Less than one year after its creation in January 2023, founder Peyton Max decided to broaden the horizons of his company.

Created as a platform to help CU Boulder students in specific courses, TutorTok’s success prompted Max to expand to new schools. In May 2023, the company began hiring San Diego State and Colorado State University students to add the schools to the platform.

When choosing new schools to add to TutorTok, Executive Assistant Marlo Krumbaar recalls that…