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I was thinking an interesting startup would be one that matches people taking online courses into study/support groups. Then each person has to put down say a

I was thinking an interesting startup would be one that matches people taking online courses into study/support groups. Then each person has to put down say a $100 deposit, and the group only gets their deposit back if everyone in the group completes the course.* As a bonus the money taken from groups that don't complete the course could be distributed to the groups that did so you could actually make money from taking courses. Anyone interested in working on this?? * There would be exceptions for illness, etc.

ridersofnorth 13y ago
I think these guys - http://functionspace.org http://functionspace.org have some kind of subject groups and articles. They announced some upcoming courses a little while back, perhaps they're on this idea.
michaelrbock 13y ago
Yes I'd be interested in working on this (email in profile). I think it could be similar to http://www.gym-pact.com/ http://www.gym-pact.com/ but for MOOCs (i.e. "get paid to finish MOOCs"). It could also expand to coders who have trouble finishing their side-projects (I had this idea recently).
- tocomment 13y ago
  Yeah, I got the idea from gympact! What would you envision as an MVP?
  - michaelrbock 13y ago
    Sign up and put in credit card (maybe use stripe) or paypal info, choose which course you're taking (on coursera, udacity, etc.), and set an amount you want to "wager" on finishing that course (and a date to finish it by if it's a pace yourself course). Come back when the course is over and upload your certificate to prove you finished the course before the deadline (with email reminders). Make money for finishing it (paid for by people who didn't finish).
ylem 13y ago
tried something like this with studybrunch.com--though we weren't directly targeting MOOCs. We ran into a chicken-egg problem...
- tocomment 13y ago
  What was the problem you ran into exactly? It sounds like a good idea?

ridersofnorth 13y ago

I think these guys - http://functionspace.org http://functionspace.org have some kind of subject groups and articles. They announced some upcoming courses a little while back, perhaps they're on this idea.

michaelrbock 13y ago

Yes I'd be interested in working on this (email in profile). I think it could be similar to http://www.gym-pact.com/ http://www.gym-pact.com/ but for MOOCs (i.e. "get paid to finish MOOCs"). It could also expand to coders who have trouble finishing their side-projects (I had this idea recently).

tocomment 13y ago
Yeah, I got the idea from gympact! What would you envision as an MVP?
- michaelrbock 13y ago
  Sign up and put in credit card (maybe use stripe) or paypal info, choose which course you're taking (on coursera, udacity, etc.), and set an amount you want to "wager" on finishing that course (and a date to finish it by if it's a pace yourself course). Come back when the course is over and upload your certificate to prove you finished the course before the deadline (with email reminders). Make money for finishing it (paid for by people who didn't finish).

ylem 13y ago

tried something like this with studybrunch.com--though we weren't directly targeting MOOCs. We ran into a chicken-egg problem...

tocomment 13y ago
What was the problem you ran into exactly? It sounds like a good idea?