The story behind Wizelp

By Mike Cameron, Founder of Wizelp — November 2025

I have three kids. They phone me a lot. “How do I fix the Wi-Fi?” “Why won’t this thing save?” “Can you show me how to…” Most of the time, we solved it in minutes, live over a call.

That set off a thought I couldn’t shake: if a quick call can solve so many little problems for my family, why isn’t there an easy way to do this with anyone, anywhere?

The first attempts (2018–2023)

I sketched “Wizelp” in 2018. The idea felt simple: match people who need help with people who can offer it, and make it work over live video. In 2020, I hired a dev company to build an early version. It wasn’t production-ready, and life pulled me elsewhere. I tried a few contractors after that and we learned a lot, but the product still wasn’t right.

Start again, properly (2024)

In 2024, I decided to rebuild from scratch, doing it all myself, using modern tools and a cleaner architecture. As crazy as it sounds to dedicate yourself to creating something that statistically has a very low chance of success, and takes an insane amount of work, I love it. I enjoy the challenge, the learning, and the many sides of startup life. From software to marketing, starting as a one man company you do literally everything. I’ve been working on it full-time ever since, improving the product and making the experience as simple as: find a person → jump on a call → get it done.

What Wizelp is (and isn’t)

“If YouTube is the library and Zoom is the room, Wizelp is the person who shows you exactly how to do it”

Wizelp isn’t another social app or generic video tool. It’s built for helping people:

  • Need help? find someone who’s done this before.
  • Offer help? - be a Wizhelper and list your abilities / skills, set hourly rates, and earn per minute.
  • We support 1:1 calls, group events, and public sessions that people can watch and chat with as viewers.

It’s practical. It’s human. And it respects your time: pay only for minutes you use; earn for minutes you help.

And because I get asked: yes, I want this to be good for people and a real business. There’ll always be a community/free side if I can fund it from the paid side.

Where we are now (launch)

I’m writing this in November 2025. We’re about to launch publicly. I’m excited and a little terrified… in the best way ;)

If you try Wizelp, I’d love your feedback. If you want to help others, even better. Add an ability and take your first call or create your first event. Small moments of help can change someone’s day.

See you on Wizelp.

Mike