life in the startup trenches - online education in china
TRANSCRIPT
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Life in the Startup Trenches - Online Education in China
Kai Mai2016.02
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
1. Online Education in China1. Overview2. The ALO7 Way3. US vs. China
2. Returning to China or not?3. My Learning4. Discussions
Agenda
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Overview – Market Needs
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Overview – User Behavior
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Overview - PlayersPearson, 外研社， MacMillan
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
ALO7: Largest English Learning Platform for kids in China
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
TOTS6 本幼儿数码教材
KIDS8 本少儿数码教材
TEENS6 本青少数码教材
10 Levels、 20 Books
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Courseware for Digital Curriculum
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Travel Around the World – Learning & Playing
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Online Homework System(Web, Pad)
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Parent/Teacher
Communication Tool
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
English Assessment
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Curriculum Content Management System
Content specifications from customersArt & curriculum developers develop content Digital homework/content is
published
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
O2O – Interconnect
students, parents,
principles, teachers
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
内容合作 培训学校 全日制学校 增值服务提供商 互联网教育公司 系统集成商
平台合作 出版社 学校（校本教材、测评） 作者
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Subscription Model
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Win Win for Training Schools
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Whitelabeling
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Blended Learning
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Teacher Training
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
ALO7’s Positioning爱乐奇行业定位
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Lessons Learned @ ALO7• Gamification of learning is hard. Parents/teachers
may not like it• Teachers are the lifeblood of the success of schools• Public(K12) section is really hard to break into• Content can be protected with a end-to-end
solution• China team requires micro-management• Notorious network infrastructure
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
What’s next @ ALO7?• Curriculum content management 2.0• Adaptive learning• Data-driven• End-to-end English learning
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
ALO7 is hiring• UX/Product manager/directors• Real-time video streaming architect• Big data guru for adaptive learning• Sales directors
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Online Education in US• Higher education
• MOOC(Massive Open Online Course)• SPOC(Small private online course)• Learning science
• School districts• STEM, Math• Data privacy policy
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Education Trends in China• Still assessment-driven• Content is still king• Maker faire movement , Coding, soft skills,
physical education training emerging• Blended learning, O2O ( especially for children )• School operation is transforming• Cross-boarder, International education is hot
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
China calling?• How’s life in the valley ？• Your risk tolerance?• Be part of the great China technology boom?• What do you want?• China needs
• Product managers(SAAS, data analytics)• Director/VP/CTO in Engineering• Hardcore senior/principle engineers
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Advantages in China• People mountain people sea• Wechat( social + group )
• Work + life• Mobile first• Cheap labor(etc nanny)• Eat/drink/play/social• Tax relief for expats/greencard holders• Travel around China and Asia
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Disadvantages in China• People mountain people sea• Pollution• Talent shortage• No 401K• Cloud computing platform immature• Integrity• Fierce competitions
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Soft Landing in China• Connections, connections• Your own(Incubating) company vs. startups vs.
big companies• Culture fit vs. shock• Where – Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Tech Trends in China• Red sea in China
• P2P finance• Ecommerce
• Blue sea in China• Education – two children• IOT• VR/AR• 3D-printing• Enterprise SAAS• Traditional industry transformation• Medical
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Kai’s Learning• Lifelong learning• Be an educator• Cross-boarder experiences• World citizen• Have fun
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Discussions• Uber for Education?• Byte-size learning?• Education evolution or revolution?
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
CMU(SV) – ThanksWorld-class programs in the heart of SV• Master of Science in Software Engineering — exclusively at
CMU-SV( I am class 2005! )• Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering• Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering• Master of Science in Information Technology - Mobility (MSIT-
MOB)• Master of Science in Information Technology- Information
Security (MSIT-IS)• Master of Science in Information Technology-Software
Management (MSIT-SM)• Master of Science in Software Management Degrees for
Technology Entrepreneurs and Professionals
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Happy Chinese New Year!
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
Keep in Touch!
Connect on Linkedin
www.ALO7.com 400-880-6070
China Online Education Market Research
• 2015年中国在线教育平台研究报告• 好未来报告：48张图看懂中国在线教育行业• K12教育行业深度报告 ——“
线下小班模式”渐成主流，线上模式尚待探索