Shanak Roy is the founder and CEO of Yellowdig. He explains why edtech requires rigorous efficacy testing prior to scaling.
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“So we have done over 12 studies with our variety of partners and third parties to prove the value of the product before we could scale the technology.”
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Yellowdig partners with Barnes & Noble for nationwide university distribution
“We are a bonds and rebels partner. So we are pretty much in all over the country.”
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Direct-to-consumer sales represent roughly 20% of Yellowdig's total revenue
“Direct to consumer is a new business model for us. We launched it in the beginning of 2020. So that's a segment which is growing for us right now. We expect that to grow rapidly in this year. But right now I would say it's about 20% of our revenue.”
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Yellowdig prices its software at $12.95 per student per course
“So for one student to take, use Yellowdig in one course is 12 dollars and 95 cents.”
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Yellowdig has expanded to over 130 university customers
“We have over a 130 universities now.”
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Yellowdig had around 200,000 students on its platform last year
“So right last year we had about 200,000 students who used our platform in a variety of ways.”
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