The Offtopic Thread

[Jonas]

In a country where Khan Academy should be promoted, we've these companies growing.

[Funding alert] BYJU'S raises $460M in Series F round

This latest funding round was led by MC Global and this is the first time this year that BYJU'S has raised capital at a valuation in excess of $13 billion.

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[pranav sharma]

And unacademy too total shit business and monopolization going on

 

[Tejas01]

I don't blame Roman Saini... He left his career as IAS to pursue business in education. Paise toh kamana hai.
While ethically it seems wrong.

 

[pranav sharma]

but the way this game is going is getting very bad

 

[Tejas01]

The only way to stop such practices is to be vocal about it or boycott. As long as people continue with this "Chalta hai" attitude, their numbers are only going to increase.

 

[Sushubh]

i am concerned more about byju apps becoming the next preloaded bloatware on budget phones. Samsung Galaxy M31 | Smartphones

 

[Smh]

People are going to join some academy online or offline. Why is it ethically wrong? Are they not delivering as advertised?

I know about the hat scam but ultimately consumers have to do their research and vote with their wallet.

 

[Tejas01]

Nothing wrong in joining any institute if everything is transparent. topi preventing it's shady practices to be out in the open by filing cases against Punia and others. While those aware might be 1-2% of population, remaining fall prey to those amazing Sundar Pichai or Nadella advertisements.
You got to hand it for their targetted advertisements.
If topi goes scott free, it incentivises others to do the same, mobowik a case in point.

 

[Jonas]

The entire boom in education technology - sales and revenue is short lived. Consumes are becoming smart. Sapne kab tak hi bechogey. Not that these companies will sieze to exist, but it will get difficult for them to sell.

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[Smh]

What topi is doing is completely fraud and illegal in many ways.

The bigger questions is who are these VC investing is such scams. If one looks at many new startups their business model is very questionable, VC fund them then sell them like a Ponzi scheme.