Duolingo’s bellwether IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We were a smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with Chris to sort through yet another summer fren.....»»
How a bot-fighting test turned into edtech’s most iconic brand, Duolingo
Luis von Ahn, an entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to scaling free education, has probably annoyed you more than once. In fact, you’ve likely been annoyed by his work dozens and maybe hundreds of times over the years. A decade before he co-.....»»
The Duolingo EC-1
Education may well be the most important activity we conduct as a society — and it may also be the hardest space to build a startup in. Selling to school districts and universities is notoriously difficult, but enticing consumers is even harder. Le.....»»
US COVID cases “disturbingly high” as Michigan sees dire spike
Michigan's increases in cases, hospitalizations, deaths may be bellwether for country. Enlarge / A sign requiring protective face masks in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday, March 21, 2021. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Even as the pace of vaccinati.....»»
Discover how Duolingo started with CEO Luis von Ahn at Disrupt 2021
Discover how Duolingo started with CEO Luis von Ahn at Disrupt 2021.....»»
IBM leads U.S. patent list for 2020 as total numbers decline 1% in pandemic year to 352,000
One year in, the Covid-19 global health pandemic continues to have something of a dragging effect on many aspects of life, but today a key bellwether for how technology is developing underscored how the industry continues to march on. The number of p.....»»