Thread by @omooretweets

The Creator Economy gets a lot of hype - but the Expertise Economy may be even bigger.

Not everyone can make content or has an audience. But everyone is an "expert" on something!

What if you could monetize this? 👇

Expert networks generate hundreds of millions in revenue - but they’re fairly inaccessible.

Customers have to commit to huge annual contracts, and can't search across the expert pool.

Experts need the “right” type of experience for an invite, and have no visibility into demand.

The result? The biggest expert network (by 2.5x) has less than 3,000 customers.

Tech should be able to open up both sides of this marketplace, making it easier for people to share and learn from each other (and make money doing it!)

What could this look like?

1️⃣ "Fractional" access - not every question should require an annual contract and a 60 minute call.

If you can validate identity & source of expertise, it should be possible to get on-demand feedback - or even subscribe to a stream of ongoing insights.

2️⃣ Vertical focus - expert networks have traditionally targeted managers & the C-suite.

A vertical network could build out a deeper base of experts across roles/seniority.

E.g. in restaurants, frontline staff are often more knowledgable than a franchise owner!

3️⃣ Consumer friendly - it should be easy for customers to search across experts and immediately book time.

And individuals should be able to use the platform! Imagine being able to talk to a scientist for your high school chemistry project...

There’s already a bunch of exciting companies building in this space, including:

@officehours
@joinSenpai
@tegushq
@useintro
@sacrainc
@polywork
@joinLeland

Who am I missing? Tag them below! ⬇️