TeachStreet Overview
TeachStreet is a new site built to help students of any age find great local teachers and classes, and to empower teachers with robust online tools to manage their teaching businesses. The site isn’t geared towards online instruction, but rather the facilitation of face-to-face meetings between teachers and students.
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| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 10/2007 | Seed | 0.605M | Unknown | |
| 02/15/2008 | Series A | 2.25M | Unknown |
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11/23/2008 07:47PM by daveschappell
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Bulls vs. Bears (7)
| Bullish Opinions (3) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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This could be a great resource for many people to invest in themselves and their skills. |
et2kah 07/21/2009 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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This currently takes place on Craigslist, so there is a demand |
dave 04/27/2008 |
83% 6 votes 5 17% 1 |
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There is definitely a need to faciliate more interaction between student and teachers |
tara 04/23/2008 |
86% 7 votes 6 14% 1 |
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| Bearish Opinions (4) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Online learning and tutorials are becoming more prevalent, and may replace face-to-face learning. |
christian29 07/09/2009 |
50% 2 votes 1 50% 1 |
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Classes are presented at the start of the school/college year. Small market for other classes. |
rodpayne20 05/30/2008 |
50% 4 votes 2 50% 2 |
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It's hard to scale - each geography takes time and money to penetrate |
dave 04/27/2008 |
83% 6 votes 5 17% 1 |
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They are competing against Craigslist |
dave 04/27/2008 |
75% 4 votes 3 25% 1 |
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