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record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
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Disclosure
Banister: The US education system should be destroyed, not revolutionized
“I'm going to pass as well, but mine is more dogmatic. I really do not like the education system in America, and maybe this is terrible of me, but I really would love for it to be destroyed, and I'm more on the side of revolutionizing our education system.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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.”
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.”
Insight
Hudson: $1,500 ACV is too low for direct EdTech sales reps
“And at 1500 dollars today, I don't think you can actually deploy your own salespeople to go after individual schools because the ACV per school is too low.”
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.”
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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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”