1. AskU Tyler Mandry Keith Pattison Joshua Dover

2. The need to know Only 40% of people at 4-year universities graduate in 4 years Minority groups and first-generation students are as much as 20% worse Uneven foundations: Everyone has missing pieces.

3. Mind the Gap How do people deal with questions? Ignore it Ask a friend (word of mouth) Ask more friends (social media) What if your friends dont know?

4. A Lean Approach

5. Students Need Help

6. AskAgs.com Its an online community that makes it easier to find answers. AskAgs makes the process of finding answers easier, letting you focus on the things that really matter.

7. Explosive Growth 11,000 unique visitors 1,200 answered questions roughly 25% users this month used it 10 times or more 90% answer rate

8. Explosive Growth

9. AskAgs askU

10. Reaching Students

11. Reaching Students Current: $ 2.9 billion Prospective: $13.2 billion Total Market $16.1 billion

12. Reaching Students Total Market $16.1 billion Online advertising is 200 times more costefficient per impression Targeted advertising is 2 times more effective Tracking effectiveness is impossible in print

13. Competition Knowledge markets Quora Stack Overflow University services Third party services FreshmanSupport.com

14. Our Advantage Intimate understanding of the problem Ability to navigate in university hierarchy Technical supertalent

15. Scaling our Success 1. Make a success story out of A&M Users: Were nearly there Make revenue 2. Leverage it to expand to nearby universities 10 by 2015 Student Ambassador Programs 3. Establish a consistent brand that becomes something people want at their university Facebook effect

16. What We Need Branding: $4,500 Advertising: $500 Campus Ambassador Program: $1,500

17. Questions