The Knowledge with David Elikwu 57: Rigorous Thinking and Online Education with Wes Kao
David speaks with Wes Kao, Co-founder of Maven, which is a platform for live cohort-based courses.
Wes Kao is a renowned entrepreneur, strategist, and educator known for her expertise in online learning, content creation, and digital marketing.
They talked about:
- Refining a spiky point of view in a noisy online world
- Balancing certainty and ambiguity in your writing.
- What Wes learned co-founding the Alt-MBA with Seth Godin
- How online learning could change the education industry forever
📜Full transcript:
http://www.theknowledge.io/weskao/
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👤 Connect with Wes:
Twitter: @wes_kao
Website: Maven.com
🗣 Mentioned in the show:
Seth Godin | https://seths.blog/
Spiky point of view | https://www.weskao.com/blog/spiky-point-of-view-lets-get-a-little-controversial
Rick Rubin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin
Nilay Patel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilay_Patel
Decoder | https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel
GAP Inc. | https://www.gapinc.com/
altMBA | https://altmba.com/
Marie Forleo B School | https://marieforleobschool.com/
Ogilvy | https://www.ogilvy.com/
Steve Job | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Pablo Picasso | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso
Sam Parr | https://twitter.com/thesamparr
Gagan Biyani | https://twitter.com/gaganbiyani
Substack | https://substack.com/
Jeff Bezos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
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