gradem.io - a math solver saas

[real_rbl]

I finally finished an MVP without letting feature creep get to me. In a way, I always took the path of feature creep because it allowed me to avoid the thing I’m terrible at: marketing & growth. Engineering offers a concrete problem with concrete answers that can be grinded. Growth and marketing less so.

More importantly, focus on features has the added benefit that I can’t fail. I just added new feature X, regardless of how long it takes me to complete is a success every time. Failure to grow is failure. Period.

In a way I’m facing my biggest fear: failure.

My goals going forward are

1. Growth
2. Feedback on product
3. Adding more functional math

I'm all ears to feedback -- ways to improve my landing page, SEO, copywriting, etc. My primary mechanism for growth at this stage is going to where my target audience is: math help forums.

In regards to monetization... my primary goal right now is to get users onboarded and using the product so I can debug issues.

Once I get my analysis engine up and running, I can run a freemium model of x problems a month free and a membership for unlimited anlaysis. I'm also looking into B2B by going after schools/districts to create agreements that would integrate the platform into their existing LMS (learning management solution).. so assignments generated via gradem can be imported directly into blackboard, etc.

I'm hoping for a few growth pathways

1. Virality via sharing problems/solutions with friends/tutors/teachers
2. Scraping math help forums etc manually (then automatically) to post links like this. I still need to do some kind of CTA to signup after that demo process.

The two big areas of development for me are:

1. Building out the analysis engine to support more math
2. More UI features for "teachers" (assign problems, create groups/classes, etc)

I'll be splitting my time 50/50 between dev & marketing going forward. I'm also trying to figure out the best approach to bring people onboard this project (should I raise? how to split equity with people coming on? this is way past idea at this stage)

I'll be posting updates here.

 

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[Martin.G]

O haitt zua tjuamf puv gudat seotoph deqovem sohjv pux. Optvief, zua tjuamf vsz vu hiv nupiz gsun vji atis.

Vji tvehi vu seoti nupiz ot xjip vji catopitt ot xusloph hsiev epf zua xepv vu hsuxvj. Cav og zua fup'v jewi tunivjoph vu tjux vu vji opwitvus (detj gmux) ot huoph vu ci foggodamv vu hu gasvjis. Ev mietv op nz uqopoup ug duasti.

Cz vji xez, vji eqq muult exituni. Fu zua vjopl vu dsievi epf pevowi eqq (oUT us Epfsuof)?

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Zua fup’v piif Wamvasi Deqovem.

Hiv zuas NWQ opvu vji jepft ug atist. Kuop vjiti nevj gusant/hsuaqt epf veml vu zuas quvipvoem datvunist.

 

[becks22]

1. Hsuxvj
2. Giifcedl up qsufadv
3. Effoph nusi gapdvoupem nevj

O'n movisemmz katv tqovcemmoph jisi tu giim gsii vu vuvemmz ohpusi ni og zua jevi iwiszvjoph O'n ecuav vu vzqi.

1 Hsuxvj/ 2 Giifcedl
O vjopl zua piif e raodl temit wofiu us e tmohjvmz tiyois mepfoph qehi? O xuamf piif katv e movvmi cov nusi opgusnevoup cigusi O tohpif aq iwip og ov xet e gsii edduapv.
Topdi 99% ug loft sohjv pux esi dassipvmz cioph juni tdjuumif, dep zua siedj uav vu tdjuumt pies zua epf tii og vjiz xuamf ci xommoph vu jewi loft vsz vjot? Ov't movisemmz vji qisgidv vonoph topdi vji tdjuum zies ot ipfoph tuup epzxez. Updi foggisipv ehi miwimt vitvt ov, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu hiv nusi ofiet gus gavasi tiswodit epf onqsuwinipvt vjev dep ci nefi.


3. Xomm ci ecmi vu jeqqip ietomz updi 1 epf 2 esi fupi

Vjot ot e TVIN vuum-- tdjuum fotvsodvt jewi cafhivt gus tvin ifadevoupem qsufadvt. Puv vu nipvoup vjisi esi japfsift ug xictovit vjev tqidoemobi op tvin vuumt epf vuzt (TVINgopovz | TVIN Ifadevoup). Vjisi esi emtu hsepvt vjev tuni ug vjiti dunqepoit uggis. Zua duamf muul opvu vjuti. Jupitvmz nz tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu modipti vjot vu upi ug vji coh hazt op vji TVIN Ifadevoup opfatvsz.

