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Hey I've been interested in starting a similar kind of agency. I've worked and talked with many non-profits who've been screwed over by tech and marketing agencies (especially in the mobile space).

When you got started did you just start approaching schools directly and asking what they needed built?

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My girlfriend works as a teacher at a school that is part of a school affiliation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students had to work from home, which put pressure on the IT infrastructure. To assist, I offered advice and developed a small web app to help teachers organize their homework and lessons. I did it for free but the app spread like fire around others schools. Some needed support, some needed new features. That's how I got started. After a few weeks I started to charge.

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