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Chad Wilson

Founder & CEO, immersionED · 2 appearances on the record.

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Chad Wilson is the founder and CEO of immersionED, an edtech company building AI-powered adaptive simulations and video game modules. A former Morgan Stanley investment banker and high school history teacher, he launched the startup after using game streams to engage students during remote learning.

11statements → 10claims → 2claims resolved → 3.91/5average certainty → 1.73/5average debate potential → 1said about them ↓

1 supported 1 partly supported 0 contradicted 8 not checkable as stated how the 10 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

3 predictions · 7 assertions · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 10 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, and 8 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Chad argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

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

How they sound: not measured why? →

We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Chad Wilson on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

Everything Chad Wilson said on the Pitch that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Prediction Not checkable as stated
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
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chad Wilson: Building-level school discretionary sales close within a week
“Right now, the money's coming from discretionary budget that is school building level. And so these processes are much faster than the traditional school sales cycle. They're frequently done within a week.”
Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 8:37 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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
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
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Wilson: Immersion Ed expects 800 paying schools and $500K revenue by fall
“So we believe 800 will be paying customers by the end of the fall. So this is 500,000 dollars in revenue.”
Chad Wilson Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 12:01 Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch
Prediction Not checkable as stated
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
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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?
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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
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
Disclosure
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

The other half of the tape: Chad Wilson's own voice is left out of every number here. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Chad Wilson, by other people (1)

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

Appearances (2)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Season 12 Finale: What Happened After The Pitch? Dec 12, 2024 1m
Can Generative AI Transform Education? Immersion Ed's Bold Pitch Sep 25, 2024 11m
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