Pick My Brain is a global knowledge marketplace that enables individuals to monetize their expertise by creating profiles to offer one-on-one consultations, mentorship, and workshops. The platform addresses the challenge of undercompensated knowledge sharing by facilitating direct bookings and payments, allowing users to set their own rates and manage their availability.
Funding
$350K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Many individuals struggle to effectively monetize their expertise and knowledge, often giving away valuable advice and insights for free. Existing platforms lack the tools to easily package, price, and manage knowledge-sharing engagements, leading to undercompensation and inefficient use of expertise.
Solution
Pick My Brain is a knowledge marketplace that enables experts to create profiles, define their offerings, and get compensated for consultations, mentorship, and workshops. The platform provides tools to package and price expertise, manage availability, and handle bookings and payments. Experts can offer services such as calls, coffee chats, hourly consultations, monthly retainers, masterclasses, and speaking engagements, setting their own rates and availability. Pick My Brain automates administrative tasks like bookings, payments, reviews, and reminders, allowing experts to focus on sharing their knowledge and connecting with individuals seeking guidance.
Target Audience
The primary users are experts, consultants, mentors, and coaches across various fields who want to monetize their knowledge and connect with individuals seeking advice and guidance.
Features
- Customizable profiles to showcase expertise, passions, and values
- Flexible offer creation with templates for various knowledge-based services
- Integrated booking and payment processing
- Automated reminders and review system
- Networking events for community members
- Tiered pricing plans with options for limited or unlimited offers
- Knowledge-based contract templates