How to grow from zero: $18 average sale + 30% GP – $100 million revenue -7 years

Earning $10,000 a month working a 20-hour week is perfect for Jade Weatherington, – via zoom from home. 

Carpe Diem – make the most of your opportunities – Jade has taken this as her runway.

In 2015, Amir Nathoo founded Outschool.com with Nick Grandy and Mikhail Seregine – an online marketplace – that matches supply and demand from teachers and students. 

Its been a success, 

  • more than 60 thousand students/ learners have attended classes on this platform,
  • $100 million-plus in annual revenue, 
  • over 10,000 teachers,
  • 10,000 live classes for three to eighteen-year-olds,
  • When the pandemic struck, demand for virtual classes on Outschool grew by 2000%
  • students pay an average of $18 a course,
  • It’s global – the UK, U.S New Zealand, India, Canada, Australia, 

Outschool.com provides an online platform that 

  • anyone (not every person is a qualified teacher) can upload online classes for kids,
  • help parents find the best courses their kids need, 
  • help teachers promote and manage their courses.

Jade’s main teaching topic is the “five-paragraph essay

  •  4-week class based on the challenges kids have with writing.
  • The parents want their kids to attend the class,
  • Jade makes it as fun and interactive as possible – the kids want to turn up and learn more

The gap in the market 

  • Every student has at least one weak subject 

Why Outschool is successful, 

  • Passion-based learning – engaging students through an innovative, fun, and supportive environment.

Investors 

  • Thirteen investors – $130 million in funding over five rounds.
  • The latest funding was received on April 14, 2021, from a Series C round.

How does Outschool.com make money? 

  •  30% of the fees remain with Outschool

What marketing is successful for Outschool.com? 

  • Social media – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest,
  •  Hashtags – #outschool 
  • Posting Blogs, and videos

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Thanks for reading, 

David