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As an engineer, I've had to do hazardous waste handling and web handling training. Also, a lot of tech companies have to train new employees on their software. These are just other markets to consider as you grow, I think the ones you have listed are good because they are generally applicable. Can you get training certified so it meets government regulation requirements? What tools do you have to help experts build content? Happy to discuss more if you want.","author_name":"Isaac Johnson","votes":2,"created_at":"2022-09-30T01:36:36Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/learnie#question-220570","answers":[{"id":220593,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:220593","answer":"Hi, Isaac, thanks so much for your interest in Learnie! You nailed it...those are all great use cases for Learnie Business. 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(I'm all for education reform because it's sorely needed, but having a company that also represents the people it plans to serve is important too.)","author_name":"Rachelle Q","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-12-20T17:46:10Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/learnie#question-229093","answers":[{"id":229098,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:229098","answer":"Hi Rachelle - Not much I can do about being a white male. :) We have 3 females on the team and a LatinX. I am constantly looking for founders and new team members that are diverse. We have a Board of Advisors member that is completing her PH'd and will be joining in full in 2023. She also happens to be a POC.... but frankly we try to be color blind as we are a startup and finding people that get the dream is the most important factor. We ARE a certified B-Corp and as you probably know diversity is a target of every B-corp. Thanks","author_name":"Pete Mastin","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-20T18:34:50Z"}]},{"id":229088,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:229088","question":"For me, the founding/executive team is just as important as the product. Just starting with the CEO's profile and going to LinkedIn, I see that he has not been CEO since May. So who is running the ship?","author_name":"Rachelle Q","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-12-20T17:00:41Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/learnie#question-229088","answers":[{"id":229092,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:229092","answer":"Hi Rachelle - this is Pete Mastin the CEO of Learnie. I can assure you that I have been working fulltime on Learnie (and will continue to do so). I checked and it looks like the Linkedin I had fat fingered the checkbox but its fixed now. Hope you can see your way to investing in Learnie! If you'd like I am happy to hop on a call as well! pete@mylearnie.com","author_name":"Pete Mastin","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-20T17:28:36Z"}]},{"id":199627,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:199627","question":"Does Learnie Own Any Patents?","author_name":"Raymond Marine","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-04-04T18:04:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/learnie#question-199627","answers":[{"id":200217,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:200217","answer":"Not yet but we see that coming in the near future.","author_name":"Bill Mastin","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-04-07T15:57:28Z"}]},{"id":213568,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:213568","question":"What are the first learning modules you would launch? Do you have a few use cases that you think would get the most traction to start out with?","author_name":"Isaac Johnson","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-08-02T00:21:01Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/learnie#question-213568","answers":[{"id":218464,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:218464","answer":"Hi Issac - would love to here your thoughts about this. We are exploring DEI, Sexual Harassment and OSHA as potential candidates - but of course with our Learnie Pay$ solution any expert can set up a curriculum about any subject.","author_name":"Pete Mastin","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-09-12T20:24:36Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Does Learnie Own Any Patents?","answer":"Not yet but we see that coming in the near future."},{"question":"What are the first learning modules you would launch? Do you have a few use cases that you think would get the most traction to start out with?","answer":"Hi Issac - would love to here your thoughts about this. 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I can assure you that I have been working fulltime on Learnie (and will continue to do so). I checked and it looks like the Linkedin I had fat fingered the checkbox but its fixed now. Hope you can see your way to investing in Learnie! If you'd like I am happy to hop on a call as well! pete@mylearnie.com"},{"question":"Thanks for your speedy response. Next question is about DEI, since that was floated as a potential initial topic. The founding team doesn't seem to be diverse (sketches of the founding team on the website is a clever way to hide that BTW), with two women and one (possibly two)...","answer":"Hi Rachelle - Not much I can do about being a white male. :) We have 3 females on the team and a LatinX. I am constantly looking for founders and new team members that are diverse. We have a Board of Advisors member that is completing her PH'd and will be joining in full in 2023. She also happens to be a POC.... but frankly we try to be color blind as we are a startup and finding people that get the dream is the most important factor. We ARE a certified B-Corp and as you probably know diversi..."}]}}}