Flashnotes
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Headquarters | Boston, MA |
| Website | http://www.flashnotes.com |
Flashnotes is an online marketplace that allows college students to buy and sell course specific notes, study guides, flashcards and other items to help students study and/or earn money throughout their college years.
History
In December 2009, Flashnotes was founded by Kent State University student Mike Matousek.[1] After seeing other students struggle in several classes, and hearing them constantly ask to borrow other students' notes, Matousek created a solution that would help students by giving them an additional resource. He also saw an opportunity to reward students that choose to share their class notes and other study materials. The result was Flashnotes. In 2012, Flashnotes moved to Boston.
Concept
Flash Notes works a reference tool for college students that are looking for additional help while studying for a variety of college courses.[2] Flash Notes can also be a way for students to make extra money during their college years. Students interested in sharing their notes must create an account with the site. Then, they can upload as many notes as they want, and set their own price for each set of notes. If the notes are sold, the student keeps 70% of the price of the notes, while Flash Notes keeps the other 30%. Once the notes have been uploaded to the site, other students with an account can browse through all of the notes available at their school, narrow the search by course number or subject, or even search through all of the notes available from students at other college and universities throughout the country.
Schools
Flash Notes is currently being used to buy and sell notes at 367 colleges and universities throughout the United States. If a user is the first person to upload notes from their school, that college or university will be added to the list of schools as soon as the notes have been uploaded.