Student of Fortune
Encyclopedia
Student of fortune is an United States
-based company that provides an Online tutoring marketplace. The company was founded by Sean McCleese in 2006, shortly after graduating from Occidental College
. In an interview with The Daily Trojan, McCleese described the way the company's site operates as being similar to eBay
. The company's site is unique in that it does not offer direct tutoring services, instead offering a channel to connect tutors and tutorees. Student of Fortune is located in Los Angeles
, CA and is privately held, having taken no outside investment funds. The firm was acquired by Chegg
on August 19, 2011.
. He says "...here were ten people in the class. Homework was due every day or two, and since it was a senior level class, I couldn't find a person who could help me, because they had all graduated. One homework assignment I particularly remember, no one in the class could figure out how to do." Finding that other online tutoring sites did not address his classmates' needs, McCleese decided to form Student of Fortune -- to provide a source for students to get homework help and earn money helping others.
emergency room between March 1, 2009 and Aug. 31, 2009. A class action lawsuit was filed against Stanford Medical Group and Multi-Specialty Collection Services LLC for $20 million.
United States
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-based company that provides an Online tutoring marketplace. The company was founded by Sean McCleese in 2006, shortly after graduating from Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
. In an interview with The Daily Trojan, McCleese described the way the company's site operates as being similar to eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
. The company's site is unique in that it does not offer direct tutoring services, instead offering a channel to connect tutors and tutorees. Student of Fortune is located in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA and is privately held, having taken no outside investment funds. The firm was acquired by Chegg
Chegg
Chegg or Chegg.com is an online textbook rental company in the United States based in Santa Clara, CA, which was created in 2001 by three Iowa State University students. Students rent textbooks typically by ordering online, and return books after the semester. It was founded by entrepreneurs Osman...
on August 19, 2011.
History and Inspiration
Student of Fortune was inspired by Sean McCleese's experience in a senior-level quantum physics class at Occidental CollegeOccidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
. He says "...here were ten people in the class. Homework was due every day or two, and since it was a senior level class, I couldn't find a person who could help me, because they had all graduated. One homework assignment I particularly remember, no one in the class could figure out how to do." Finding that other online tutoring sites did not address his classmates' needs, McCleese decided to form Student of Fortune -- to provide a source for students to get homework help and earn money helping others.
Commentary
The site has been involved in a breach of personal medical information when a file from a medical collections contractor was posted with a question asking how to create bar graphs. The upload occurred Sept. 9, 2010 and was reported by a patient on Aug. 22, 2011, almost a year later. Information for 20,000 patients of the Stanford HosptialStanford Hospital
Stanford Hospital and Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among the nation's top hospitals, Stanford Hospital and Clinics is internationally...
emergency room between March 1, 2009 and Aug. 31, 2009. A class action lawsuit was filed against Stanford Medical Group and Multi-Specialty Collection Services LLC for $20 million.