Business model design for education

I oversaw a team of 5 students for a 3-month client engagement through Cosine Collective, a non-profit, student-run design consultancy. Over the summer, we conducted primary and secondary research, ran brainstorm activities, developed business model canvases and crunched the numbers on our estimated revenue and costs.

It was difficult to get validation outside of the client, based in Bihar, India, so the team developed a creative solution: a “pitch night” where judges from the investment community evaluated our final 3 business models and scored them. Combined with client feedback, we moved the final business model forward, a model centered on pairing mentorship opportunities with micro-donations.

This project included Britt Veal, Ira Opal, Purna Mehta, Satwik Polkampally, and Vanessa Hernandez.