San Francisco Bay Area – Here we come!

November 19th, 2008 by Natala

At the end of a long week fueled by lattes and cuties (aka California clementines), it’s official. TeachStreet is now live in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 65,000 new classes, instructors, teachers, tutors, and coaches. Woo-hooo!!

Here at TeachStreet World Headquarters, the team has been handling the stress and the late nights in stride. I’m sure it’s in part due to the “healthy” array of snacks I keep feeding them (granola is good for you, right? Even if it’s caramel flavored?). And, of course, random dance breaks (who doesn’t appreciate a little “Gimme More” by Britney or Footloose flashbacks with “Let’s Hear it for the Boys”?)  No one’s started dancing just yet, but one of these nights they’ll crack, and when they do, I’ll be waiting with my iPhone.

In preparation for this launch, we’ve brainstormed, designed, developed, and tested every new thing that’s now on the site.

The entire team, in my dining room, a week ago kicking off bug bashing.

So, yeah, things have been a little hectic. But, when we look at this amazing thing we’ve created, it’s worth it. I know, I might be biased, but I am really proud of what we’ve done in a short amount of time. We’ve completely revamped the TeachStreet User Experience (that’s industry talk for “the look and feel of a site”), along with our search capabilities. We’ve added a simplified class editor, and some other neat features. Our next few blog posts will go into much more detail, so keep an eye out for those.

On a personal note, this launch is special to me. I’m a TeachStreet newbie (having been here for a mere 6 weeks) and it’s my first launch, and we’re launching in my hometown! It has been a crazy and wonderful experience. One that has been made immeasurably better by the awesome TeachStreet Team.

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  • Annie
    Way to go, team! It's so good! I wish I could send you a big box of bunnies right now, you guys rock!
  • Katie
    WAHOOO!!!!

    Great job team. The site looks awesome.

    Party on until the break of dawn.
  • Penny Gruver
    Go TEAM Go! A focused group effort with amazing potential.
    I am cheering you all on ...and reminding you to take a break and poke your heads outside once and a while ;-)
  • Awesomeness has just arrived in the Bay Area! And yes, I just said that.

    Great work guys -- the site looks fresh!
  • So proud of the entire team -- the site looks wonderful, and there's so many little improvements that collectively say BUNNIES!
  • Nice idea and execution. Welcome to San Francisco!
  • Thanks, Kamal -- please send all feedback our way :-)
  • Welcome the S.F Bay Area.

    Now - how can we collaborate to generate more visibility for each others' classes and coaching?

    As an Emmy-winning former journalist and would-be teacher that's what naturally comes to mind.

    And maybe TeachStreet will scout out some sites at which to give classes - an interest for those of us not associatyed wiyt a school.
  • Kare,

    I love this idea. We're actually working with some teachers in Seattle and Portland on a similar project (helping teachers find spots to give classes).

    As far as how to collaborate: 1) you can collaborate with TeachStreet by joining us as a guest blogger and chatting about some of the great teachers (and their classes) that you know about. 2) We're working on ways for teachers to collaborate with one another, so stay tuned for resources from us. But, if you're antsy... you can always reach out to other TeachStreet teachers and see if they want to grab coffee and brainstorm.

    Love to hear if you have other ideas.
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