After meeting the DigitalOcean team at a conference in San Francisco, they suggested that they do a case study on Coursicle since they really liked our mission and the fact that we were running on our own revenue. When I was in New York, they had me come into their office for an interview.

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  • Can you start by telling us about yourselves and how you came about founding the company?
  • Incoming freshmen. 7 hours.
  • Put you in a room, say Go
  • Immediately I see my schedule is destroyed. No backup plans work for this.
  • Anxiety.
  • Write a program text me when class opens up.
  • Friend opening up to other students
  • Packaged as Mac app. Horrible.
  • Next registration, stick with it. Friend ask track class for him.
  • Rearchitecture.
  • Does super well. 900 users first, 1800 second.
  • No cofounder suggested other part registration.
  • Plan class schedule.
  • Starts to get even more popular.
  • Hobby project for 3 years just at UNC
  • Summer after junior year, try to sell.
  • Awful.
  • Realize make with public data.
  • Try 3 works well, then 100.
  • Fast forward, decide not to take jobs. Work full time.
  • Charging, 18% conversion
  • Now running entirely on revenue.

How has DO helped

Three ways:

Cheap
Guides
Support

  • Did you first develop the app via the DigitalOcean platform?
    • How has digitalOcean helped you from customer one to now
  • Why did you choose DigitalOcean as opposed to other options in the market?
    • Are/were you using other providers in tandem?
  • Can you explain in detail how you use DigitalOcean in your business?
    • Please elaborate on specific features you’re using.
  • What challenges have you been able to solve through DigitalOcean?
  • Can you elaborate more on your experiences running a startup as students?
    • Did DigitalOcean’s simplicity help better manage this?
  • What impact has DigitalOcean had on your business, quantitatively and qualitatively?
  • How many users do you currently have / how many schools are on your platform?
  • Have you participated in any community events or taken advantage of their tutorials?
    • If yes, can you elaborate on your participation?
  • What’s next for Coursicle?
    • Where do you see your app evolving / heading in the future?