Eimantas Bekeza is the CEO & Co-founder of Memby, an after-school learning platform that provides top-tier tutoring at a fraction of the cost of private tutors. Eimantas is also a “superstar tutor” himself having tutored since 8th grade and has turned his passion for teaching into an exciting startup.In this episode, we talk about the origins of Memby and building an EdTech business as well as the development of the EdTech industry as such. We go deeper into what makes a learning experience effective and paint a picture of how the future classroom will look like. The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps[02:30] - INTRODUCTION AND THE ORIGINS OF MEMBYTurning personal teaching passion into a businessTechnological differences between countries globally and within EuropeWhat is a superstar tutorInteraction as the key for quality learningRaising the prestige and income for the teacher profession[16:45] - ON BUILDING AN EDTECH PRODUCTUsing Facebook Live for the first proof of conceptPicking markets for geographical expansionScaling challenges Defining a business modelSharing the financial benefits of scale with the teachersDealing with seasonality in the businessUsing mentors and accelerators [36:30] - ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDTECH AND FUTURE OF LEARNINGDifferent learning models fit different peopleBlended online/offline model for the futureUsing the workshop format for school educationThe politicization of the educational systemRole of new technologies in learningDisadvantages of learning onlineGamification of learningCreating content for different learning typesAdding more freedom of choice for studentsThe future for MembyTo reach out to Eimantas/Memby use:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eimantas-bekeza/Website: https://karjera.digiklase.lt/ Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness The full interview with Eimantas is available NOW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support the show

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