Sutra is a new approach to online learning that that lets anyone create self paced, conversational courses that generate higher engagement, completion, and peer to peer connection using AI facilitation.
Hello Product Hunters,
I am excited to introduce Sutra to you. I’m Lorenz, one of the co-founders here. Sutra is an entirely new approach to online learning.
Here’s the problem with online courses: 97% of them don’t get finished, there’s low engagement, and there’s no connection - no opportunity for participants to learn with and from each other.
When my partner and I started taking online courses together we quickly realized that if we didn’t have each other, we would never complete the courses we started.
Self paced courses are hard to complete because they’re basically like a digital book. You’re entirely on your own. There’s no opportunity to meaningfully connect with, learn from, and be supported by other participants.
Sutra’s new Conversational Courses let you create rich, AI facilitated experiences that generate higher engagement, completion, and peer to peer exchange.
And, it’s super easy to create a learning experience like this.
Our Notion like editor lets your organize your content into sections divided by discussion prompts. To unlock the next section, a participant has to respond to the prompt. Our AI engine highlights the best responses, summarizes contributions, and finds connections between what people share.
(Check out the interactive demo we posted to get the idea.)
Participants automatically get notifications that engage them in meaningful conversation.
It’s like having a professional facilitator support your course to maximize participation and completion.
Sutra is super easy to set up and every participant in your learning experience makes it better. As participants share their understanding and experience, it improves the overall body of knowledge that your course covers. Our AI powered conversational engine makes sure the participants actually complete your experience, which in the long run also helps you make more money.
This is a total game changer and we’re super excited to be launching here on Product Hunt.
Thanks for your genuine feedback and support.
With love,
Lorenz
@natashasell congratulation son your launch, would love to know the story behind Sutra, what was the motivation behind the startup?
@lorenzsell congratulations! I’ve explored the Sutra website, and I find it very interesting. I completely agree with your observation that most online courses are rarely completed. I’ve faced similar challenges myself. The approach you’ve designed to engage people and help them stay on track seems very promising. I’m excited to see how it evolves!
Learning online stagnated for a long while. All new approaches are welcomed to this world!
Just went through the demo, and I think you have implemented some really good methods to make learing more interesting. Especially, I like the idea to try to get people to write content that may be useful to otheres.
Sutra is where I'm building my new membership and courses. This is where my landing page will lead to when people sign up and boy, it is SO MUCH BETTER than having it all on my site! I'm so excited because I LOVE IT and people understand the ENERGY in the Sutra platform. ♥
Sutra is a BRILLIANT community engagement platform! A wonderful contribution to the world and to effective community engagement! Well done Lorenz and Natasha!
Super interesting approach to courses!
Can you integrate it into course-platforms such as Skool?
I think it would be an awesome add-on to my courses but the thought of changing platform is a huge obstacle
Sutra sounds like a promising solution to the online learning dilemma we've all faced! It’s exciting to see an approach that prioritizes engagement and peer interaction, which are crucial for course completion. Kudos to @lorenzsell and the team for bringing this innovation to life! Can't wait to explore the interactive demo!
Conversational courses is an excellent and practical use case for AI. It's really great to see this interesting take on tackling the issue of course fatigue. I have completed many courses, but most of them in isolation and at times I've wished to have at least one other person to bounce off. I'm really interested to follow how your product performs compared to more traditional courseware. Congrats on the launch and good luck, I'm going to check out your product!
Congratulations on your launch 🚀! Seems to be very interesting and innovative solution
Congratulations on your launch @lorenzsell I'd be glad to see your progress. One bonus you can add to your project is certifications for minor achievements. For example, different six sigma certificates awarded as white belt, green belt, black belt certification , etc., or coding platforms splitting their courses into smaller chunks like "HTML Basics Certificate" or "PHP Advanced Certification".
This would not only add more value to your courses but further ease the user's path to completion.
