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Knowledge MapsCurate key ideas and their resources to solve a problem
Click for Demo - http://demo.knowledgemaps.org
Online learning these days
Multiple searches on google+
Browse 100s of articles/videos=
Inefficient learning (poor retention + waste of precious time)
An Increasing Deluge of Information
2.75 million blogs are published everyday
As a result of information overload,
retention of key learnings from a resource is next to zero.
“Information overload causing short-term retention” - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (source)
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times.”
- Bruce Lee
Our insights on the problem
Millions are searching for useful resources on the same problem.
Curation needs to be around the problem being solved.
Retention of key learnings needs revision.
Knowledge Maps
Community curated information links along with highlights
Organize links by the problem they solve.
Remember key learnings from each link.
How it works?
Best resources seeded by the
community NotesActionable insights on
each resource
RevisionMaster the problem & retain key
points
ImproveDiscover new resources & links. Add to
the map.
Click here to see the map
Community seeded resources
CurriculumBest resources seeded by the community
Highlights and Notes
NotesActionable insights on each link
Retain Key Takeaways
RevisionMaster the problem & retain key insights
Improve - Refine the map
ImproveDiscover new
resources; add them to map
Mind Maps How problems are connected with each other
People benefitting from Knowledge MapsFrequent googlers - online learners (entrepreneurs, programmers)
Communities (Startup Chile, CSE PEC)
Researchers - phD students(IISER India)
Teams(Teliportme)
The best place to learn anything online
Knowledge Maps Vision
Over 22,000 people benefitting from the technology
5 communities have moved to Knowledge Maps
Traction
47 : 53 ratio of returning to new users8:30 minutes - average time spent by a registered user38% bounce rate - better than market average of 50%
12000 maps created by the users
Embedding - bloggers embedding maps in their blogs
Market Opportunity
400 million people use google for online learning
35 million people enrolled in MOOCs
20% p.a. growth
Online learning to become most widely used medium of knowledge dissipation in next 5 years
Targeted advertisements on map page (Twitter / Quora model)
Revenue
250 users paying for team collaboration - $1 per user per month
Teams - team collaboration (Slideshare model; tested and generating revenue)
6 months Product and Marketing Roadmap
Better community integration
Revision algorithm
Focus on exponential growth
Partnership with MOOCs
Plan for first 3 months in France
French TicketEntrepreneurs to share
knowledge on the platform
French incubators to form communities on the platform
French colleges and schools to do online learning using
the platform
Startup42 community is already live - http://startup42.knowledgemaps.org
Tested need for a product like Knowledge Maps
Startup Chile - Laying Foundation
Refined niche to target initially
Establishing which Marketing Channels will work
Establishing growth in Start-up Chile Community
Access to fastest growing entrepreneurial community
French Tech Ticket - Setting up for Growth
Partnerships with companies like Afterclasse, Digischool
Stepping stone into Europe - bigger market than LatAm
Funding and intensive mentoring
How we’ll use funding?
Hire a machine learning programmer; faster product development
Towards the outreach of the product; Marketing
Monetary compensation of our current team members
Why this team?
Rajshree Bothra,General Manager Whirlpool;
Marketing, KMaps
Pavneet Tiwana,Founded 2 startups, exited 1;
Product, KMaps
Arjun TuliFounded 2 startups;
Technology, KMaps
Abhishek GargFounded 1 startup,
mentored 14; Designer KMaps
Self brand ambassadors of the product (learnt everything online)
Fast execution & Skillsets (Mind map, Communities, Link Jar, Retention)
Vision to make online learning fast, organized and efficient
User Reviews
CS50 communit
y
Startup42 Alumni
PEC College community
Individual learner