O3's Luca Yang built 24/7 study cafes for people who hate studying

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA man who hated studying has built study cafes that are open twenty-four hours a day, the South China Morning Post reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFolks, his company is called O3, and it says it has passed two million dollars a year in revenue with over a thousand paying members.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou go to the cafe, you study, and the cafe pays you in O-coins, which you spend on drinks and food at the same cafe.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's a wage. That's a job where you do homework and get paid in a latte.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd I'm told the homework is the part you wanted to avoid.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint two.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe app gives you three hours a week of free access, and if you want more time, you top up. You pay extra to sit quietly.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint three. The app also hands out pearls for every study session, and you can spend them on profile borders. A border. For your profile.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAround your face.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd here's what gets me. The founder says the world isn't short of knowledge, it's short of motivation. So his answer was coupons.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: it works. A thousand members, a Melbourne cafe, and a TikTok asking fans to guess the next city. Gold star, Luca.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI hated studying too, folks. Nobody gave me pearls. They gave me a B-minus.