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I'd just add the 5% thing right on the homepage (step 3), don't make me wait until signing up :). [Or rather, I won't bother signing up until I know the cut]. 5% is…",{"value":97,"source":83,"evidence":98},"Interesting concept for enthusiasts who learn by teaching",[99],{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"4944358","arscan","Great concept! I was just thinking about how I don't truly master something until I attempt teaching it... and it would be helpful to have a platform that provides a little…",[104,110,117],{"value":105,"source":83,"evidence":106},"Fee may be undercharged",[107],{"id":108,"by":94,"text":109},"4945568","This is against my interests, but I was trying to imply that you are undercharging :). 5% is very cheap for hosting, charging, handling customer service, etc. You could probably…",{"value":111,"source":83,"evidence":112},"Publish flow between draft and publish is unintuitive",[113],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"4943801","mrchess","\"How to make a coursecraft course\" course. This would be gold. Sidenote -- the draft -> publish mechanism is very unintuitive.",{"value":118,"source":83,"evidence":119},"No demo or sample course to see the product",[120,123],{"id":121,"by":94,"text":122},"4943805","As an e-course creator, some quick feedback: * My very first question: What's your cut? 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