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A truly brilliant idea. The alternatives are essentially an unverified tutor off of craigslist or an agency that takes 50% of the tutor's money. With a good fee
by rottencupcakes 16y ago
A truly brilliant idea. The alternatives are essentially an unverified tutor off of craigslist or an agency that takes 50% of the tutor's money. With a good feedback system in place, I would be surprised if this doesn't become the standard way to find a tutor.
Good luck, guys!
- akharris 16y agoThat's what parents and tutors kept telling us, and they sounded unhappy. We decided to try to make them happier by building something for them.
- kareemm 16y agoWhen I was running eduFire, finding the tutors was easy - it was aggregating the students (and parents) that was the difficult part. If you can aggregate the demand in a two-sided market, the supply will come.
- timr 16y ago"The alternatives are essentially an unverified tutor off of craigslist or an agency that takes 50% of the tutor's money." http://www.teachstreet.com/ http://www.teachstreet.com/ Does the same thing, and it's been around since at least 2007. I'm not in any way affiliated (other than meeting the founder once at a party). I'm not suggesting that the presences of established competition means that these guys won't succeed, but I think it's good to keep the hyperbole to a minimum -- this is not the only option. Heck...searching for "online tutor" brings up lots of similar sites.