The problem with all these pivots is that Jason never addresses the real problem looking for a solution:
The Problem: How do you couple an ad based funding model to user generated content without having that content model destroyed by ads displayed not in content of content and ads and ad frequency not fitting with user generated content.
Thee is the problem Jason and you still have not solved go back to the drawing board!
And to be fair I do not know if there is solution to the problem with a non-volunteer human infrastructure...maybe there is not one.
Make lessons 1-10 free (20-30mins each), charge for lessons 11 onwards. Most people that make it to lesson 11 would be willing to pay going forward, after seeing the quality of lessons 1-10.
The Problem: How do you couple an ad based funding model to user generated content without having that content model destroyed by ads displayed not in content of content and ads and ad frequency not fitting with user generated content.
Thee is the problem Jason and you still have not solved go back to the drawing board!
And to be fair I do not know if there is solution to the problem with a non-volunteer human infrastructure...maybe there is not one.