A middle schooler used to use a clubhouse app every day and enjoyed hanging out in Silicon Valley chat rooms. The app developers advised him to focus on his age-appropriate priorities instead of trying to raise a series A or be a part of the tech scene.
ApplyBoard is a fast-growing EdTech company that provides an AI-powered platform for international students aspiring to study abroad, offering a wide range of programs in top universities across North America. It has raised over $300M in funding and has a valuation of over $1B.
The speaker discusses a pitch he received for a software business that started as an offline consulting company and now has over 1500 students signed up and 160,000 Facebook likes with only $10 spent on marketing. The pitch mentions the company's diverse co-founders, algorithm, and sustainable growth with low customer acquisition costs and high LTV.