Wes Kao, co-founder of Maven, an online course platform, explains how Maven is rethinking the way that content should be valued, created, and disseminated.
Sep 9
Webflow’s CMO: Stop Chasing More Content! Win AI Search! End Silos!
Webflow just scanned 2,000 real websites and gave them a report card on how ready they are for AI search. The median score? A 2 out of 5. And the reason companies are failing isn't the reason LinkedIn keeps telling you.Dave Steer — CMO of Webflow, with prior stops at Twitter, Fac ... Show More
48m 33s
Aug 12
Build for Community, Not the Playbook
Don’t sell to your community. Just talk to them. DadGang founder Bart Szaniewski started with $750, 100 hats and no real business plan. Four years later, the brand has sold more than a million hats and generated over $36 million in revenue. He’s done it while ignoring a lot of co ... Show More
45m 4s
Jul 29
Spotlight: The 5,000-Year-Old Method of Making People Remember You
How do you get your brand into the 90% of memory that's subconscious? In this segment from Marketing Trends, neuroscientist Pranav Yadav reveals that the human brain is a pattern-seeking storytelling device — and the formula for creating lasting brand memory hasn't changed in 5,0 ... Show More
16m 9s
Aug 2022
Persuasive communication and managing up | Wes Kao (Maven, Seth Godin, Section4)
<p>Wes Kao has worked with Seth Godin (where she co-founded the altMBA and served as executive director), David Perell on his Write of Passage course, Professor Scott Galloway on Section4, and <em>Morning Brew</em>. Currently, she’s the co-founder of Maven, a cohort-based learnin ... Show More
53m 8s
Apr 2025
Become a better communicator: Specific frameworks to improve your clarity, influence, and impact | Wes Kao (coach, entrepreneur, advisor)
Wes Kao is an entrepreneur, coach, and advisor. She co-founded the live learning platform Maven, backed by First Round and a16z. Before Maven, Wes co-created the altMBA with best-selling author Seth Godin. Today, Wes teaches a popular course on executive communication and influen ... Show More
1h 33m
Mar 2022
182 - Learning Together — with Wes Kao
Wes Kao is co-founder of Maven, a platform that helps creators build cohort-based courses. Before that, she co-founded the altMBA with acclaimed author and marketer Seth Godin.
If you’re not yet familiar with them, cohort-based courses (CBCs) are a not-so-new way of learning with ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2024
#254 Career Skills for Data Professionals with Wes Kao, Co-Founder of Maven
Mastering the technical side of data and AI is one thing, but communicating those insights effectively is a whole different challenge. How do you make sure your data is understood, acted upon, and influences decisions? It’s not just about presenting the right numbers—it’s about f ... Show More
46m 22s
Nov 2015
Succeeding on Medium: How the Hottest Publishing Platform Rewards Quality Content & Conversation
In a world where attention spans are shortening and there's more and more content than ever, how should a company grow its brand online? Enter Medium. Part platform and part publisher, the company's out to change the way people create and discover content on the web. This week, w ... Show More
25m 9s