Creator Science #122: Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland – Courses, community, and the future of education
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Oct 18, 2022 Pat Flynn, founder of Smart Passive Income and bestselling author, joins Matt Gartland, CEO of SPI, for an engaging discussion on the future of online education. They delve into the importance of community in enhancing learning experiences, the challenges and strategies of building online spaces, and the evolution towards cohort-based learning. Flynn emphasizes the necessity of teamwork in content creation and offers insights on hiring effectively. They also tackle misconceptions about saturated niches and reinventing newsletters to better engage audiences.
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Shifting Value of Information
- People crave guidance and connection due to information overload.
- Information was valuable in the early internet days, but now connection is key.
Problem with Online Courses
- Online courses have a major problem: low completion rates and lack of application.
- Community-based learning increases success because of shared experience and accountability.
SPI Team Structure
- The Smart Passive Income (SPI) team consists of 11 people across community, sales, marketing, operations, and podcasting.
- Their dedicated community team includes a director and two community managers.