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#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allure of Toto Toilets, The Future of Duolingo, and How to Stand Out in Your Career

The Tim Ferriss Show

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How Do You Test for Intelligence?

i think a lot of it has to do from references. If your finances are not predictable, you should not go public. The company operates better now that they've gone public. i'm very happy we did; the process forced us to do all these things much better. It's like if there's going to be a visit coming, youre like, o ship, i got ot clean up once a quarter. Well, it's not once a quarter, because now we're undergidos gany. But basically, i think what happened is wence, the process of going public forced us toDo all these thingsmuch better,. re all these processes that were, like,

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