I finished reading High Output Management by Andrew Grove, which had such valuable insights for leaders that I've been forcing managers at Duolingo to read the book.
People are good at figuring out what's attractive, and computers are good at quickly searching and finding. You put them together, and bang! - Luis Von Ahn
People are good at figuring out what's attractive, and computers are good at quickly searching and finding. You put them together, and bang!
- Luis Von Ahn
[Captchas] are not only annoying, but they kill 10 seconds of your time. - Luis Von Ahn
[Captchas] are not only annoying, but they kill 10 seconds of your time.
One fact we're particularly proud of is that there are more people learning languages on Duolingo in the US than there are people learning languages … - Luis Von Ahn
One fact we're particularly proud of is that there are more people learning languages on Duolingo in the US than there are people learning languages …
I am always able to keep a laser focus on one thing at a time without getting distracted. It helps that I try to break everything I do into small, ac… - Luis Von Ahn
I am always able to keep a laser focus on one thing at a time without getting distracted. It helps that I try to break everything I do into small, ac…
The question that motivates my research is, if we can put a man on the Moon with 100,000 [people], what can we do with 100 million? - Luis Von Ahn
The question that motivates my research is, if we can put a man on the Moon with 100,000 [people], what can we do with 100 million?
If you get asked to do something that would take place down the road (say you get asked to speak at a conference that's a year away) and you wouldn't… - Luis Von Ahn
If you get asked to do something that would take place down the road (say you get asked to speak at a conference that's a year away) and you wouldn't…
Because education is such a broad area, I chose to focus on language learning. - Luis Von Ahn
Because education is such a broad area, I chose to focus on language learning.
I co-founded Duolingo with the mission of bringing free language education to the world. - Luis Von Ahn
I co-founded Duolingo with the mission of bringing free language education to the world.
Before the Internet, coordinating more than 100,000 people, let alone paying them, was essentially impossible. But now with the Internet, I've just s… - Luis Von Ahn
Before the Internet, coordinating more than 100,000 people, let alone paying them, was essentially impossible. But now with the Internet, I've just s…
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