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Sharma: Konversai charges users 50 cents monthly to list services

Shushma Sharma · EP 600: Konversai Raises $1.3M Helping 800 Teachers Make Money With Marketplace CEO Sushma Sharma · Mar 16, 2017 · at 4:27

Sushma Sharma, founder and CEO of Konversai, discusses the marketplace's revenue and listing fee structure with Nathan Latka.

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“If you make these boxes, there is a charge for it. And the charge is extremely minimal and it's one credit, which is 50 cents.”

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