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McBaine: BrainChase targets at least 4,000 summer participants at $149
“We are hoping that with the lowering of our pricing from one 99 to one 49, we will be able to at least double our participation over the summer months, if not triple it. So our goal is at least 4000 participants next summer at one 49.”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 9:52 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
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McBaine: BrainChase expands to YMCAs and schools for year-round revenue
“For the past couple of summers, we've been purely a consumer product, meaning that parents have been signing their kids up for our summer semester, and we've had two fantastic summers of doing that, but as a young company, you know, we wanted to challenge ours…”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 5:29 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McBaine: BrainChase grew from 500 participants in 2014 to 2,000 in 2015
“In 2014, we had 500 kids sign up. In 2015, summer of 20 15, we had 2000 kids sign up.”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 7:14 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
Assertion Supported
BrainChase Buried Real Global Treasures in France and Japan for Students
“And the first summer, The treasure was a globe of Magellan that was buried in the south of France, and the winner got to take a trip over there to unbury it and to unearth it and won a 10,000 dollar cash prize. And this past summer in 2015, the treasure was …”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 14:01 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
Disclosure
McBaine: BrainChase curates outside curriculum rather than building its own
“We actually curate, we vet and curate so the best online curriculum providers we can find. And so we don't create our own curriculum.”
Neylan McBaine Jan 21, 2016 ▶ 4:25 Why You Should Always Promote Women with Neylan McBaine
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