{"id":52345,"date":"2018-10-22T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=52345"},"modified":"2021-02-03T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:05:40","slug":"peoples-champion-finalist-2018-lingo-online-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-2018-lingo-online-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"People&#8217;s Champion finalist 2018: Lingo Online Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Start-up name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lingo Online Ltd<br>\n<strong>Founders: <\/strong>James Hutchinson and Tony Deverill<br>\n<strong>Started in: <\/strong>2018<br>\n<strong>Based in:&nbsp;<\/strong>Warrington<br>\n<strong>Business description: <\/strong>A platform connecting native speaker across the world with learners via live video calls.<\/p>\n<h2>Shortlisted categories:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/side-hustle-of-the-year-2018-finalists\/\">Side Hustle of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Lingo Online Ltd story:<\/h2>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no better way to learn a language than to be thrown in at the deep end, surrounded by native speakers.<\/p>\n<p>But what happens when they all disappear again, such as when you return home following a year abroad?<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s precisely what happened to James Hutchinson. Feeling bereft with nobody to practise with and losing the accent and colloquialisms almost as fast as he&rsquo;d acquired them, persuaded him that this was a problem in need of a solution.<\/p>\n<p>And Lingo Online was born. Making it possible to video call and chat via text, with match-ups based on language level and mutual interests, the app works on a freemium basis with features such as speech to text translation, call recording and group calling coming at a premium.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Lingo Online Ltd made our shortlist:<\/h2>\n<p>Still in the development stages, the business has been created in the hours after work. But with strong positive feedback it seems Hutchinson and Deverill are on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>If all goes to plan and the monthly recurring revenue starts to come in, the business will be all set to talk profit in any language you choose.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find out more about Lingo Online Ltd:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong>www.learnthelingo.online<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start-up name:&nbsp;Lingo Online Ltd Founders: James Hutchinson and Tony Deverill Started in: 2018 Based in:&nbsp;Warrington Business description: A platform connecting native speaker across the world with learners via live video calls. 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