Title Vinay Bhargava Mail: [email protected] Mobile: 650-906-8557 A college and career readiness tool for your student & parent community, powered by “near-peers” Contact: Sean Burke Mail: sean @mytonomy.com Mobile: 703-568-4368
Mytonomy for High Schools: Free College Counseling Service
Dec 22, 2014
Mytonomy is a near-peer social network designed to bring alumni advice to high school students while supporting the overburdened high school counselor. We help young people from age 14–25, make better decisions about big life choices: how to go to college and pay for it, where to apply, what to study, and how to link all of that to an eventual career.
We deliver advice through a video Q&A format, where Advice Givers respond to pre-determined questions about college and career. Advice Seekers can save their favorite videos and use Mytonomy as their personalized research platform. By contributing, Advice Givers build their digital portfolio, making them desirable to potential employers, and building their domain expertise.
Mytonomy is a free school-based product, but individual students, educators, college access groups, and working professionals can also sign up at no charge. Schools can access premium features like a private video network and analytics, by upgrading to a paid software license.
Mytonomy is a for-profit company and was founded in 2011. We are based in the Washington, DC area.
We deliver advice through a video Q&A format, where Advice Givers respond to pre-determined questions about college and career. Advice Seekers can save their favorite videos and use Mytonomy as their personalized research platform. By contributing, Advice Givers build their digital portfolio, making them desirable to potential employers, and building their domain expertise.
Mytonomy is a free school-based product, but individual students, educators, college access groups, and working professionals can also sign up at no charge. Schools can access premium features like a private video network and analytics, by upgrading to a paid software license.
Mytonomy is a for-profit company and was founded in 2011. We are based in the Washington, DC area.
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Title
Vinay BhargavaMail: [email protected]: 650-906-8557
A college and career readiness tool for your student & parent community, powered by “near-peers”
Contact:
Sean BurkeMail: [email protected]: 703-568-4368
The Problem
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The 460-to-1 Student to Counselor Ratio means counselors need tools
First Generation Students need role models & positive messages
The Jobs are in STEM Fields but the graduates are not
No school-based platform exists to leverage the influence of peers
Comprehensive, Personalized College & Career Counseling is Difficult to Deliver, At Scale, For All Students
Our Team: Google Alum + Educator
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Vinay Bhargava (CEO, Co-Founder)• 13 years Consumer Internet : Google (‘03-’10) , Epinions (‘99-’03)• Google Business Development: Search (toolbar) + TV Ads (founding team)• Two EMG Awards – recognition by Google’s senior most execs• MIT Sloan MBA + Purdue Electrical Engineering (BS & MS)
Sean Burke (Content Lead, Co-Founder)• 10+ years as a guidance counselor and 7 years at Thomas Jefferson in No. VA• TJ HSST: Top Ranked US News HS / Math Science Magnet School
NewSchools Venture Fund (Lead Investor)• Leading edtech investor with focus on serving low income communities
Don Fraser, Jr. (Advisor)• NACAC director & Rhode Island Counselor of the Year
Our Approach: Video Storytelling by Q & A
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Current Students Watch Alumni Answer Questions; Profile on Right Provides Credibility and “Like Me?” Info
Example of Great 3 Minute Videos
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Why I Like Computer Science• “Ah, the great joy of a program finally compiling correctly!”
Virginia Tech has Great First Generation Student Support• “From the SEED School of DC to Virginia Tech!”
First Generation College Admissions Advice• “I took AP classes despite the low expectations from my school”• “Despite my counselor’s low expectations of me, I took 5 AP classes”
A Win-Win: Schools Reach Students in Medium That Works for The Facebook / YouTube Generation
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Personalized
Direct from peers (your alums + other advice givers)
In their native language
Students Get Advice That Is: For Schools, Mytonomy:
Supports the counselor role
Engages Parents
Demystifies STEM
Increases alumni engagement
Educator Response
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“This is an innovative product, it’s different than anything I’ve seen…”Tevera Stith | Director of KIPP Through College, KIPP DC
“We see this (Mytonomy) as the future”Kim Diorio | Palo Alto HS Assistant Principal
Independent Schools• Archbishop Molloy, NY
Other SchoolsPublic Schools • Large District, VA• Loudoun County, VA (2)• Rochester NY (2)• Mansfield Sr HS, OH
Charter Schools• KIPP DC • The SEED School of
Washington, D.C.
Free to Use / Premium Features Available
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Private Network / Custom questions
Playlist creation & assessment
Administrative dashboards
Open access
Personalization
Community Building
Individuals Get for Free Mytonomy Plus for Schools ($)
Why Students Create Accounts: Personalized Advice
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Next Steps to Get Started with Mytonomy!
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1. Designate School Coordinator for Mytonomy– Mytonomy to provide training for all counselors
2. Incorporate into Counseling Curriculum– Students sign-up for account but no personal data transferred to us– Can also log-in by Facebook avoiding new login/pwd– Survey effectiveness of site– Feedback for improvement
3. Grow School-Specific Content on Mytonomy via Events– Parents– Staff– Alumni (current students not filmed)
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