I’m biased but @udemy is a true underdog story + thought I’d share details we’ve never shared before. ICYMI, we announced a $50M raise at $2B valuation. Udemy almost died at least 5x. We got rejected by everyone in the Valley. Startups are never a straight line. *Read on*
Education is broken. Here is what the future of education will look like: 1. Teaching will become an extremely lucrative profession. Salaries will follow a power law. The best teachers will make millions of dollars per year and teach thousands of students per year.
If you’re a programmer, you can: - Make SaaS products - Write eBooks - Make apps - Create video courses - Do freelancing - Give live training - Do paid support - Publish a paid newsletter If you accumulate $325/day from doing many of these at the same time, you’ll make $10K/mo.
How I automate my life, including these money rules On my Instagram story right now https://t.co/qzd8KdZ7ef
1/ The amount of great content coming out these days for founders, managers, and employees is incredible. Tons of 10+ and even 100+ page detailed tactical manuals, interactive guides, curated content databases, you name it. A few notable examples:
Dear lazyweb, Reddit in its early days famously had fake users posting content to make it seem like there was more activity than there really was - as a means of solving the chicken and egg problem in building a network Know if any other examples like this?
I often get introduced to people looking to make the jump into startups and Silicon Valley. This is the reading list I send them. It’s meant to be a primer for many of the popular concepts and jargon you will hear working at a startup. https://t.co/TSqTUtULlD
Unbundling the university: - liberal arts - technical education - summer camp - dating market - sports - co-living - salons - hedge fund - 4 year vacation - flirting w/ marxism - coming of age - alumni network - credential - prestige - insurance policy - identity - coming of age
8. The future of education does not look like you think it does. It looks like Y-Combinator. Here’s why: • Respected credential • Teams of peers and mentors • Participants learn by doing • Attracts a global pool of talent • The organization competes for top talent.
1/ One of the biggest misconceptions I see from first-time founders is what multiples they could sell their company for. So, let's talk about that a bit, in an effort to downplay the notion that you'll get filthy rich from your company.
Retweeted for endorsement. It's so effective it feels like cheating.
We launched subscriptions for @Ghost at the end of last year and a fun side effect is that it's actually really amazing for just starting *any* recurring revenue business. Created and shipped a brand new SaaS product in 4 hours using it: https://t.co/cQystQ5ZEv
There are countless startup book lists on the internet 🌐 I wanted to know what were the most recommended startup books ever 🏆 So I've compiled more than 4000 recommendations from 208 lists and came up with with this top 25 most recommended startup books of all-time📕 THREAD
1/ I've been recently asked by many why we hired 4 senior execs in 6 months at @MorningBrew (after having none for the last 2 years) and what what we learned. After a bunch of convos in DMs, I thought I'd share with everyone. Thread 👇
Who's building Thumbtack for SaaS? G2 Crowd - discover, compare & buy software ?? - hire certified SaaS implementation pros Things I'm looking for: - # of successful implementations - hourly rate - ratings, reviews & case studies - recommended by the vendor, friends, …
Here's a similar company that focuses just on Ireland and the UK. https://t.co/x0hUsshMBi
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