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Re:The Art of Rendering (2012) on Saturday December 07, 2013 @12:43PM (#6866983)
I have been working on one and it's not that hard actually.

The most difficult part has been creating the right data model.

Re:Why education startups do not succeed on Sunday May 12, 2013 @02:40PM (#5695322)
The nice thing about education: it only takes one to deliver to many. If we could have one person make an open Algebra Textbook millions can benefit from it.

We just need a systematic method to pay for this material to be produced.

Re:Why education startups do not succeed on Sunday May 12, 2013 @02:34PM (#5695299)
I wonder how Kahn Academy is making money. Looks like they are getting donations. This makes me wonder how sustainable this kind of site is.
Re:Why education startups do not succeed on Sunday May 12, 2013 @02:28PM (#5695271)
The fact that many colleges are subsidized by the government prevents many other solutions from gaining traction.

When an 18 year old looks at the options he goes to a public school because all he has to do is sign on the dotted line. These students will not even feel the burden of the cost until they leave.

Re:Why education startups do not succeed on Sunday May 12, 2013 @02:25PM (#5695254)
This is especially interesting to me. For the last month or so I have been creating a free online training center for game development.

http://www.digitalscienceacademy.com/

We are getting funding through Google Adsense and it has worked out so far.

I think this could be the future of education: delivering quality content with as little overhead as possible.

I guess we'll see how it works out.