Stream educational videos at 10x lower data usage, designed for Malawi's expensive mobile plans.
High mobile data prices in Malawi block low-income students from accessing online educational courses.
LiteLearn proxies popular ed courses through ultra-efficient video compression and adaptive bitrate streaming that adjusts to slow connections. It replaces heavy videos with optimized versions, pausing auto-play until WiFi/data cheap times. Students save data while accessing full Coursera/Khan content seamlessly.
Low-income students in Malawi relying on mobile data for online courses
AI-driven edge-caching on Malawi CDNs for instant low-res starts, with seamless upgrade to HD on better connections.
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Low-data proxy streaming from ed platforms
Auto-adjusts resolution based on data speed/plan
Queue courses for WiFi-only HD streaming
Real-time data usage stats per session
Test connection and recommend settings
Save timestamps for quick resume
Text mode for zero video data
Shared streaming rooms for study groups
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| carrier | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| platform | text | No |
| course_id_external | text | No |
| cached_versions | jsonb | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| course_id | uuid | No |
| data_used_mb | int | Yes |
| duration_sec | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| course_id | uuid | No |
| priority | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/coursesList streamable courses
/api/stream/startInit low-data stream session
/api/stats/dataUser data usage history
/api/watchlistAdd/remove from watchlist
/api/speedtestRun connection test
No watchlist
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 1.5% | $54 | $648 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 4% | $1,200 | $14,400 |
Watch Coursera & Khan Academy without data worries – adaptive, smart streaming.
Target Malawi student Telegram channels and Reddit r/Malawi, offer 1-month free Pro to first signups from university emails, partner with one campus influencer for shoutout.
Premium content
High data streaming
Data-efficient proxy for their content
General compression
No ed course focus
Course-specific adaptive streaming
Network effects from cached popular streams + ML on user connection data.
4G rollout in Malawi increasing video demand, but data prices up 20% in 2023.
Stream latency
Edge functions + CDN beta
Content platform blocks
Official API partnerships
CDN costs
Tiered compression
Success: 50 signups
Success: 90% satisfaction
Success: 20% referral rate
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