Live Polls

Know what your
class is thinking
right now.

Launch a live poll in seconds. See every student respond in real time. Use the results to drive the discussion — instead of guessing who's following along and who isn't.

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FIN 301 · Sec. 2 · Live
Live poll · Multiple choice
Which factor most directly determines a startup's runway?
Net burn rate
58%
Revenue growth
22%
Gross margin
12%
Headcount
8%
19 responses · live
24 students in class
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AI suggestion
22% chose revenue growth — consider asking why they conflated growth with cash position before moving on.
Question types

Six ways to ask
the right question.

Different moments in class need different questions. Kova has a question type for all of them — and AI can generate any of them from your course material.

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Multiple choice
The classic. Works for checking understanding, surfacing misconceptions, or forcing a choice between competing concepts. Real-time bar chart shows the class split as responses come in.
"Which of the following best explains why a convertible note delays valuation — not avoids it?"
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Multi-select
Pick all that apply. More nuanced than single-choice — forces students to think about each option independently rather than looking for one right answer.
"Select all factors that would cause a company to prefer debt over equity financing."
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True / false
Fast pulse check. Good for opening class, clearing up misconceptions from the last session, or testing whether students did the reading before discussion starts.
"True or false: A higher LTV:CAC ratio always indicates a healthier business model."
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Short answer
Students type a response in their own words. Responses appear anonymously on your screen in real time — a live view into how the class is thinking, without the pressure of cold-calling.
"In one sentence: what is the key difference between gross margin and contribution margin?"
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Slider / rating
A 1–10 scale for opinions, confidence levels, or prioritization. Useful for gauging how strongly students feel about a position before opening a debate.
"Rate your confidence in calculating a DCF model from scratch: 1 (not at all) to 10 (completely comfortable)."
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Word cloud
Students submit one word. The most common responses appear larger. A fast, visual way to surface what the class associates with a concept — or what they remember from the reading.
"One word: what comes to mind when you hear 'Series A financing'?"
AI-generated questions

Zero prep.
Better questions.

Tell Kova what you're covering and it generates a set of poll questions — the right type, the right difficulty, the right moment in the lecture arc. You pick the ones you want and launch.

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Tell Kova what you're teaching
Paste a topic, a chapter title, or a paragraph from your notes. Kova reads it and generates questions designed for that exact content — not generic finance questions.
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Questions calibrated for the moment
Opening a topic? Kova generates broader diagnostic questions. Mid-lecture? Targeted concept checks. Closing? Application and synthesis. The right question at the right time.
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Launch in one click
Pick from the generated set and hit launch. Students see it on their phones or laptops instantly. Results appear in real time — no code, no clicker, no setup.
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AI tells you what the results mean
After each poll, Kova surfaces an insight — what the class distribution suggests about their understanding, and what you might address before moving on.
AI question generator · Capital structure
Topic / source
"Today's lecture: convertible notes, valuation caps, discount rates, and the pecking order theory of capital structure."
↓ 5 questions generated
Opening · diagnostic
When a convertible note "converts," what does it convert into?
Multiple choice · 4 options
Mid-lecture · concept check
A valuation cap of $8M means the investor converts at a valuation no higher than $8M — regardless of what the company actually raises at. True or false?
True / false
Closing · application
According to pecking order theory, which source of financing should a firm exhaust first?
Multiple choice · 4 options
+ 2 more questions
How it works

From idea to live
in under a minute.

No clickers. No setup. No code. Students use whatever device they already have in front of them.

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Write or generate a question
Type your own question or ask Kova to generate one from your topic. Pick the question type — multiple choice, word cloud, slider, or short answer.
Seconds
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Launch to the class
Hit launch. Students get a notification on the Kova app or your course link. No join code needed — they're already in your class. Responses start coming in immediately.
One click
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See results in real time
Results appear as students respond — live bars, percentages, response count. Display on your screen, project it for the class, or keep it to yourself while you guide the conversation.
Live view
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AI debrief & next step
After each poll, Kova surfaces an AI insight about what the results reveal — and suggests a follow-up question if the class split in an interesting way. The conversation writes itself.
AI-assisted
Results & debrief

The split is the
most valuable moment.

