I built a coding education platform where instructors don't have to wait for anyone's approval
Hey IH — I've been building Cursora, a hands-on coding education platform, and wanted to share it here rather than just drop a link.
The core idea: most learning platforms are video-first. Ours isn't. Students work through real, sandboxed coding challenges in 13 languages, plus Linux, MongoDB, and CSS challenge types — not just multiple-choice quizzes.
The part I actually want feedback on: the instructor side. Anyone can log in and start publishing a course today — no application, no review queue. Full editor, the same code sandboxes students get, a real grading/assessment tool, full control over price and content.
What I won't pretend: we don't have a polished payout/commission system dialed in yet. That part's still evolving, and I'd rather say that upfront than have someone find out after signing up.
Two things I'd genuinely value from this community:
1. Would you (or someone you know who teaches/mentors) actually want to publish a course here? What's missing?
2. Brutal feedback on the pitch itself — does "no approval process" read as a feature or a red flag?
cursora.org/my/teaching if you want to poke around.
I enjoyed the way you described how two seemingly different requests led back to the same underlying issue.
Those moments are often more valuable than the features themselves because they reveal how people are actually trying to use the product.
“No approval” feels like a strong instructor feature, but potentially a trust issue for students. I’d keep publishing open while adding quality signals like instructor profiles, sample lessons, and learner reviews.