Mar 16
Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge
Aaron Krause did not set out to reinvent the kitchen sponge. He was a car detailer, building buffing pads and the machines that made them. To clean his greasy hands, he made a makeshift hand scrubber out of extra-rough foam, and it worked so well he decided to sell it. But nobody ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 9
Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business
Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M BusinessAt 40, Beryl Stafford’s life cracked open. Her marriage ended, she hadn’t worked in years, and she had two daughters to raise. She needed income—fast. So she did the only thing that felt real: she ba ... Show More
58m 48s
May 2020
A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn
<p>Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to scale further than you could have ever imagined. No one knows this bett ... Show More
39m 13s
Oct 2021
A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn
<p>Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to scale further than you could have ever imagined. No one knows this bett ... Show More
39m 13s
Jul 2022
#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allure of Toto Toilets, The Future of Duolingo, an
2 h
Oct 2023
Scaling Duolingo, embracing failure, and insight into Latin America’s tech scene | Gina Gotthilf (Latitud, Duolingo)
<p><strong>Gina Gotthilf</strong> is a co-founder and the COO of Latitud, a startup platform supporting the next generation of iconic tech startups in Latin America. Previously, Gina led growth and marketing at Duolingo, which she helped grow from 3 million to 200 million users. ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 2021
E1 Delivering Pizzas to Managing a Billion Dollar Business | Ben Francis Gymshark CEO
<p>Get access to the limited time Black Friday offer on our flagship YouTube course, the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd/blackfridayoffer</p><br><p><em>"We'll look back at this period in ten, twenty, thirty years time as the moment of opportu ... Show More
1h 36m
In 2000, Luis von Ahn was starting his PhD in computer science when he attended a talk and happened to learn about one of Yahoo's biggest problems: automated bots were signing up for millions of free Yahoo email accounts, and generating tons of spam. Luis' idea to solve this problem became CAPTCHA, the squiggly letters we type into a website to prove we're h ... Show More
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<p>Today’s episode is episode #18 of Marketing For The Now. This episode will be dedicated to the topic of <strong>INNOVATION,</strong> and the incredible <a href="http://will.i.am/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>will.i.am</strong></a> ... Show More