miércoles, 6 de mayo de 2026

My edtech product has users… but almost nobody upgrades to paid. I’m considering a “learn-to-earn” pivot and need honest feedback

I’ve been building a microlearning edtech product for a while.

Over the last few months alone, I added 43,200+ minutes of learning content.

The good news:
people are signing up and actively using the platform.

The bad news:
almost nobody upgrades to paid plans to unlock advanced features.

So recently I started thinking about a completely different direction.

What if I transformed the platform into something closer to “learn-to-earn”?

Not in the crypto-hype sense.

I mean:

  • users learn normally
  • their activity generates in-platform assets/reputation
  • things like “minutes learned”, streaks, completed paths, consistency, etc.
  • and maybe one day those assets could evolve into a tokenized ecosystem or unlock real value inside the platform

The idea is still very early, and nothing is tokenized yet.
Right now it’s just a normal tier-based SaaS product.

But I’m trying to figure out whether incentives could solve the engagement + monetization problem better than subscriptions alone.

My biggest concern:
I don’t want to accidentally turn education into a farming game full of bots and fake engagement.

I still want learning to stay the core value.

So I’d love honest feedback from people here:

  • Has anyone tried something similar?
  • What usually breaks in these systems?
  • Would this make you more likely to use a learning platform, or less?
  • What would make this feel genuinely valuable instead of gimmicky?

Still exploring the idea, so raw opinions are very welcome.



Submitted May 6, 2026 at 02:57AM by Timely-Signature5965 https://ift.tt/UuLoR1I

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