FIXING ONLINE EDUCATION
“video education could be 5-10x better than in-person. nobody is doing it right.”
The Lesson
Online education is maybe 10% of where it could be. Using drum instruction as an example, here's what's needed: video-on-demand for flexibility, easy navigation to specific sections, minimal host talking about themselves, built-in metronome, variety to prevent boredom, camera angle from above (same orientation as learner), picture-in-picture for foot pedal action, sheet music scrolling along the bottom, speed control to slow down and speed up, and performance videos to play along with. None of this is hard to build, but nobody's doing it. In-person is still better for kids, but for adults, video learning could eventually be 5-10x better than in-person.
Real-World Example
A founder wants to learn piano but traditional lessons don't fit their schedule. They imagine the ideal app: open it, skip the intro, watch from above the keyboard (same angle as playing), slow down difficult passages to 50% speed, see the notes scroll by, then play along with the full band track. This doesn't exist, but it could. The founder realizes most educational content in their industry could be rebuilt with these principles.
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