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Why I’m Moving Across the Country to Join a new Startup

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I would like to move across the country to join Tutorspree.

One suggestion: support online tutoring. There's more to tutoring than finding someone in your zip code. I tutor organic chemistry and haven't met a single person in person. Skype tutoring is just ridiculously convenient for all parties concerned. When people flake out - because they do, a lot - at least I haven't left my office.

Thanks for the advice. It's something we're seriously thinking about. How do you usually find clients?

This post did a great job actually getting me excited about Tutorspree.

I'm glad to hear it! Good things are coming.

Way back in the day I used to earn money on the side tutoring students in math and physics. I've long thought about advertising around the University to recruit a grad student or someone to help me with my efforts in Chinese or Python. I think there's a tremendous untapped and wonderfully useful space here, and one that you guys look like you're building a great handle on.

Love the concept of tutorspree and the idea of what it could mean for a some what ignored space. Excited to see what you guys come up with over the next few months!

Seemed like a decent post, but felt it was missing the why.

Still, looks like you are already ahead of the curve, and you've got some great things in the works.

Maybe I can answer the why a little better:

The short answer is: This opportunity is everything that matters most to me - a great startup with a real vision and a team that believes in execution, the ability to have a real impact in the company as well as in the community, the ability to follow some of my passions and share some knowledge, and to work on a problem that makes a real difference in people's lives.

We're not just going to be a ho-hum tutor marketplace, we're going to pull out all the best pieces of information and knowledge to make a real difference for education.

To me, that's worth moving back across the country for.

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