INDIANAPOLIS ― He has met CEOs of Apple and Zappos, but in pitching his startup that aims to stop college cheating, Indiana University entrepreneur Max Brickman really wants to hook one particular fish:
“Shark Tank” venture capitalist and fellow Hoosier Mark Cuban.
“That’s my goal right now: To get him as an investor,” Brickman, 22, said. “He has the connections for licensing, he went to IU ― he has the ability to take this to the next level.”
So Brickman entered RECESS, a national pitch contest backed by Cuban ― and won.
Brickman’s CleanSlate company sandwiches Scantron-style multiple-choice answer sheets between privacy screens.
Often used on laptop or tablet screens, plastic covers appear see-through for the user looking straight-on, but they’re dark and opaque from other angles to block out nosy neighbors, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Brickman says this will help college instructors prevent students from cheating off nearby tests. Students can see their own tests under the privacy filter, but not the ones of students sitting next to them.
