Gagan Biyani πŸ›

Gagan Biyani πŸ›

@gaganbiyani

CEO @MavenHQ. Previously co-founder @udemy.

Oakland, CA t.co Joined May 2023
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Gagan Biyani πŸ›

Introducing β€œSuperpowers” - the underlying skills that help you succeed at anything I spent nearly 6 months building this list and almost wrote a book on the subject Instead, I’v...

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Before Udemy could succeed, we had to solve a chicken and egg problem. These problems are a constant dilemma for founders. (ie. Funding is needed to scale but scale is needed for...

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This crowdfunding campaign has me thinking about my start in the Valley. I knew nobody and had few marketable skills. I didn’t know the difference between an API and a VC. Withi...

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I’ve been thinking about co-founders a lot lately. In 15 years of building companies, I’ve had >10 different co-founders. They’ve fired me. I’ve fired them. But I’m still friends...

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Yesterday I made a major life announcement: I’m starting a NewCo after 3 years of exploring More of you cared than I expected; thanks for the support! πŸ™πŸΎ What the hell did I do f...

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8 years ago, I got fired as President and co-founder of @udemy, a now-$2B unicorn This is a tough story to share, and I’ll try my best to be honest Fortunately this story ends on...

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Nobody talks about failure in Silicon Valley, yet 90% of startups fail. Why? 3 yrs ago, @neerajberry and I shut down @Sprig, which raised $60M from @GreylockVC + @socialcapital &...

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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 leas...