Hundreds of thousands of users and 7 digits revenues in 4 months
Introducing The Expert
At Sudolabs, we’re proud to have The Expert as our top client and long-term partner. From the initial idea, we built their product and helped them achieve unprecedented success in their industry. Three years later, we continue to work on The Expert as their sole technical team. Let’s dive deep into the story.
The Expert was founded by LA-based celebrity designer Jake Arnold, who has designed homes for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Rashida Jones, Aaron Paul, Sophia Bush, and many others.
Jake Arnold and his high school friend, Leo Seigal a tech entrepreneur who has helped launch startups in Silicon Valley and beyond, came up with the idea of The Expert - a video consultation platform linking top interior designers with clients globally. A few years later, after rising popularity, The Expert launched an e-commerce platform.
Video consultations to the rescue
It all started when COVID-19 hit in 2020. Many businesses and industries, including interior design, had to rethink how they operate. As full-service design work was put to a halt, Arnold began receiving many direct messages on Instagram asking for design advice from people worldwide.
This was the moment when the idea sparked in the minds of Jake and Leo. They came up with the concept of creating a 1:1 video consultation service for a fee and they approached us at Sudolabs to build this platform from scratch.
Launch in a few months after the kick off
In February 2021, just a few months after the first call with Jake and Leo, we were able to launch The Expert platform, offering 25- and 55-minute-long consultations and advanced filtering options for users to find the ideal expert based on preferences like style, location, or name.
Booking of 1:1 online consultations with world-top interior designers was done seamlessly through the platform, which integrates with Zoom videoconferencing. We created an intuitive UI interface ensuring a streamlined booking process, providing a centralized hub for clients to discover and engage with top interior designers.
Being The Expert’s sole technical partner allowed them to focus more on discussions with investors, setting up the business model, and searching for new business verticals.
Do you want to know more about the expert? Check out our Case Study.
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