets anyone listen to the best parts of university classes. We differ from MOOCs in the sense that you can listen to content that’s most relevant to you rathe
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Show HN: Podium – Listen to clips and highlights from university classes(podiumedu.com)
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by Bretts89 9y ago
If anyone is interested I'm building an edtech startup which streams college classes. We have a a few courses from Stanford done in partnership with Y Combinator on building startups: https://www.podiumedu.com
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by Bretts89 9y ago
My mind is blown at Apple's 1976 logo!
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by Bretts89 9y ago
I'm working on an edtech startup and with it I've been spending a lot of time at Princeton University. From my experience with Princeton, Ivy League school are VERY overt about promoting elitism within their communities. I underst
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by Bretts89 9y ago
Equal amount of time should be put into developing tests to validate or invalidate the idea. There's not point in doing any work if all the feedback you get is from your family, friends, etc., saying "Looks great I would totally b
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by Bretts89 9y ago
The legal industry is ripe for innovation. Just look at the amount of value Clerky has managed to provide with just incorporation and formation.
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by Bretts89 9y ago
I worked for a small digital marketing and PR agency in NYC. We worked with clients mostly in the music industry. The environment was very collaborative and it felt like a family in many ways. The work was creative while also being relation
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by Bretts89 9y ago
I believe in hiring the very best employees that fit the culture of your company. If your culture is a boring one, then hire the best employees which would fit well into a boring culture. If your company culture is vibrant and outgoing, the
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by Bretts89 9y ago
The biggest point I agreed with in the article was: "There's a huge difference between someone telling you they'll buy your product and them actually buying it."
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by Bretts89 9y ago
It's about time their investors get a massive liquidity event. I tend to think the lack of an near term exit strategy was one of many reasons Travis got the boot.
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by Bretts89 9y ago
I can attribute a lot of my professional value to my professional and even personal network. I've found they key is to network before you need to network so you're not always looking for something. That way you can look for ways t
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by Bretts89 9y ago
The amount of value we've come to expect for zero cost on the internet is pretty incredible when you think about it. The move to monetize users beyond just throwing ads up makes a lot of sense with click rates sitting at 0.05%. Even fr
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by Bretts89 9y ago
I'd say for the majority of startups, ideas are a dime a dozen. executing on ideas is really what matters. Just look at some of the most high valued startups today (Uber, AirBnb), extremely simple ideas with relentless execution.
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by Bretts89 9y ago
Legit laughed when I saw this.