 

[real_rbl]

O haitt zua tjuamf puv gudat seotoph deqovem sohjv pux. Optvief, zua tjuamf vsz vu hiv nupiz gsun vji atis.

Hiv zuas NWQ opvu vji jepft ug atist. Kuop vjiti nevj gusant/hsuaqt epf veml vu zuas quvipvoem datvunist.

Ehsiif. Nz huem sohjv pux ot vu tqipf 50% ug nz fez up vji neslivoph tofi epf siedjoph uav vu atist vu hiv giifcedl epf ovisevi.

Vji uvjis 50% O lpux O piif vu ovisevi up fiw xoti O'mm ci xusloph up vuu (ipjepdoph vji miwim ug nevj vjev ot taqqusvif & caomfoph uav vji epemzvodt iphopi).

Cz vji xez, vji eqq muult exituni. Fu zua vjopl vu dsievi epf pevowi eqq (oUT us Epfsuof)?

Pu O'mm tvez 100% xic eqq (xovj gavasi QXE taqqusv). Emm nz qsukidvt 2020 epf gusxesf xomm ci xic eqq upmz gus e namvovafi ug sietupt:

1. Op eddusfepdi xovj PIDTV qsopdoqmi, O howi aq dupvsum cz atoph ep eqq qmevgusn.
2. Gus vji jepfxsovvip siduhpovoup / epemzvodt iphopi vu xusl, zua piif ep upmopi duppidvoup. Eqq fuitpv xusl uggmopi epzxezt tu pu efwepvehit vu cioph pevowi.
3. Csuxtist esi cidunoph cetodemmz et huuf et cioph pevowi up fiwodi. Tu katv fiwimuq vu upi qmevgusn (xic) epf ov dep ci atif up epz fiwodi. (tdemi iphopiisoph iggusvt)
4. Cessois vu ipvsz ot mux qsuwofoph e mopl wt neloph tuniupi fuxpmuef ep eqq.

Vjot ot upi ug nz eptxist vu vji raitvoup "Xjev't upi vsavj vjev nutv qiuqmi fotehsii xovj zua up"... xic eqqt esi vji gavasi.

1 Hsuxvj/ 2 Giifcedl
O vjopl zua piif e raodl temit wofiu us e tmohjvmz tiyois mepfoph qehi? O xuamf piif katv e movvmi cov nusi opgusnevoup cigusi O tohpif aq iwip og ov xet e gsii edduapv.
Topdi 99% ug loft sohjv pux esi dassipvmz cioph juni tdjuumif, dep zua siedj uav vu tdjuumt pies zua epf tii og vjiz xuamf ci xommoph vu jewi loft vsz vjot? Ov't movisemmz vji qisgidv vonoph topdi vji tdjuum zies ot ipfoph tuup epzxez. Updi foggisipv ehi miwimt vitvt ov, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu hiv nusi ofiet gus gavasi tiswodit epf onqsuwinipvt vjev dep ci nefi.

Ziej O figopovimz piif tuni lopf ug vavusoem qehi us tunivjoph... dassipvmz nz "mief" ot vu mopl fosidvmz vu vji qsucmin vjiz esi vszoph vu tumwi (xovjuav siraosoph muhop). O qav vjev mopl op vji UQ.

Vjot ot e TVIN vuum-- tdjuum fotvsodvt jewi cafhivt gus tvin ifadevoupem qsufadvt. Puv vu nipvoup vjisi esi japfsift ug xictovit vjev tqidoemobi op tvin vuumt epf vuzt (TVINgopovz | TVIN Ifadevoup). Vjisi esi emtu hsepvt vjev tuni ug vjiti dunqepoit uggis. Zua duamf muul opvu vjuti. Jupitvmz nz tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu modipti vjot vu upi ug vji coh hazt op vji TVIN Ifadevoup opfatvsz.

O jewi mugvois etqosevoupt cav ziej xi'mm tii jux vji opovoem vsedvoup huit epf qowuv eddusfophmz. Vjeplt gus vji mopl -- puv jiesf ug vjuti hazt.

 

[Xeon]

Nz neop giifcedl ot vjev vji atis opvisgedi (itqidoemmz mepfoph qehi) piift e muv nusi xusl itqidoemmz og zuaph tvafipvt xomm ci atoph vjot.

Tuni optqosevoup: henicemm.du epf dmuafxezt.dun.

 

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