Title: Safalaya
1Safalaya.com
2Problem
Today there are a few Educational Social
Networking sites through which Teachers ,
Students and Educational Institutes can share
resources with one another . There are no free
platform for private tutors to help them in
teaching .
3Solution - Product/Technology Overview
- Safalaya.com is an Edu-Social Network cum
Personal Learning Network . It is used by
teachers , students , educational institutes to
share resources with each other . Teachers and
students can create their own Personal Learning
Network . It can be used by small private tutors
for teaching free of cost.They can also use Open
Group/Mini Website as their mini website free
of cost . URL https//safalaya.com - FEATURES
- Blog
- Bookmarks
- Files
- Groups/Mini-Websites
- Members
- Pages
- The Wire ( Micro-blogging )
- Questions
4Solution - Product/Technology Overview (Contd.)
- WIDGETS
- Activity
- Files
- Tag Cloud
- Blogs
- Friends
- The Wire ( Micro-blogging )
- Group/Mini-Website Membership
- Bookmarks
- Group Activity
- Pages
- Announcements
- Screenshot of Product
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6Business Model
We want to earn money from Advertisement . We are
presently using Google Adsense and Propeller Ads
for monetization .
7Underlying Magic - Value Proposition
- It has following usage and benefits
- USAGE
- Each user can have their own weblog , file
repository , online profile . - All users and contents can be tagged with
keywords . - Users can connect with other users with similar
interests and create their own personal learning
network . - Each profile item , blog post or uploaded file
can be assigned its own access restrictions from
fully public to private . - College students can create closed
group/mini-website about their college ,
department to share their thoughts ideas etc.
with each other . - Users can use The Wire feature for
microblogging . - Users can send short messages to other users .
- Users can use Open Group/Mini-Website feature to
create their own Mini-Website . - It is about providing an informal space that let
learners exercise their own thoughts ,
reflections , make their own connections and be
able to compile a body of evidence . - It helps teachers to take classes without any
need for papers or blackboards . - It can be used with projectors .
- Students do not have to take any notes , so that
they can concentrate fully in the topic taught in
class without bothering about class notes . - Teachers can also put marks of tests and semester
. - All class notes can be uploaded in site , so they
are not misplaced and can be kept forever .
8Underlying Magic - Value Proposition (Contd.)
It helps shy students to ask questions to
teachers by sending message .
Absent students can get class notes uploaded in
site .
Teachers and other users can put useful links .
Students can store their work for future
reference or for checking by the teacher .
Users can share resource with each other .
Students can use closed group/mini-website for
group study during exams .
In case of small students parent/guardian can
check his/her childs study material .
Parent/Guardian can check students study material
and monitor his childs progress .
Users can give links to useful sites and using
Bookmarks .
Users can embed Youtube videos in The Wire .
Users can ask questions and get answers . Â
9Underlying Magic - Value Proposition (Contd.)
- BENEFITS
- The full site can be used free of cost .
- It helps in quality teaching .
- It can save time .
- It is a great teaching tool .
- It can save paper , so reduce cost .
- Users can save paper , so save trees and save
environment . - It is an integrated place for classroom teaching
. - It can be used using PC , mobile and tablets .
- Parent/Guardian can check his/her childs study
material . - Parent/Guardian can monitor his/her child .
10GTM-Marketing Sales?
- It is marketed using Search Engine
Optimization(SEO) ,Social Media Marketing and
site visits . It has a Facebook Page . We will
use site visits to reach small private tutors .
We also intend to use White Label Marketing . The
tutor will ask his students to use the website ,
so hits of the website increases and advertising
revenue increases .
11Competitive Landscape
We have not too much competition in this place .
We have one competitor Campus Karma . The other
solutions are paid ones . My solution can be used
free of cost . It is an innovative product . The
tutors and students do not have to take any
burden .
12IP Strategy
We are using an Open Source CMS Elgg Version
1.8.19 .
13Team
Nirmalya Sikdar Founder 165A , Raja Dinendra
Street , Kolkata -4 Mobile 8240257460 ,
9051320637. E-Mail nirmalyasikdar85_at_gmail.com
14Financial Current Projections
Presently we are not earning meaningful revenue .
We want to become profitable by Financial Year
2020-21.
15Current Traction
We have currently 84000 Active users .
16Funding Needs, Use of Funds Fund Raising History
Our Venture is totally self funded . Our venture
has used approximately Rs. 122000 up to date .