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StudySoup has nearly 1,000 note-takers earning money

Sieva Kozinsky · EP 371: $1M Raised, $40k/Mo Marketplace For Class Notes with Sieva Kozinsky · Jul 30, 2016 · at 6:51

Sieva Kozinsky is the founder and CEO of StudySoup, discussing supply-side seller traction.

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“We have almost a thousand elite note takers nationwide that are making money on our platform.”

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StudySoup expects to generate a few million dollars in 2016 revenue
“Not quite, but we'll definitely do a few million in revenue this year.”
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StudySoup has over 5,000 active monthly subscribers
“We have over 5000 monthly subscribers that participate in our marketplace.”
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“We're seeing churn anywhere between eight to 12% in a monthly period.”
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StudySoup pays $100 to $150 to acquire each note seller
“It costs us, you know, let's say a hundred to a 150 dollars to acquire a seller that's going to be then generating some revenue for us.”
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StudySoup generated $40k to $45k in Year 1 revenue
“Year one revenue was pretty embarrassing. I think it was maybe 40,000 dollars, 45,000 dollars.”
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