Convert video courses to audio/text summaries – learn Malawi education content data-free.
High mobile data prices in Malawi block low-income students from accessing online educational courses.
HearStudy uses AI to transcribe and summarize video lectures into podcasts, text notes, and key quizzes, drastically cutting data needs. Students upload or link courses, get instant audio files for background listening on feature phones. Ideal for multitasking low-income students commuting or farming.
Low-income students in Malawi relying on mobile data for online courses
Local Chichewa/English AI transcripts + bite-sized 5-min summaries optimized for 2G text/audio.
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Import from YouTube/Coursera
Generate audio/text from videos
Key points, quizzes in 5-min chunks
Offline MP3/PDF files
1.5x playback with notes sync
Auto-translate summaries
AI questions from content
Daily study plans
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| language_pref | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| source_url | text | No |
| title | text | No |
| duration_min | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| course_id | uuid | No |
| format | text | No |
| file_urls | jsonb | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| conversion_id | uuid | No |
| questions | jsonb | No |
| score | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/convertStart AI transcription/summary
/api/libraryUser conversions list
/api/quizzes/:idSubmit quiz answers
/api/statsConversion history
/api/languagesSupported langs
No quizzes
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 3% | $72 | $864 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 6% | $1,080 | $12,960 |
AI turns lectures into podcasts & notes for cheap mobile learning.
Email Malawi teacher associations and post in 'Malawi Online Learning' groups on FB, provide free Pro for reviews, target first users via student union leaders.
Transcription
No ed summaries or Malawi focus
Course-optimized audio + quizzes
Summaries
Books only, not courses
Video-to-audio for ed content
Data moat on Malawi ed content transcripts + AI fine-tuning on local accents.
AI transcription costs dropped 80%, Chichewa models available, student audio demand up with podcasts.
AI accuracy in Chichewa
Human review tier
Preference for video
Hybrid modes
AI API costs
Caching + batching
Success: 85% prefer audio
Success: 50 conversions
Success: 5 testimonials
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