When 58% of the class answers one way and 42% answers another, that's not a problem — it's the start of the best discussion you'll have all semester. Kova surfaces the split and gives you what you need to use it.

✓See the class split in real time as it happens — not just after you close the poll
✓AI surfaces what the distribution suggests about class understanding
✓Short answer responses displayed anonymously — you see the room without cold-calling anyone
✓Poll history saved — see how class understanding shifted across the semester
✓Participation data feeds into your class engagement record automatically
See it live
Poll results · FIN 301
Should NovaPay raise its Series B through equity or convertible debt?
Equity — strategic signal
61%
61%
Convertible debt — preserve valuation
28%
28%
Need more data to decide
11%
11%
Short answer highlights
"Equity brings network value that outweighs dilution at this stage..."
"Convertible note delays the valuation conversation until they have more leverage..."
AI insight: 28% chose convertible debt but the class is split on whether notes delay or avoid valuation — worth clarifying the conversion mechanic before the debrief.
When to use it

Works at every
point in the class.

Polls aren't just for mid-lecture check-ins. There's a question type and a use case for every moment from the moment students sit down to the moment they leave.

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Opening the class
Did they do the reading? Do they remember last week? A quick multiple choice before you start tells you exactly where to begin — and wakes the class up before you've said a word.
"Before we start: what was the main argument in the pecking order theory reading?"
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Checking understanding mid-lecture
You've just explained a concept. Thirty seconds of polling tells you whether 90% of the class got it or whether you need to take a step back before moving forward.
"Quick check: a 20% discount rate on a convertible note means the investor converts at..."
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Surfacing the split
Before you open a debate, poll the room on their position. The split becomes the structure of the discussion — and students are more engaged when they've already committed to a side.
"Where do you stand before we debate this: equity or convertible debt for NovaPay?"
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Getting honest opinions
Anonymous short answer is the only way to know what the class actually thinks. Not what the confident student in the front row thinks. The quiet ones answer too.
"In one sentence, what do you think was the weakest part of the CEO's strategy?"
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Confidence check before exams
A slider rating on confidence by topic in the last class before an exam tells you exactly where to spend the remaining review time — and where students are falsely confident.
"Rate your confidence calculating WACC from scratch: 1 (not at all) to 10 (fully comfortable)."
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Closing with synthesis
End class with a word cloud — what one word captures today's key insight? The cloud of responses tells you what actually landed and what to revisit next session.
"One word: what's the most important factor in a startup's financing decision?"
What's included

Everything in
the polls toolkit.

More than a polling tool. Built to connect with the rest of Kova — so a poll result from today's class becomes context for tomorrow's simulation.

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AI question generation
Generate any question type from a topic, reading, or lecture note in seconds. Opening diagnostic, mid-lecture check, or closing synthesis — Kova knows the difference.
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Real-time results
Live bars and percentages update as students respond. Display to the class or view privately. Close the poll whenever you're ready and results are locked.
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AI debrief insights
After each poll, Kova surfaces what the distribution reveals about class understanding and suggests a follow-up question if the results warrant it.
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No clickers, no app download
Students respond from any device through your course link. Nothing to install, no join code to type, no time wasted on setup at the start of class.
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Poll history & participation
Every poll is saved. Review past results, track participation trends over the semester, and see which topics consistently split the class or reveal gaps.
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Connected to simulations
Poll results from class feed context into upcoming simulations. If the class split on equity vs. debt, the next simulation stage can build on that exact disagreement.
Launch your first poll
before class tomorrow.

See what it looks like when every student responds at once — and you know exactly what the room is thinking.

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