Gagan Biyani

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I tweet honest stories about entrepreneurship, education, and tech. Co-founder Udemy. Now building a cohort-based courses (CBC) platform with @wes_kao

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · May 14, 2023

From Twitter

Great thread. Can relate to so much of it!

Tweet May 14, 2023

(1/8) How our mom raised @nikil & me 👇 A couple days ago one of my teammates (who is a mom) asked me what our mom did to raise @nikil & me. It got me thinking. Here are a few things our Mom did a bit differently that I’m super grateful for. 💙 twitt

by Tara Viswanathan

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · May 11, 2023

From Twitter

Powerful story Neal - appreciate you sharing!

Tweet May 10, 2023

At 18: • No real friends • ~300 pounds • Socially anxious • Addicted to video games • Thought I'd be poor forever • Doing a degree I hated twitter.com/NealOGrady/status/1656305612077293568/photo/1

by Neal O'Grady 🍉

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Oct 24, 2022

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I've recommended this to so many people. In some ways Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is more insightful but Factfulness is more convincing. I'd recommend trying that next!

Book Feb 27, 2018

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

by Steven Pinker

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Oct 24, 2022

From Twitter

I've recommended this to so many people. In some ways Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is more insightful but Factfulness is more convincing. I'd recommend trying that next!

Book Apr 3, 2018

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Anna Rosling Rönnlund and 2 others

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Sep 19, 2022

From Twitter

Great thread about a great framework 🙈🤣 jk but seriously I appreciate the love Alex!!

Tweet Sep 18, 2022

Having Co-founded a billion dollar company (@Udemy) and raised US$20m from @a16z for @MavenHQ: @Gaganbiyani knows a thing or two about finding great startup ideas. Here's the framework he uses to evaluate startup ideas:

by Alex Brogan

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Sep 8, 2022

From Twitter

Great post; love the way you shared a clear summary of so much data!

Article Sep 6, 2022

Technology led growth

by Fabrice Grinda

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Sep 6, 2022

From Twitter

Great thread. Reminds me that I only do about half of these things. Need to add the others to my every day work habits!

Tweet Sep 6, 2022

You finally delegated important work. But do you have confidence it’s being done right? 5 steps to drive great outcomes w/o micromanaging:

by Dave Kline

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Jul 26, 2022

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This post is so good I shared it with the team 😆👊🏽🙏🏾

Tweet Jul 26, 2022

It's a tough world out there for creators... Over half of Google searches end without a click. And social media platforms ding you for linking out. What to do? Beat the platforms at their own game. Make Zero-Click Content. Here's how:

by Amanda Natividad

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · May 14, 2022

From Twitter

Excellent thread Wes. Proud to work with you on this!

Tweet May 14, 2022

Most online courses suck. Here’s why cohort-based courses are the future of learning:

by Wes Kao

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Dec 28, 2021

From Twitter

Excellent thread from Amjad about the inner game of being a founder.

Tweet Dec 27, 2021

If you want to start or join an early-stage startup, the most important investment you could make today is inner work to ensure you have the stamina & resilience to do extremely hard things. Here is all self work I did between my 1st and 2nd st

by Amjad Masad ⠕

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Gagan Biyani @gaganbiyani · Dec 7, 2021

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We bought 10 copies of Andrew Chen's The Cold Start Problem at Maven, since I believe it will become one of the critical readings for early stage startup teams... 👀 Congrats @andrewchen and excited to dig in!

Book Oct 26, 2021

The Cold Start Problem