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Metcalf: Student-facing EdTech software built for colleges first will fail
“The challenge in higher ed is that most people that have Ed tech companies, they build technology for the college first, and then they try to repurpose that technology for the students. And that's disastrous because Gen Z will absolutely eviscerate you, right?…”
Metcalf: In hindsight, I would not have raised venture capital
“If I could go back in time, if I had the money, I would actually not raise money because raising capital, I think makes sense in certain environments when you're trying to like move things forward at a quick pace.”
Metcalf: ZeeMee grew substantially more after he scaled back his hours
“That's what doesn't add up is that actually it's a multiplying effect on the business. It wasn't actually until I paired back In 2018 and decided actually to stop working as much as I was. And of course we had Vanessa coming at that time and we had an amazing …”
Metcalf: ZeeMee users apply at 2x and yield at 4x normal rates
“Students that connect in ZME on the app Within the context of a given university or college, they end up applying at twice the rate of students that don't use the app, and they end up yielding roughly around four times the rate of students that don't use or co…”
Metcalf: ZeeMee holds over 90% client retention rate
“It has over a 90% retention rate with our existing client base.”
Metcalf: ZeeMee is launching AI-hosted live chat events for colleges
“And so we're launching AI chat events where the students at college don't actually have to run the event or the counselors don't have to run the event. The AI can run the event for you.”