Masters of Scale

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

Oct 19, 2021

Luis von Ahn, the founder and CEO of Duolingo, shares insights on harnessing crowdsourcing to fuel growth for his language-learning app with over 300 million users. He discusses how passionate users contribute to content creation, transforming Duolingo into a dynamic platform. Luis examines the balance of gamification in education and emphasizes the importance of aligning community motivation with business goals. He also highlights innovative employee appreciation strategies that enhance workplace culture, showcasing the synergy between employee satisfaction and customer experience.

39:13

Episode guests

Luis Von Ahn

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Harnessing Crowdsourcing for Growth

18min

From Passion to Plate: Building a Plant-Based Restaurant and the Evolution of a Language Learning Giant

3min

Harnessing Community: Duolingo's Crowdsourcing Revolution

10min

Navigating the Fine Line of Gamification in Education

5min

Harnessing User Feedback for Innovation and Growth

2min

Employee Appreciation Through Innovative Benefits

3min

Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to scale further than you could have ever imagined. No one knows this better than Luis von Ahn, founder and CEO of Duolingo. Duolingo is a language app with over 300 million users worldwide, who complete over 7 billion exercises a month. It’s their passion for learning that drives them to create even more content for the app – igniting the rocket fuel that Duolingo needs. Cameo appearance by Elizabeth Sampat (game designer and author).

Read a transcript of this interview at: https://mastersofscale.com/luis-von-ahn/

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