Chapter 3

Is my learning platform a network, or just a channel?

Nền tảng của tôi là mạng lưới, hay chỉ kênh phát?

The chapter's question

How can Vietnamese startups, especially in education, design products that create genuine network effects?

Big idea

Most EdTech platforms fail at network effects because they are content delivery systems, not networks. The opportunity lies in turning learning into a network where learners need each other to learn better.

In this chapter

  1. Part 3.1

    Why EdTech Usually Fails at Network Effects

    If your learning platform vanished tomorrow, what would learners lose besides the content?

  2. Part 3.2

    Turning Learning Into a Network

    In a cohort of 50 people, which activity makes each person both teach and learn at least once a week?

  3. Part 3.3

    The Conan School Opportunity

    Of the five network layers, which one do you build first, and which three activities bring alumni back?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 3 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Network Effects is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Network Effects

  1. 1.Why does each new user make the product worth more?
  2. 2.Does a big user base mean network effects?
  3. 3.Is my learning platform a network, or just a channel?