Looks interesting. Noticed that in all the videos everyone is looking at their screen to see the other person except the first guy playing the guitar! Unless he's AirPlaying to a big screen... :-)
Are you going for quality or quantity in regards to services? For example in marketing category most offerings are kind of on higher end when comes to cost per minute. Some niche companies like Clarity.fm have proven track record of having top people who offer services. Do you expect people ( and what percentage)to pay that much at the begining while service providers still building reputation? Many companies were and still trying to get into this field. Remember Google Helpouts? Don't get me wrong. You have great product and you will get more and more great teachers to join in. So the only thing left is getting people to use it and then get value for their money. I see big investment in marketing in order to grow.
Hi @sambegic, thanks for the comment! Beyond just quality vs. quantity, our next big effort is working on matching the right teachers to the right learners. Price is definitely part of this, but we're also interested in who our users will learn best from. So, we're looking into things like matching learning and teaching styles, and enhancing teacher profiles with the goals they've successfully helped others achieve.
Some of our initial categories (like singing, guitar, and make-up) have teachers at all price points. We actually didn't anticipate the amount of interest in learning and teaching marketing, so we're working with teachers figure out how to best promote them, which could include initial discounts and some B2B pilots.
You're definitely right that this next stage is all about growth, marketing, and getting the word out! We learned a lot from talking to the folks at Helpouts and some other businesses. From those conversations we learned that we really need to create a product that's focused on creating connection and great learning moments, and on growth efforts that tap into the topics and communities that people are passionate about.
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