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I'd be much more impressed it these (or at least a part of them) were paying customers.
by pixcavator 15y ago
I'd be much more impressed it these (or at least a part of them) were paying customers.
- solutionyogi 15y agoWhy? Khan Academy is a non profit organization. They are not looking to make money. They are trying to change the world of education. I am impressed by these numbers because it means that more people are now aware that there is a quality free resource where they can educate themselves.
- pixcavator 15y agoWhy would it be more impressive? Because paying customers vote with their money. Money is a better validation than "you're great!".
- solutionyogi 15y agoYes, money is a validation if your goal is to make money. If I am a for-profit company and I show you millions of visitors for my website but no real revenues, I would agree that it's not impressive. As the other commentator pointed out, their goal is not to make money. And this is impressive because it's a huge progress towards their stated goal.
- corysama 15y ago"We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere." http://www.khanacademy.org/about http://www.khanacademy.org/about
- pixcavator 15y agoNon profit != no charge
- spicyj 15y agoNote the "free world-class education".