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StudySoup is a San Francisco based educational startup started by Sieva Kozinsky and Jeff Silverman.[1][2] It is a digital learning marketplace allowing purchase and sale of academic content including course notes, study guides, and tutoring services.[3][4][5]

Background

Kozinsky, an environmental studies graduate from UC Santa Barbara had difficulty concentrating because of the speed of the lecture and lack of supportive academic resources.[1][6][7][8][9] Kozinsky along with Jeff Silverman started StudySoup in 2014 to source academic support and provide a means for students to earn money while in school.[1][10][11][12][13]

Operations

StudySoup is an online peer-to-peer learning market place[14][15][16][12][9][17][18] that allow students to sell[10][19] and purchase class notes and study guides.[1][15][4][11][12] The sellers or Elite Notetakers[6] have to undertake a training[10][20] to understand the type of materials to be provided and its frequency.[1][7] They have to submit notes every week and a study guide four days prior to every exam.[10][7]

History

  1. ^ a b c d e "StudySoup raises $1.7M to help students buy and sell class notes". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ^ "Business ideas for 2017: Edtech 2.0 - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. ^ Rashid, Brian. "How This Entrepreneur Is Changing The Way College Leaders Are Learning". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  4. ^ a b Tronier, Ryan (2014-10-21). "'StudySoup' lets students at CU-Boulder and CSU sell notes and course material to their classmates". 7NEWS. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  5. ^ Goldin, Kara. "Is Collaborative Thinking Essential for Success? 2 CEOs Hash It Out". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  6. ^ a b "500 Startups-backed StudySoup is launching its peer-to-peer marketplace in 15 new colleges". VentureBeat. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  7. ^ a b c "StudySoup 完成 170 万美元种子轮融资，为大学生提供课堂笔记线上交易平台" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. ^ "College side-hustles that pay in cash and grades". Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  9. ^ a b "Meet the UC honorees of Forbes' 30 Under 30 list". University of California. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  10. ^ a b c d photo, Bailey Schulz | Courtesy. "Online service StudySoup pays students to take notes". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  11. ^ a b "Starting a Business? How to Identify an Opportunity, and Exploit It". The Cheat Sheet. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  12. ^ a b c Shulman, Robyn. "Global EdTech Investments And Outlook: 10 EdTech Companies You Should Know About". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  13. ^ Knecht, Taylor. "StudySoup makes passing notes classy". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  14. ^ "500 Startups-backed StudySoup is launching its peer-to-peer marketplace in 15 new colleges". VentureBeat. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  15. ^ a b "StudySoup Disrupts Edtech with Student Notes Marketplace". TechCo. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  16. ^ "How technology is changing the face of education". knowtechie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  17. ^ "StudySoup | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  18. ^ "StudySoup Turns College Note-Taking into a Marketplace". New Learning Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  19. ^ "Learn About StudySoup on Crowdfunder". www.crowdfunder.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  20. ^ "Future Innovators Scholarship Opportunity from StudySoup | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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