Anisa_Mirza

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by Anisa_Mirza 2y ago
Paras - this friggin awesome! As a 2x yc founder, who has chewed her share of glass trying to make something(s) people want, your bootstrapped story is inspiration for so many of us fellow founders. Congrats!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
No. Respectfully, I do not share these concerns because we have grounded our approach in neuroscience of motivation rather than philosophical lore. By following the psychology of positive dopamine conditioning, we are helping children fall
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Correct, in part. It is our promotion to motivate someone to signup but many times it is the child pushing the parent by bringing up the cash reward. It is just our first introductory promotion. Every subsequent month challenge is rewarded
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Forgot to link the Huberman Lab podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/1olAVb6VJe5us6yZvgy3FG?si=O... Curious to hear your thoughts!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
first off, thank you for diving into this. As someone who studied neuroscience at college, we’re getting into some of my favourite topics :) So, to answer your question there is actually a ton of research on the influence of gamification, r
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Dammit, you make a fair point ;) Coming soon!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
As for outcomes, with just 4 months of daily usage, our average user improves Comprehension by 70% and Phonics improvement of 42% This is huge for us!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Hi there! Yes - we have learned a lot! - kids love any stories that involve witches and magical powers. I guess the Harry Potter phenomenon still reigns supreme. - kids love Roblox and we learned A LOT about community engagement by incorpor
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
We do! Have you seen some of the interviews with past winners? Our kids range from parents who have a second home in the Hamptons, NY (high networth) all the way to parents from mid to mid-low income bracket. Using usd cash prize is a HUGE
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
This is a fair concern. The gamification aspect certainly does not take away from our users calm state of mind while reading. In fact, it aides with learning because research supports that if you are engaged in the subject matter you are st
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Thank you!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Right now, are focusing on original sequels and releasing new titles based on analytics of popular books in the app. The nice thing about being in business for a couple of years is that we can now assess, with data, which books and IP were
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Wishbone! I watched that for the first time when someone brought it up in our original YC launch.
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Thank you!
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
You say that but in the last 2 years not one of our 4000 kids felt that way :) In fact, kids love the Litnerd lapels. I'm bullish on the name. But hey, there's always a kid that might not like the name. I get that.
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by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago
Noted - great feedback. Our goal is to add a version for English language learners as well. But, yes, all books are in English.
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Show HN: Litnerd (YC S21) – Kids Book Club Meets Gaming
51 points by Anisa_Mirza 3y ago|30 comments
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by Anisa_Mirza 4y ago
Hey! ALL of our books are turned into movies! Literally all of our fiction and non-fiction books are dated into a Netflix style film for kids :) This helps us engage students and bring the content to life before they dive into the curriculu
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by Anisa_Mirza 4y ago
Thank you and great question. Since we are an education vendor working B2B with schools and districts, we actually produce all our curriculum/ lesson plans/ scope and sequence etc to meet state standards standards. This means our
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by Anisa_Mirza 4y ago
We offer only English Language Arts program for now (ELA is everything from literacy, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, phonics etc). We serve grades PreK - 5 (elementary school grades). All of our books, courseware and movies are per gra
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Ask HN: Litnerd Parent Feedback
8 points by Anisa_Mirza 4y ago|6 comments
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by Anisa_Mirza 4y ago
Litnerd (YC S21) | 3D Design Engineer, Senior/Full-Stack Engineer | Miami, NYC, remote | Full-time & internship Litnerd turns classroom learning into an immersive and entertaining experience. We bring books to life by turning them
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Litnerd (YC S21) Is Hiring Senior Full Stack Developer(ycombinator.com)
1 points by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
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Litnerd (YC S21) Is Hiring a Children's Book Editor(ycombinator.com)
1 points by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
3rd reference to Diamond Age today ;)
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
Thanks for question. In all honesty, out of 14k nyc students not 1 complaint about the name so far :) Litnerd is kind of a known endearing name librarians and English/literacy majors use describe each other. And on the other hand, we p
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
In fairness, schools spend approx $14k per student per year. So, your spend numbers are not far off. Unfortunately, even with that level of spend, school teachers are not paid nearly as much in salary! Of course there are many other ineffic
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
I should add, I also think down the road (should we execute on our lofty ambitions) we aspire to have a book catalogue that is as diverse as, say Wattpad!
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
Thank you - that is so spot on. While in the US, there are 37 million elementary school students, it is interesting to note that around 505 million people speak English as a second language outside USA! For example growing up in Pakistan (S
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by Anisa_Mirza 5y ago
Thank you! We’re committed and excited. You’re the second person to reference The Diamond Age today! :)

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