Julia Kurnia

Hi Product Hunters! I'm Julia, the founder of Adventure Homestay. I'd be happy to respond to questions and comments. Adventure Homestay was inspired by my experiences living with host families in various parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America while studying abroad and working in international development. These homestays were transformative for me, generated life-changing income for the...

Hi Product Hunters, I'm the founder of Pageturners, and would be happy to respond to questions and comments. Pageturners is a new supplementary literature program, produced by Great Books Homeschool, for school-going students who may not receive adequate opportunity in school to enjoy great books. It is a good fit for families who wish to instill a habit of reading quality literature in their...

Hi Product Hunt, I'm Julia, the founder of Zidisha. I'd be happy to respond to any questions here. Below is some more background on what we've been working on. Zidisha has gone through several iterations since we launched as the first P2P microlending platform to connect lenders and borrowers directly across international borders. In our new Pay It Forward program, the entrepreneurs you fund...

Hi Product Hunters, Pageturners is a new supplementary literature program, produced by Great Books Homeschool, for school-going students who may not receive adequate opportunity in school to enjoy great books. It is a good fit for families who wish to instill a habit of reading quality literature in their young children, or to provide voracious readers with a steady supply of quality...

I built this as a way for my kids and others like them to experience the joy of artistic creation and entrepreneurship. Other art marketplaces prohibit minor users. Ours is COPPA-compliant and allows kids to list and sell their artwork independently (enabled by parents). Since our launch last year, we've grown to over 5,000 users and to my knowledge are the largest online marketplace for...

Hi Product Hunt, I'm Julia, the founder of Zidisha. For this launch, we're offering free gift cards to the first 100 people who donate. Give it a try today! Below is some more background on what we've been working on. Zidisha has gone through several iterations since we launched as the first P2P microlending platform to connect lenders and borrowers directly across international borders. In...

Hi Product Hunters, I'm the founder of Great Books Homeschool and welcome your feedback and questions. Some more background: Assembling a custom homeschool curriculum for students who are gifted / don't fit the standard mold is way more work than it needs to be. Quality prepackaged curricula are expensive, often boring and don’t provide much in the way of customization. Video-based online...

Hi Product Hunters, I’m Julia, the founder of Zidisha, a loan crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs in developing countries. Our key approach is to bypass the local banks used by other microlending websites, and connect lenders and borrowers directly via a P2P community. This allows us to reduce the administrative cost of the loans relative to traditional programs and enable unfiltered...

As a homeschooling parent, I found that it's way more work than it needs to be to generate standard high school transcripts needed for university applications. I created this free tool for my fellow homeschooling families, so they can spend time on education instead of reinventing the wheel on transcript creation.