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SkillSwap

Trade skills instead of money — teach coding, learn guitar, no cash needed

R.I.P.
OCT '2024 – FEB '2025
FailedCompositeNo Market Need

ValidatedSignup was easy and people liked the concept.

NeedsPure skill bartering doesn't work at any scale.

Revenue
$0 (planned to take a transaction fee eventually, never reached transaction volume)
Users
~340 signups, 95 created a skill listing, 6 completed a swap
Built in
6 weeks
Has usersDomain includedOpen to sale