StartupRealities

StartupRealities No 105 TheFunMBA is a management education company which runs an Online MBA based exclusively on fun exercises, interesting content and viral videos. #TheFunMBA does not use any traditional lecturing, nor any traditional case studies. Instead, the focus is on experiential learning, current mini-cases, memorable stories and gripping visual content. CEO QUOTE "If young people nowadays spend their time on Netflix and TikTok, we should all be using content from Netflix and TikTok when teaching to them. The #TikTokMBA is another name that our students use for TheFunMBA programme and we all agree this is a compliment. There are so many metaphorical parallels that you can draw in education using Netflix memes, even when using extreme ones such as #ChicagoSunroof or #SquatCobbler. With material like this, teaching and learning will never be boring again," said company founder and CEO Fiona Mbembe. TikTok logo (image source: Wikipedia )

StartupRealities No 70 HamsterKids is a sports equipment manufacturer of “hamster wheel” type treadmill equipment for children. The treadmills are suitable for both indoor and outdoor exercise and are particularly useful during periods of lockdown: for example during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. The wheels are equipped with a harness that prevents falling when running inside the wheel. CEO QUOTE “Cirque de Soleil and other acrobats ride motorbikes inside large globes. We only help children run inside giant hamster wheels in their living room. Parents around the world should be grateful to us" said HamsterKids founder and CEO Hamish Kidman said. Giant hamster wheel (image source: Wikipedia )