- Teachstreet
Infobox_Company
company_name = Teachstreet, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Find Local Teachers. Learn New Things.
foundation = June 2007
location = Seattle, WA
key_people = Dave Schappell, Founder/CEO, Fred Sadaghiani, CTO
industry = Marketplace for local learning
products = Teachstreet.com
num_employees = 11 [ [http://localonliner.com/2008/07/01/teachstreet-gears-up-for-2nd-market-portland-ore/ "TeachStreet, Find-A-Local-Teacher Site, Gears Up for Market #2"] , " The Local Onliner",July 1 ,2008 . AccessedJuly 28 ,2008 ]
homepage = [http://www.teachstreet.com/ www.teachstreet.com]Teachstreet, Inc. is a web site dedicated to helping students find great local teachers and empowering teachers with robust online tools to manage their teaching business. The free site provides the information that students need to make informed decisions about their learning experiences, including student reviews and teacher recommendations, pricing information, location, teacher background and training, and more.
History
Teachstreet launched its web site in the
Seattle market on April 20, 2008 [Arrington, Michael. [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/20/teachstreet-emerges-to-help-you-find-the-best-yoga-and-cooking-classes/ TeachStreet Emerges To Help You Find The Best Yoga and Cooking Classes] . [http://www.techcrunch.com] .2008-04-20 .] . Teachstreetfounder Dave Schappell was previously a VP of Marketing atJibJab and a Director of Product Management atAmazon.com . The company received $2.25 million in early stage funding from Madrona Venture Group, Bezos Expeditions and various individual investors [ [http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-teachstreet-raises-225-first-round-for-local-teacher-search/ TeachStreet Raises $2.25 First Round For Local Teacher Search] ] .References
Press Coverage
* [http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/21/teachstreet-lets-you-find-instructors-online/ Teachstreet lets you find instructors online] . VentureBeat.
* [http://www.king5.com/video/?z=y&nvid=264322 Web Site Links you with Learning] . King5.
* [http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/2008/04/teachstreet_launch.html Ex-Amazonian's TeachStreet.com launching today] . Seattle Times
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/359841_teachstreet21.html TeachStreet site provides free way to find instructors] . Seattle Post-Intelligencer
* [http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/04/21/teachstreet-lets-you-find-instructors-online Teachstreet helps you find local classes, instructors] . The Industry Standard
* [http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/behind-the-money/blog/angel-investor/teachstreet-founder-applies-le.php TeachStreet founder applies lessons learned from years at Amazon] . TheDeal.comExternal links
* [http://www.teachstreet.com/ Teachstreet web site]
* [http://blog.teachstreet.com/ Teachstreet blog]
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