
Exclusive đŠ âEducation Super Appâ â Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY
The Best One Yet · Nick & Jack Studios
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Show Notes
How do you get someone to learn everyday? Make it addictive⊠in a good way. Luis von Ahn has mastered engagement with Duolingo, transforming it into the largest education app on earth with over 40M daily users.
And in our exclusive interview, Duolingo CEO announces the next product: Chess.
In this episode, youâll hearâŠ
- Why the CEO (proudly) calls Duolingo âaddictiveâ
- Why he will never open an office in Silicon Valley
- The psychology behind push notifications, streaks, and the unhinged owl
- Duolingoâs viral super bowl commercial (aka âThe Growing Buttâ)
- Using fire to fire fight in the fight against social media
- âIf itâs not fun, it wonât workâ
- Why âscreen-timeâ isnât a problem â itâs inevitable
- Why artists will beat nerds in the age of AI
- How millionaires on Duolingo subsidize migrants
- Why Duolingo employees didnât want to make money (at first)
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