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Gagan Biyani, co-founder of Udemy, is reshaping education again with Maven, a platform offering cohort-based courses. Maven builds on Biyani's insights from previous ventures, showcasing the evolution of online learning and the power of applied experience. In this episode of The Eric Ries Show, LTSE Founder and Chair Eric Ries chats with Biyani about entrepreneurship, startup challenges, and how past experiences inform business strategies. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/grdjeW4d

When Luis von Ahn co-founded Duolingo, his mission was simple: make language learning accessible to everyone. Fast forward to today, and Duolingo has grown into a $17 billion business with a reported 90% of the online daily active users in the language learning market. In this episode of The Eric Ries Show, LTSE Founder and Chair Eric Ries chats with CEO and co-founder of?Duolingo Luis von Ahn. Listen here. ?? https://lnkd.in/gVx-Pqqj

Congratulations to Natalie Breece and Alon Rotem for this Transform Power Pair: Executive Partnership of the Year award! As one of the Long-Term Stock Exchange's listed companies, ThredUp sets the bar high for operational excellence and driving stakeholder value for the long-term. Well done!

In this episode of?The Eric Ries Show, LTSE Founder and Chair Eric Ries sits down with Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist—one of the internet’s most influential platforms. Despite its massive impact, Craigslist has remained intentionally minimalist, resisting the hyper-monetization strategies common in tech. Craig attributes his success to being in the right place at the right time, but his story reveals a deeper truth: a steadfast commitment to his values. Craig shares how his moral compass shaped Craigslist, his approach to business sustainability, and his perspective on ethical entrepreneurship. Listen now ?? https://lnkd.in/g4PWMz_v

Amir Nathoo's childhood, filled with self-driven coding projects encouraged by his parents, laid the foundation for Outschool—an innovative education platform he co-founded. Today, Outschool offers live online classes for K-12 learners, empowering kids to take control of their learning and fostering a lifelong love for education. In the latest episode of The Eric Ries Show, LTSE Founder and Chair Eric Ries sits down with Amir, now CEO of Outschool, to discuss this mission-driven company that's reshaping the approach to education and social change. Listen now ?? https://lnkd.in/ggv3uTBN

Emil Eifrem's vision to unlock the business value of connections, influences, and relationships in data led him to co-found Neo4j, an innovative open-source graph database. Today, as CEO, Emil leads Neo4j in empowering organizations to harness the power of connected data. In this episode of The Eric Ries Show, LTSE Founder and Chair Eric Ries sits down with Emil to explore the journey of Neo4j and its impact on data management.?Listen here ?? https://lnkd.in/g9k_ZvXW

Valued at $1.65 billion, Incredible Health is a leading AI-powered career marketplace for healthcare professionals. Co-founded by Iman Abuzeid, MD, MBA, the platform serves over 1 million U.S. nurses and 1,500 hospitals nationwide. Unique features: ? Hospitals apply to nurses, not vice versa ? Focus on permanent roles, not contract work On this episode of The Eric Ries Show, Founder and Chair of LTSE Eric Ries?chats with Iman about how the company's innovative approach puts healthcare professionals in control of their careers, transforming the traditional hiring process in the medical field. Listen here ?? https://lnkd.in/g_Fw6_ZG

Rodney Brooks has spent his entire life at the intersection of robotics, computers, and AI. When the Roomba vacuum cleaner launched in 2002, his company, iRobot, brought all three into millions of people’s homes. iRobot had already succeeded with robots for space exploration, mine detection, search missions, and military applications. By the time Roomba came out, Rodney had been working on AI and robots for decades alongside some of the original creators of modern AI at Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ??? On this episode of The Eric Ries Show, Founder and Chair of LTSE,?Eric Ries,?talks with Rodney about how the Roomba sparked a revolution in AI robotics. ?? https://lnkd.in/g8d7aWnB

With $175 million in volume last year, the story of the digital content-sharing platform Gumroad challenges conventional wisdom about building successful companies. Founder and Chair of LTSE Eric Ries talks with Gumroad founder and CEO Sahil Lavingia about the company's unique model in this episode of The Eric Ries Show. Listing here ?? https://lnkd.in/gs4P4vxP

The story of Groq, a semiconductor startup that makes chips for AI inference, is a classic “overnight success that was years in the making” tale. On this episode of The Eric Ries Show, Founder and Chair of LTSE,?Eric Ries,?talks with Groq Founder and CEO?Jonathan Ross. ?? https://lnkd.in/gps229eR