Indie Hackers #275 – Love, Cohort-Based Courses, and Monetization Frameworks with Wes Kao of Maven
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Apr 13, 2023 
Wes Kao explores how Maven aims to reshape education through live, cohort-based courses, where learning unfolds alongside a community. The conversation also ranges from raising $25 million and building a startup to course pricing, marketing, procrastination, and the surprising ways love’s ingredients can illuminate finding product-founder fit.
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Triangular Theory of Love
- Love can be broken down into intimacy, passion, and commitment.
- These components interact to create different kinds of love, like romantic or companionate love.
Experiences with Love
- Courtland Allen claims to have fallen in love ten times, while Channing Allen has only experienced it three times.
- Both found passionate love to be intense but sometimes leading to negative outcomes.
Commitment as a Structure
- Commitment in love is choosing to maintain the relationship even when feelings falter.
- This conscious choice stabilizes the relationship during challenging times.