Our Mission
Education shouldn't be a pay-to-win system.
But right now, it is. And I've lived both sides of it.
My Story
by Rishabh Patel
I used to charge $70 to $100 an hour per student.
At one point I had enough students to make $500+ a week for 7–8 hours of work.
Then I dropped all of it.
When I was in grade 12, I had a tutor.
In all honesty, while it helped, I didn't benefit that much from the teaching. It was mainly the idea that I was paying that forced me to lock in.
Then I became the tutor.
I had proof I was good at this. 99.85 ATAR. Being a high school teacher is something I hope to start doing when I'm older. I could explain things clearly, and students gave positive feedback.
But every time a student paid me, it felt awkward. Transactional.
The more I thought about it, the less I liked the model.
I didn't want to spend my limited free time helping a small number of people who could afford it.
I'd rather help more people for a fraction of the price.
$FREE.99
($0, and yeah, 0 isn't technically a fraction of an integer, but you get the point.)
So I dropped it.
Believe me, it was some of the easiest money I could make.
I just didn't want to keep making it that way.
If I could take easy money from this system, I can also be the one to break it.
Why I started Locus
What This Is
Real tutoring. Zero cost. No catch.
What It's Not
Subscriptions
Hidden costs
Premium tiers
Free trials
Paywalls
Why This Exists
Because ability isn't the issue.
Access is.
Your results shouldn't depend on what your parents can spend. And if I can do anything about that, even a little, I will.
How It Works
Three steps. That's it.
Join weekly live sessions
Show up online. Ask questions. Learn alongside other students in real time.
Learn step-by-step
No skipping. No fluff. Concepts built from the ground up until they click.
Rewatch + use resources
Every session recorded. Study guides always free. Revisit anything, anytime.
The Goal
Help as many students as possible close the gap.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
Built by one student, for every student who shouldn't have to do this alone.