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Syed Hussain started his business in 2007, prompted by a desire to fight extortion. That is what he calls $60- to $70-per-hour fees he had been asked to pay for tutoring when he was an undergraduate student. The torment of not being able to afford tutoring led Hussain to develop uProdigy. - [ America.gov ]
http://www.america.gov/st/econ-english/2008/March/20080320172503saikceinawz0.2316095.html

"At enormous schools like Syracuse, tutors aren't always available. You have to make an appointment a week in advance, and then wait around for it," Hussain said. "If you're in upper-level classes, the work you need help with may be too advanced for your tutor. You also can never really be sure who you're getting. Those aren't things you have to worry about with uProdigy." - [ The Daily Orange ]
http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2008/03/19/News/Online.Company.Connects.Students.With.International.Tutors-3274541-page2.shtml

Boston University students looking for homework and studying help can now turn to a website that offers aid from tutors based in India, though BU officials warned of its potential drawbacks. Syed Hussain, a Harvard University alumnus, launched Uprodigy.com, a website that offers help from business, math and science tutors in India for a low cost in November 2007, he said. - [ The Daily Free Press ]
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/03/18/News/Indian.Tutors.Offer.Class.Aid.For.Cheap-3273226.shtml

UProdigy online tutoring service is designed to make tutors more accessible to the average college undergraduate. Syed Hussain, a graduate student at Harvard University, began the online program one and a half years ago. He started the program because of his personal experiences as a student, which made him realize the importance of tutors . Now he is on the other side of tutoring. - [ The Battalion Online ]
http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2008/02/28/News/Graduate.Student.Establishes.Online.Tutoring.Service-3240917.shtml

For the first time, students have a tutoring service that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It's called uProdigy, and it's an online service that connects students with English-speaking tutors in South Asia. All of the tutors have Ph.D's or master's degrees, and some are professors. - [ Central Florida Future ]
http://media.www.centralfloridafuture.com/media/storage/paper174/news/2008/02/27/News/Web-Site.Tutors.Students.247-3235879.shtml

A new online tutoring service aimed directly at college students and improving their studies, called uProdigy.com, launched last week. Syed Adil Hussain, creator and chief executive officer of the Web site, said his service aims to offer "quality and affordable academic tutoring to students in need." - [ The Daily Gamecock ]
http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2008/02/26/News/Tutoring.Web.Site.Launched.Publicly-3233792.shtml

A new company, uProdigy.com, recently won a prestigious business award from MIT for their service of offering students affordable online tutoring 24 hours a day. About a year and half ago, Syed Adil Hussain, the CEO of uProdigy, developed an idea that would launch him onto the map of corporate America. "As a double major in math and economics at the University of Michigan, I saw the acute need for personalized help from graduate-level tutors," Hussain said. - [The Daily Campus]
http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2008/02/25/News/A.Winning.Formula-3232174.shtml

Nine entrepreneurs each won $1,000 -- along with an MIT endorsement -- at this year's MIT $100K Executive Summary Contest…. UProdigy Inc. won the products and services category. - [Mass High Tech]
http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2008/02/25/story12.html

College students can now receive tutoring from Ph.D.s anytime during the day or night, making late-night cramming just a little bit easier. - [Mass High Tech]
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/02/18/phds_start_up_online.php

It’s 4:00 a.m., you’ve been up all night studying for the big linear algebra exam, and you have the sinking feeling that there’s something about eigenvectors and eigenvalues that you still just don’t understand. Your roommates are all asleep. You’d call up your friend the math whiz, who never sleeps, but you’ve already used up all of his patience. What do you do? - [Xcomony]
http://www.xconomy.com/2008/02/15/cram-for-that-exam-with-help-from-uprodigys-tutors-in-india/

Syed Adil Hussain, a Harvard graduate student, is a recipient of the world-renowned MIT $100K Executive Summary Competition (ESC) award in recognition for the high-quality online tutoring his company, uProdigy, delivers to American college students. - [CAIR]
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=676&&ArticleID=24203&&name=n&&currPage=1


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A student compares and contrasts online tutoring services deciding in the end uProdigy is the best. (He is a firm believer.)
http://www.squidoo.com/uprodigy

3/9/2008 - Business Model Innovation [Blog]
An unknown blogger reviews startup companies including uProdigy.
http://yubrew.blogspot.com/2008/03/business-model-innovation.html

3/6/2008 - Networks in Education [Blog]
A blogger gives their thoughts about the superiority of uProdigy’s Online Tutoring Service.
http://mymemestream.blogspot.com/2008/03/networks-in-education.html

Boston University television's Denise Wong discusses uProdigy, a firm that hires PhDs/MAs to tutor America's college students online. (Shows an example how a student might use and benefit from uProdigy’s Online Tutoring.)
http://www.theu.com/college_videos_view/news_report_uprodigyoverseas_tutoring_for_college_students_2444


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