EdTech Marketplace · Tunisia

Tnajem: a live-class marketplace for tutors and students

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Context

Private tutoring in Tunisia runs on WhatsApp groups and cash. Tnajem gives tutors a storefront — publish a live class, share one link — and gives students and parents a safe place to book and pay, with no direct contact between the two sides.

The challenge

Design a two-sided marketplace with trust built in: verified tutors, zero off-platform contact, a free tier that converts, and payment processing that fits the Tunisian market.

Approach

  • Enforced the zero-contact rule in the data model and UI, not just the terms of service.
  • Modelled the business as commission plus tutor subscription tiers, with promotions capped so the marketplace stays healthy.
  • Launched adult-only first, with parent flows for minors designed in from the start.
  • Hosted in Tunisia with CI/CD on push to production.

What we built

  • Next.js platform (MERN) bilingual French / Tunisian Derija
  • Email OTP and password auth, tutor profiles shareable by link
  • Live class scheduling, seat booking, follows and monthly subscriptions
  • Tutor plan tiers and commission logic, payment gateway integration prepared
  • Tunisia-hosted VPS with GitHub Actions deploys

Outcome

  • Live at tnajem.com with tutors onboarding ahead of public launch.
  • A marketplace whose trust rules are enforced by the product itself.

Stack

MERN · Next.jsNode.jsMongoDBLive videoGitHub Actions

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