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Re:Offer HN: Free startup idea / designs by aik on Sunday January 16, 2011 @06:52PM (#2110667)
Brian, your UniversityTutor site is impressive. Do you have any financial incentives for running the site, or what's your motivation? Why do you do it?

I've put a lot of thought into creating a similar site but for mentorships, in particular for the growing population of autodidacts, unsatisfied school students, and in general people unhappy with their education.

Re:Offer HN: Free startup idea / designs by niqolas on Monday January 17, 2011 @04:28AM (#2111680)
+1 Impressive site. Clean design sets this site apart as a great example in this nascent niche.

One constructive criticism: I would add some more space around the "Search" functionality. This area is a little cluttered at present (too close to the preview image on the right and the high level process text/images below) and my eye I think you would improve conversions by emphasising this section a little more (since performing a search should be the "call to action" for visitors).