This is great Justin, thanks for getting it together.

I vote for Open Source. I think everyone is champing at the bit to join and share with each other, so getting it off the ground fast is best.

Also, as others have already said, this seems to be a predominantly altruistic group, so funding a better solution later won't be an issue.

Other than because it's easy, what's the appeal of using stereotypes to create these supposed normative behaviors? Of all the people I've met in my life, most come closer to being balanced than not. We're all extroverted in some situations, and introverted in others. Maybe being divisive makes it easier to swallow the bitter pill of unrealized potential, but it's not productive.

After seeing them on PBS around '98 The Motley Fool was to me at 19 what I'm sure Jim Cramer was to many folks around '05: a contrast to everything else at the time. I thought they were young, funny, and old-fashioned, which was appealing.

But the disjointed approach soured me on them. I feel like they wrote and spoke about value investing but then sold newsletters on timely hot picks.

So, in my mind they fell back in with everyone else contributing noise.

I've struggled with this as well. There are endless resources for advice, yet no real community. Please share any you find!

I suspect there's a market for it. Pay $50/month to simply listen to the big boys talk, pay $100/month to have posting privileges.

I'll talk to some ballers, see what I can do about this.

I think the site is good and could be great. I wouldn't sell it yet. Plus, if users love it, there's hope. If you want a few ideas, send an e-mail; I'd be happy to give .02.

I agree too. It looks stunning and polished service. I'm not sure what marketing strategies/tactics you used so far, and what were the results of it.

But I think you need to focus entirely on marketing and reaching out to many students. Think about some creative marketing ideas that are directly related to university students or so.

See if you can get someone on advisory board who is marketing pro, and help you grow from here. If I was in your shoes, probably I wouldn't quit at this stage. There got to be something that you'll figure out that will work.

Worst case, pivot this crowd-sourcing model to other domain - you already have product ready, see if you can apply this model to other high-paying industry.

Just my $0.02s

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Unfortunately, I'm not sure we can survive the time for it to be great, or produce revenue that sustains us. Can you email me at sean@orangeslyce.com.