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Re:Waitlist for world's first personalized general education... by kylehogeboom on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:08PM (#28963368)
Hello everyone. I am Kyle Hogeboom, the founder of Summa, an education startup making humankind smarter.

For you fellow nerds out there, we are making Asimov’s Encyclopedia Galactica real, our very own Encyclopedia Humanum, a summary of human knowledge that we can navigate like a map and learn from in a personalized way. Our goal is to universalize knowledge and personalize learning so anyone can learn everything - because the only way to solve more problems create more culture is to have more ideas in the minds of more people.

Right now, we're in development mode...and a catch-22. To get seed funding to build the demo product, we need traction, but to get traction, we need a demo product. (I know, I know, what a terribly unique problem in the startup world.) So, we're releasing everything but and collecting names of those interested in being the first to try the revolution in education we've been waiting for. Just type in your name and help us launch this thing.

Summa is also hiring, so if you're interested in what we're doing, feel free to reach out through the website. In the meantime, keep on learning.

Thanks!

Re:Waitlist for world's first personalized general education... by codingdave on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:13PM (#28963421)
Serious question - why not just help Khan academy?
Re:Waitlist for world's first personalized general education... by kylehogeboom on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:51PM (#28963725)
Thanks Dave. Because they're disorganized and therefore can't be personalized. An alphabetical listing of all the courses you offer is not a good way of organizing knowledge for first-time learners to navigate. Companies should organize curriculums for their users - a series of courses you have to complete in the right order that build on one another toward the outer branches of specialized knowledge. That way, everyone can get a solid foundation of basic knowledge before learning more advanced topics.

Plus, lecture videos are boring and an obstacle to commonplace learning.

The industry needs innovation.