Every booking feeds the next. More supply attracts more demand. More demand attracts more supply. Liquidity compounds into a moat that gets harder to replicate with every match we clear.
Austin, TX — Q4 2024
Active Teachers
Students Served
Lessons Booked
Average Lesson Price
Platform Take Rate
Contribution per Lesson
Teachers retain 82% • Students save 30% vs. traditional studios • Platform captures value at scale
Monthly bookings per metro • Exponential growth post-liquidity threshold at Month 6
Denver launched 8 months after Austin. It reached the same liquidity threshold 40% faster—proof the playbook compounds.
✓ Seed supply from Austin teacher referrals
✓ Pre-launch waitlist converts at 62%
✓ Brand awareness from first market
✓ Optimized onboarding flow
Every booking makes the next one easier. The best teachers stay because they get steady work. Students stay because they find great teachers fast. Competitors start from zero liquidity—we compound ours daily.
Total Lessons & Tutoring
Music Instruction (US)
Addressable Near-term
Monthly platform revenue by metro cohort • Each new market reaches profitability faster
Founder & CEO
Ex-Thumbtack
Marketplace Growth
Head of Product
Ex-Cameo
Creator Platforms
Head of Engineering
Ex-Outschool
Edtech Infrastructure
4 → 20 metros in 18 months
New Markets
Active Teachers
ARR Target
Remy Castillo · Founder & CEO
remy@strum.com · 512-555-0148