Superpeer is giving YouTube creators and different consultants a brand new method to earn money.
The startup introduced right this moment that it has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Eniac Ventures, with participation from angel buyers together with Steven Schlafman, Ankur Nagpal, Julia Lipton, Patrick Finnegan, Justin De Guzman, Chris Lu, Paul Yacoubian and Cheryl Sew Hoy. It additionally launched on ProductHunt.
The thought is that when you’re watching a video to discover ways to paint, or code, or about regardless of the subject could be, there’s a superb probability you will have follow-up questions — possibly lots of them. Ditto when you observe somebody on Twitter, or learn their weblog posts, to be taught extra a few particular topic.
Now you possibly can attempt to submit a query or two by way of tweet or remark part, however you’re most likely not going to get any in-depth interplay — and that’s if they reply. You may additionally attempt to schedule a “Can I choose your mind?”-type espresso assembly, however once more, the chances aren’t in your favor, significantly in terms of selecting the mind of somebody well-known or extremely in-demand.
With Superpeer, consultants who’re interested by sharing their data can accomplish that by way of distant, one-on-one video calls. They add an intro video, the occasions that they need to be out there for calls and the way a lot they need to cost for his or her time. Then Superpeer handles the appointments (integrating instantly with the professional’s calendar), the calls and the funds, including a 15% charge on prime.
So a YouTube creator may begin including a message on the finish of their movies directing followers who need to be taught extra to their Superpeer web page. And when you’re a founder who needs to speak to an skilled designer, govt coach, product supervisor, advertising and marketing/gross sales professional, VC or different founder, you possibly can begin with this list.
After all, there could be some wariness on each side, whether or not you’re an professional who doesn’t need to get caught on the cellphone with somebody creepy or annoying, or somebody who doesn’t need to pay for a name that seems to be a whole waste of time.
To handle this, co-founder and CEO Devrim Yasar (who beforehand based collaborative programming startup Koding) stated the corporate has created a consumer ranking system, in addition to a method to ask for a refund when you really feel {that a} name violated the phrases of service — the calls shall be recorded and saved for 48 hours for this goal.
Superpeer launched in personal beta two weeks in the past, and Yasar stated the startup already has greater than 100 Superpeers signed up.
