Lloyd Alexander

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@digitalwom Thank you :) Shoot me a DM and I'll send you the bonus resources there!

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@gaganbiyani Totally. After they were onto something, this process helped them measure, optimize, and increase PMF.

cc @rahulvohra

[Gagan Biyani 🏛 @gaganbiyani]

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*

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Online learning marketplace Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publisher Benesse https://t.co/25jdzDBGNJ by @ingridlunden

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@fortelabs Peak by Anders Ericsson was excellent. Key message: talent comes down to (the right type of) practice. You can get good at most things if you work for it.

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@bdesarnauts @Austen @LambdaSchool Good question. I remember @Austen saying that the biggest thing successful students have in common is "grit". But I wonder -- is that trainable? Or does that have to be filtered for beforehand? Something they'll have to experiment with.

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

Picking apart @LambdaSchool 's growth loop:

1. New students are acquired through ads and WOM 📈
2. Students make progress in their learning track 💻
3. Students get hired, and employers get access to talent 👩‍🎓
4. Students and employers tell others 📣

https://t.co/zVJ8PnkT1a

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@mikaelcho Thanks, Mikael!

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

Can Lambda School Become a $100M Business? A Growth Case Study 📈

https://t.co/PLwBkIppdz

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@nateliason EconTalk is pretty great

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@fortelabs Done. I love it :)

IPARA doesn't quite have the same ring to it though...

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@jtwald @Austen @patio11 Totally. I love that Cohort X can trip up over something and in Cohort X+1 a curriculum fix can be tested.

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@jtwald @Austen @patio11 @Austen seems like Lambda could aspire to something similar. Dozens of career tracks that collectively zero in on how to create an expert :)

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@sarthakgh Thanks, Sar!

[Austen Allred @Austen]

I love the new genre of analysts and would-be analysts trying to dissect Lambda School as a business model. Some come pretty close to reality:

https://t.co/ynRiDw92kM

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@epilogue_press I sent a support inquiry re: my order and haven't heard back in over a month -- could you respond please?

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@readwiseio -- love that I can sync Instapaper (and highlights sync to Evernote), but is there a setting to exclude article highlights from emails? (other than excluding articles one by one)

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@volleyworks dope! love it

[Lloyd Alexander @LloydaAlexander]

@mpkersting haha 250 signups ain't bad though! I have some ideas on how to sweeten the deal (ex. content) - let me know if you want to chat