Savvy

1-on-1 teaching and learning via live video

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1-on-1 teaching and learning via live video

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Cushion

Cool product, love the name!! I already use Udemy, how are you guys different?

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10yr ago

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@lauralynnz We're glad you like the name! We like educational content providers like Udemy or Youtube and think they can be really useful. But, since they are creating static content meant to be seen by millions of people, the information they provide is often generic. 1-on-1 learning is great when you have specific questions and need to be able to do something yourself. For example, my cofounder is an immigrant with kids in Germany starting a company in California. When it was time for him to think about his finances, there were plenty financial planning videos and courses out there, but none that could help him figure out his specific situation. By giving him access to 1-on-1 teachers, he can talk about his specific questions and get answers he can actually apply to his life. As an extra bonus, he could also find a teacher who's been in his situation (i.e. starting a company while thinking about kids' college funds).

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10yr ago

this is dope! Do I need to download anything to use it?

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10yr ago

MeetEarnest

Maker

@maxmackey You don't need to download anything to use Savvy. Everything happens right in your browser, including video chat. We wanted to make it amazingly easy for anyone, particularly non-techie learners, to find the right teacher and join a session just by clicking a link.

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10yr ago

I'm curious about what people using Savvy to learn?

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10yr ago

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@accomplice oh man this has been one of my favorite parts of getting Savvy up and running. When we started, we recruited community-approved teachers in a few categories (singing, guitar, makeup & style), but quickly saw that we got interest from both high-quality teachers and learners in multiple categories — we've got 12 on the homepage, many around career and work skills. One thing I love is seeing people use Savvy to teach and learn things that traditional education systems don't address, but that are vitally important to people. Like: + A ballerina who advises other dancers on how to manage their careers during difficult life or health moments: www.savvy.is/kathrynmorgan + Vocal coaches who help people transitioning from Male to Female also transition their voice: www.savvy.is/browse/voice-transi... + How to tell a story well from a Moth GrandSlam winner: www.savvy.is/megferrill

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10yr ago

MeowMeowFacts

What is the fee structure like for the teacher or student?

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10yr ago

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Maker

Hi @trgorczynski. In a nutshell, every teacher sets their own price. The learner pays that price, and Savvy takes a small cut of 15%. (And we're actually not taking any commission for teachers who sign up while we're still in our beta.) Most of the teachers we have are already teaching and have a good sense of what to charge, but we're also planning on developing tools to help newer teachers figure out the right price.

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10yr ago

Rasa

nice ! how are you similar/different to preply.com ?

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10yr ago

MeetEarnest

Maker

Thanks for the question, @alanmnichol. I think the main difference is that Savvy is a platform that makes every part of booking and having a 1-on-1 session easy. We tried to make it simple for a learner to book an actual time with a teacher and join a session in a few clicks, and for teachers to simply manage their schedule and get paid automatically. Preply seems to be more of a listing service that requires learners and teachers to send messages, share contact info, communicate to set up their logistics about when/where they'll meet, etc. Using that method, we found people will spend up to 20 minutes emailing to set up a 30 minute session. Also, Preply is mostly focused on language learning (which, by the way, is great for 1-on-1 learning), whereas Savvy teachers are across a variety of subject areas. Lastly, we also built Savvy so that teachers could use their Savvy page as their own personal storefront, and promote it wherever they want. That was important to us — while we make sure all teachers can be found and promoted via the Savvy website, it's also great if a teacher wants to use us as their own stand-alone website.

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10yr ago

Fig Prompt

How easy is it to manage my schedule as a teacher?

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10yr ago

MeetEarnest

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@chiwaili All a teacher needs to do is mark the times they're available right in their google calendar and Savvy will automatically update their profile. And, when you get booked, we automatically update your calendar with the session info (as well as sending you an email and reminders).

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10yr ago

Fig Prompt

@thinktankhero That is very handy. thanks for the speedy reply

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10yr ago