511 Wes Kao Insider Status and the Future of Education (Maven)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wes Kao is the cofounder of Maven, the world’s first digital platform for cohort-based courses. In just one year, the Maven team launched over 100 cohorts, saw dozens of instructors make $10K, multiple made $250K+, and raised a $20m Series A from Andreesen Horowitz.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their course creators include Anthony Pompliano, Li Jin, Sahil Lavingia, Shaan Puri, and Sahil Bloom.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to starting Maven she was the co-founder of the altMBA, which launched the modern cohort-based education movement with Seth Godin. She’s led over 150 launches for Fortune 500 brands and startups, and is recognized as a leading expert in B2C marketing. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Wes and Aaron discuss how to go from being and outside to an insider, why MOOCs fail, and how Wes got a job with Seth Godin.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.</span></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Wes Kao’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Figure out how you can turn bugs into features.</span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Wes Kao</span></h1> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/weskao/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/wes_kao"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wes on Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MavenHQ"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maven on Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://maven.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maven.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.weskao.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WesKao.com</span></a></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out</span> <a href= "https://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podca