Start Up #38: Wela School Systems - All-in-one School Management System ft. John Vincent Fiel

John Vincent Fiel is the CEO and Co-Founder at Wela School Systems.

WELA School Systems is an end-to-end school system where students and parents can view grades, announcements, and billing statements thru a mobile app.

The WELA platform is being used by over 150 schools in the Philippines and is part of QBO Innovation Hub's Global Aqeleration Program. Know the genuine bootstrap story behind Wela School Systems - from Cagayan de Oro to 150 schools in the Philippines and Indonesia, the formula of building a software that scales, and how is the Wela platform removing the burden from teachers and providing value to parents.

In this episode:
00:51  Ano ang Wela School Systems?
03:23  What was the initial problem of teachers that made you build the Wela platform and how did you solve this for them?
06:21  What are the features and functionalities available in the Wela platform?
13:25  How do you decide which features to add to the Wela platform? How do you turn customer feedback into these features?
14:20  How does the business model of Wela School Systems work?
16:36  How do you think were you able to scale to 150 schools in the Philippines using the Wela platform?
19:32  Wela School Systems started in Cagayan de Oro. How was the experience getting users in Luzon and Visayas?
20:50  Why did you join QBO Innovation Hub's Global Aqeleration Program? How was the experience getting users in Indonesia?
23:45  Some background stories: From game development, how and why did you transition to developing a school management system?
26:11  What do you think is the future of edtech? How is Wela School Systems moving toward this future?
29:19  If listeners want to know more about Wela School Systems, where can they get more information?

WELA SCHOOL SYSTEMS
Website: wela.online
Facebook: www.facebook.com/welaschoolsystems


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