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The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840

2023-11-03 · 59 min · 29 entities

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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/fourApply
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/applyBuy

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  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned Twist website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://vanta.com/twist
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://angelthebook.com/
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://maven.com/
  • mentioned FourApply website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/fourApply
  • mentioned ApplyBuy website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/applyBuy
  • references ThisWeekIn website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references Twist website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://vanta.com/twist
  • references angelthebook.com website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://angelthebook.com/
  • references maven.com website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://maven.com/
  • references FourApply website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/fourApply
  • references ApplyBuy website
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://launch.co/applyBuy

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  • mentioned Maven company
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://founder.university/podcast
  • mentioned Jason company
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": http://brave.com/jason
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": https://founder.university/podcast
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    Link in episode "The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840": http://brave.com/jason

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  • mentioned Maven's Gagan Biyani person
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  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
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  • appeared on This Week in Startups podcast
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    The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840
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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at www.vanta.com/twist The Embroker Startup Program helps startups secure the most important lines of insurance, at a lower cost, and with less hassle. For guaranteed 10% off on premiums (& up to 20% depending on quote) go to www.embroker.com/twist. Brave is an internet privacy company on a mission to protect your personal info online. Try the Brave Search API at http://www.brave.com/jason Today's show: Maven Co-Founder and CEO Gagan Biyani joins Jason to break down his startup's live, cohort-based education model (2:28). Then, Gagan dives into his past journeys at Udemy, where he was eventually fired but wound up revolutionizing online learning and going public (35:08), and Sprig, a food-delivery startup that went on to raise $60M and scale to $20M in revenue, but ultimately failed (47:36). * Time stamps: (0:00) Gagan Biyani, CEO of Maven, joins Jason to discuss the future of online learning. (2:24) Maven: the evolution of online learning. (3:23) Exploring Maven's elite courses offered by a diverse pool of passionate professionals. (6:57) Analyzing who is leveraging Maven for education and the cost dynamics of online learning. (10:30) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (11:36) How Maven's live cohort-based learning emphasizes accountability and interactivity for higher success rates. (13:15) Comparing the outdated cost structures of traditional education with modern alternatives. (23:10) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://www.Embroker.com/twist (26:31) Unveiling the potential earnings for educators in the online learning marketplace. 28:27) The online educational landscape featuring insights on Coursera, Udemy, and others. (30:56) Brave - Try the Brave Search API at http://www.brave.com/jason (33:40) Jason built the "pit" at TechCrunch50, where he and Gagan first met. (35:08) How Udemy's early days were shaped by the Founder Institute and Adeo Ressi. (41:28) Gagan shares his personal story of being fired from Udemy and his lessons learned. (47:33) The trials, tribulations, and ultimate closure of the food delivery startup, Sprig. (53:39) Discussing the most effective methods for scaling and growing a product. (55:02) The world of fundraising and understanding the power law in venture capital. Check out Maven: https://www.maven.com Follow Gagan: https://twitter.com/gaganbiyani https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaganbiyani * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/fourApply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/applyBuy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast