Chad Wilson

10 statements across 2 episodes · 7 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 25, 2024 by Chad Wilson · across every show →

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Sep 25, 2024

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Chad Wilson: Immersion Ed costs $40k and six weeks per 20-minute episode

“So right now it takes around a month and a half to build an episode currently. And so that translates to around 40,000 dollars per 20 minute episode.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 7:17 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 positive

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Wilson: Pilot students found Immersion Ed 40% more engaging than coursework

“From that group, we selected 50 for our pilot program this past school year, and participating students showed that they viewed our games as 40% more engaging than their traditional coursework.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 2:41 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 positive

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Wilson: Immersion Ed launched to 35,000 schools via affiliate partner

“Best of all though, yesterday, we launched to a network of 35,000 schools through our affiliate.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 2:57 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 bullish

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Wilson: Immersion Ed's ACV will double from $1,500 to $3,000

“If I'm allowed to give a slight rebuttal, I'd say that 1500 is literally what we're expecting this fall, when they are only purchasing episodes two and three. So by the time they're actually signing on for next year, the ACV is already 3000 dollars.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 18:47 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 neutral

Assertion Partly supported

Chad Wilson: 40% of history teachers don't use textbooks at all

“40% of history teachers don't use a textbook at all across all grades.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 6:26 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 positive

Assertion Supported

Chad Wilson: Bungie founder Alex Seropian is Immersion Ed's lead advisor

“Our whole process is guided by our lead advisor, Alex Seropian. So he's the founder of Bungie, creator of Halo. He's one of the most acclaimed game developers ever.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 5:31 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 bullish

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Wilson: Immersion Ed will hit $4.5M ARR by end of 2025

“So, we're raising a 1.5 million dollar pre-seed round to reach 4.5 million in annualized recurring revenue by the end of 2025.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 3:02 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 negative

Insight

Yin: EdTech game economics fail due to creation and sales resource costs

“The issue is not the sales cycle. The issue is the resources required to make something, and the resources required to sell something, those numbers don't work well today.”

Elizabeth Yin Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 24:57 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Sep 25, 2024 positive

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Wilson: 94% of surveyed schools want Immersion Ed's games

“Since launching, we've surveyed thousands of schools and found that 94% want to use our games.”

Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 2:36 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch

Dec 12, 2024 positive

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Chad Wilson: Over 4,000 Schools Signed Up for ImmersionED

“A little over 4000, and schools are still continuing to sign up every day, and so we'll see where we end up.”

Chad Wilson Dec 12, 2024 ▶ 40:36 Season 12 Finale: What Happened After The Pitch?

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