Support startup 7 Cups of Tea believes it pays to listen

Dino Vournas

Glen Moriarty, CEO of Mountain View’s 7 Cups of Tea, and marketing chief Marla Schuchman were part of the most recent group of startups to go through the Y Combinator accelerator program.

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The founders of 7 Cups of Tea have developed what it calls a marketplace for emotional support. It connects anyone who needs support with a trained active listener. People struggling with relationship problems, depression, anxiety, stress or any other personal issue talk by phone or online chat through the company’s secure system. The company says that its service is “anonymous, on demand, and convenient.”
How it makes money
Listeners can get paid for their time by setting a certain rate per hour, or by accepting payments on a sliding scale/pay-what-you-want basis. The company takes a 40 percent commission on all ...