Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Udemy rocked the startup alley at Techcrunch Disrupt

Udemy's co-founder Gagan Biyani, after 11 straight hours talking to people in the startup alley, did the impossible: Udemy few short of just few votes joining the startup battlefield.

To understand the achievement, one has to compare how Udemy and the startup alley winner got their votes. At one point, the winning team had about five people recruiting potential voters. While they had a fine product, their focus was on the votes and the votes only. At the same time, Udemy got support thanks to just Gagan's excellent presentation and the quality of the product offered.

While the later approach did not pay off entirely yesterday, falling short of 4 votes indicates something great. And it is all well deserved, once we look at the functionality Udemy has to offer. While the site hosts prepackaged courses, real time communication tools, like chat, camera, and white board, allow for a different experience. Without them, teaching classes will be difficult. There is improved experience viewing static course content too. Video and presentation content are seen side by side. No need to switch between different applications. The content is of excellent quality, where and when you need it. With no doubt, we'll soon see and hear more about the academy of you.



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