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It's time to look for a nice fun contract again, and I'm lucky enough to be in possession of a high demand skill set (Expert level JS/Rails). If anyone has insight on how to find g…

Since Udacity is not exactly forthcoming on exactly what their business model will be, could you add some insight to exactly what the great business model is? Right now, I see the …

Not to be too self promotional, but we're probably the closest to what you are describing. The biggest limitation is our course catalog is very small to start (bootstrapping). Over…

Having done my fair share of laser marquetry, let me first tell you that I truly appreciate the amount of work that goes into the whole process, and really respect what you are doi…

Our first class definitely has practical application, but it is still taught by a PHD and covers more ground at a higher level than the current college or university standard. If t…

Sure, it's traditional if you are unable to meet accreditation standards on your own and have a spare $10mil in the bank. We can meet those standards on our own, however, we don't …

Thanks for the advice, We'll definitely work on making our guarantee more prominent. I've been considering an AMA on Reddit, even though I actually had to quit the site three month…

1) There have been a few different experiments with self pacing and retention at schools like Oxford (and a college in Iowa of all places). The typical result is a significant incr…

As soon as we have users, we'll have user testimonials and reviews. It's part chicken and egg, I know, but it's the same problem any new product has. Someone has to be the first. O…

OU was a big inspiration for us. The bar we personally use is building a system designed for Silicon Valley. Pacing and availability are critical, as is maintaining a very high sta…

I was hoping this comment would come up, actually. The real difference in just in time vs. just in case has to do with delivery, sequencing and retention. A broad, solid foundation…

The best way we can attract our first users is with having a course that is so valuable for our students that accreditation concerns become secondary. In this case, if you are look…

You would think so, but we actually can't even apply for regional accreditation until the first student graduates from a full degree program. Yes, the system is rigged against new …

Well, the courses start at $200, we have a generous refund policy, and you can actually try the system and class out for free right now with a guest account. We don't even require …

We actually have to focus on results first and foremost. By the time we can even apply for accreditation (probably 3 years out) the issue of accreditation for reputation will be mo…

Shoot, you've gone ahead and skipped ahead to phase two of our master plan. Try not to tell our competitors...

Thanks for the feedback on the copy. It's always hard to find that balance between being informal and jokingly reference overused terms like "rockstar", and being unnecessarily stu…

Excellent point, and a strategy we have built in the learning system part itself. As odd as it may sound though, I actually wouldn't want to go up against Stack Overflow. They are …

It's blogger. Not really something we have control over.

No arguments on the long shot part, and you're right, focusing on accreditation does put some serious limitations on exactly how we can structure our business model. Not focusing o…

The way I look at it, he name checked us, he just didn't know our name yet.

Kurt, Kudos on having the cajones to do whatever it takes to make your dream a reality. Couple of tips: First and foremost, the pariSoma idea doesn't seem like the best bang for yo…

Friendly tip. You might want to consider a font that has a little more weight to it. I had an extremely difficult time reading any of the text. Tried zooming in, moving to a differ…

Ankur, Interested, but contact info not visible by default. Email at 1stdraft at google's mail service dot com. -B