The Josh Bersin Company Julia Stiglitz On The Revolution in Online Learning
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Sep 23, 2025 Julia Stiglitz, a seasoned education technology leader and co-founder of Uplimit, dives into the transformative world of online learning. She shares her journey from Coursera to creating an AI-driven corporate learning platform. Key discussions include how Uplimit's cohort model enhances engagement and skill progression, and the impact of AI on educational content and market dynamics. Julia emphasizes practice-focused learning and the importance of adapting institutional credibility in this evolving landscape. It's a must-listen for anyone in business or HR!
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Career Path That Shaped Uplimit
- Julia Stiglitz described moving from Teach For America to Google and then joining Coursera as its first business hire.
- She left Coursera, joined VC, and then founded Uplimit to fix poor online learning seen during the pandemic.
Institutional Credibility Still Matters
- Credibility of institutions and credential brands will still matter in an AI-generated content world.
- Content libraries become backbones for personalized, curated experiences rather than end products.
Scaling Cohorts From 20 To 1,000+
- Uplimit started by scaling cohort-based learning because it drives engagement but is hard to administer.
- They partnered with Databricks to run weekly cohorts with over a thousand participants instead of capping at ~20.