NoteWagon: from NIL to MIL

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Gabriel Chan fb.com/NoteWagon @NoteWagon From nil to mil Building your STARTUP

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Gabriel Chan fb.com/NoteWagon @NoteWagon

From nil to mil Building your STARTUP

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The Ideal Startup

Team  

Product  Market  

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The Ideal Startup

Team  

Product  Market  

School  Project  

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The Ideal Startup

Team  

Product  Market  

School  Project  

Pipe  Dream  

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The Ideal Startup

Team  

Product  Market  

School  Project  

Pipe  Dream  

Bullshit  

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The Ideal Startup

Team  

Product  Market  

School  Project  

Pipe  Dream  

Bullshit  

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•  VCs *really* like unfair advantages: –  experienced team

–  BIG market lead –  “superior” technology

THE WINNING COMBO

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TEAM

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

A-Players absolutely rock at their job

B-Players do an “OK” job

C-Players need every bit of help

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TEAM

User oriented

Profit oriented

Operations Business Dev

Technology Product Dev

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MARKET

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College Education Market

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Market Segmentation

19 million students in post-secondary in North America

Southern Ontario & New England (US) are educational hubs of

Canada & USA, representing the highest concentration of post-

secondary institutions.

Undergraduate students represent over $60 billion purchasing

power annually in the US alone.

This is the most valuable segment within the 18-24 demographic,

spending over $200 billion annually in the US alone.

1.1 million undergrads

in our backyard

15.2 million students are in undergraduate

3.2% from 2011

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PRODUCT

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Problem: Student-Teacher Interactions

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Solution: Peer-to-peer learning platform

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The Solution

Vision To open the classroom to the world Mission To encourage students to help each other succeed academically.

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The Solution

Social peer-to-peer learning platform

Social note taking

Note sharing Collaboration

tools

Live

In development

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The Solution

Social peer-to-peer learning platform

Social note taking

Collaboration tools

Live

In development

Note sharing

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Note Sharing Mechanics

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Stuff Students Say

“I used my affiliate link to refer friends and get free notes all semester” "- C. Yefet – University of Guelph "

“I earned $45 in my first day uploading "past study guides on NoteWagon.” "- N. Mittler – University of Western Ontario "

“Uploading on NoteWagon is the best part time job any student could have!” "- A. Hunter, Boston University"

“After my Mac crashed, all my lecture notes were gone. I emailed NW, and someone helped me to get them all back.” "– L. Chan – Queen’s University"

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