2. } Large class sizes inhibit students’ ability to
connect
} Why is this a problem?
} Students in large classes, but also anyone
uncomfortable asking strangers for academic
help may have this problem
} You need people’s names and faces first for a
Facebook page, and Carmen is inflexible and
doesn’t allow students to start discussions

3. } Directly facilitating
connections
} Why not make it a
facebook app?

4. } Startup costs: small investments
} After that: local businesses pay to advertise
on the app

5. } Free to users
} Initial start up: Professors promote
} Local businesses advertise

6. } Planning stage
} Seeking investors and several willing gen-ed
professors
} Expand to other universities

7. } Investors
} Professors
} Mobile Developers