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A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn

Masters of Scale

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Duolingo - The First Idea

duolingo is a free language learning app. It was founded by Louis Dulingo, who wanted to help people learn English for free. But the business model didn't work because it made too much money from translation. The company has now raised $100 million in venture capital and plans to expand into other countries.

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