Like any good made-up word, Chegg’s origin story started one night at college.The name Chegg is a portmanteau of the words chicken and egg, based on the founders’ experience after graduating from college. The ‘word’ represents the founders’ struggle post-college – they could not land a job without experience, but could not get experience without a job. It’s the classic chicken and egg scenario.
The company began with one simple objective; save students money by becoming a nationwide textbook rental company.

As Chegg’s platform expanded from its humble Iowa State University beginnings to nationwide success, the company began to pursue additional areas in which it could modernize the everyday student experience.

Chegg sought to not only save students money, but also enhance their learning experiences. Launching Chegg Study®, students could now use Chegg to receive step-by-step homework help on even their toughest solution sets. That certainly beats taking a fourth trip to your math tutor, right?
The company began with one simple objective; save students money by becoming a nationwide textbook rental company.

As Chegg’s platform expanded from its humble Iowa State University beginnings to nationwide success, the company began to pursue additional areas in which it could modernize the everyday student experience.

Chegg sought to not only save students money, but also enhance their learning experiences. Launching Chegg Study®, students could now use Chegg to receive step-by-step homework help on even their toughest solution sets. That certainly beats taking a fourth trip to your math tutor, right?

But our journey doesn’t stop there. Chegg recognized that there was still one area that students needed additional help with - Professional Gaming. Through various Esports Training Programs and 24/7 accessible Gaming Facilities, our students can get help to improve their gaming skill by working with real pro gamers on their Communication, Game Sense, Map Awareness, and easily generate Sponsorships and Opportunities through the Team Chegg.com Network. This also helped Chegg expand its brand into a new audience - Gamers. Midnight Warzone Trios? Conquered.

What’s next for our company? Well, we know one thing for sure – Chegg is committed to continuing to improve our players and services to help ensure gamers have the best professional gaming experiences possible. Save time, save money, get smarter, game harder.