I made the same amount teaching my course (6 weeks) than my annual base salary at a FAANG co last year
thank you @gaganbiyani @wes_kao 👏
Wrapped up the first cohort of my @MavenHQ course on startup brand strategy on Friday. What a whirlwind. 2 weeks. 25 founders (36% women!). 7 workshops. 4 office hours. Excited for a few days off now, but sharing some lessons learned & feedback that made it all worth it first. 🧵
Being able to work with the incredible team at @MavenHQ has been like winning the ‘levelling up’ lottery. They have stimulated, challenged and supported me to think better and be better.
If you want to work with epic ppl who can 🚀 *🤯 you, this is the place to be.
It's a wrap for our Build Your Squad - community-driven product building bootcamp.
Hands down the most rewarding project that I've done this year. Thank you to everyone who rooted for @NathanMaton and the rest of our team, this amazing cohort, and @MavenHQ.👇
Bold but true - I probably learned more in 6 weeks of @lennysan’s PM fundamentals course than the last 6 months+ full time in Product. It’s that tactical! It’s that good!
Excited to stay connected with my cohort and to carry these lessons forward!
(OG’s where ya at)
Yeah, Li’s course is a perfect example of where CBCs excel. Namely, she studies a fast-changing sector of the economy that’s widely misunderstood. And her personal OODA loop, which she distills into her curriculum, is faster than any institution‘s ability to keep up.
Last week I graduated from one of the most stretching experiences in my life. Alongside 50 others, I finished a 6-week learning sprint taught by Maven on how to build and ship a cohort-based course. 🎓
From Day 1, I was impressed right out of the gate:
- group workshops were challenging and stimulating
- video lessons were informative and template-based
- instructors came from all industries and backgrounds
The rest of the program was focused on drawing out the topic we'd like to teach into a choevisve student journey for the community we're focused on helping.
We got to learn from guests speakers (like David Perell and Dickie Bush), steal their favourite templates and catch up with other peers in the class to hear how they were processing the material.
It was inspiring to hear how people with PhDs and 30+ years of experience we're refining their lessons to make it easy to learn and apply for their students.
To top it off, we all got sent these surprise packages (HD video camera, yeti mic etc) on the last week to give us some inspiration to get started on the class. 🎁
Maven, I've been wildly impressed by the platform your team's building and I can't wait to launch my course and recommend other friends to check out the waves you're making.
Huge thank-you's go out to:
- Gagan Biyani and Wes Kao for inviting me to apply
- Runqiu (Rachel) Cai and Jonah Wolfraim for 10/10 teaching
- Ryan Jennings 🕺 and Aarushi Singhania for stellar coaching
Want a sneak peak of the storytelling course I'm launching soon? Take a peak at the last slide 👀
*And if you want to add your name to the waitlist, drop me a line here: [email protected]
Here's to trying something new 🎉
I haven't pulled an all nighter in a while, but I did for my @MavenHQ course last night and today's session felt 🔥 (Tip: if you don't usually wear black eyeliner, wear it on dark eye circle days. No one will know you're tired and 3 coffees in.)
this tweet thread is up over 100k impressions since I wrote it, confirming that @ShaanVP:
a) knows what he's talking about (wrote using techniques from his power writing course)
b) has a SUPER-engaged audience
dang.
I’ve really been enjoying @ljin18’s creator economy course these last few weeks, but today felt like a special treat
1/5
Thank you @ljin18 and the amazing course team supporting #creatoreconomycourse, one of the most engaged learning experiences ever, and loved the shared learning that happened among this passionate community of founders, operators and investors #futureoflearning
“Creators are not homogenous. Fans are not homogenous.” (I’m taking @ljin18’s course “Building for the Creator Economy” and it’s wall-to-wall wisdom)
Web3 and Dapp session by @jessewldn in @ljin18's creator economy course is blowing my mind right now.
And I am 10000% more likely to take Li’s creator economy course than even one from an Ivy League school (assuming they even offered one)
The worst thing about @ljin18's course is not that the live sessions start at midnight in my timezone.
It's that they always leave me fired up so much I can never go to bed right after.
It's like doing shots of espresso for 90 mins
Buzzing for building for creators 🚀🎭🎨🎤🎙📚
The synergy that @ljin18 and crew have implemented in her #creativeconomy course is mesmerizing. Not just the priceless knowledge, but the interactions and cooperation between students 🧠. Takeaway of the day: Creator's ROI = (audience+revenue) / (time+effort+cost).
#CorgiCrew
I'm rediscovering BTS(I'm Korean!) through @_judyknows 's amazing posts as part of @ljin18 's course. Simply mindblowing level of analysis and fun series. I can breathe a sigh of relief knowing I also had an 'aha' moment and 'get' BTS now.
You should take a cohort-based online course.
It's an amazing way to meet new people, learn, and get a sense of what's possible.
The best thing I've done in 20/21 was to take one (@ljin18's creatoreconomycourse.com) & launch one (realinnovationacademy.com w/ @antonyslumbers)
Finishing Week 2 of @ljin18's Creator Economy Course. I feel like I've been given superpowers to further set the framework & focus of our business. Beyond Li's incredible orchestration, this cohort of incredibly talented people has been outstanding at pushing one another forward.
So stoked to be part of the Creator Economy Course by @ljin18
Li Jin is a force in the creator ecosystem and I'm keen to learn from her as well as the incredible founders and peers from all over the globe.
Talking to folks at @ljin18’s course got me thinking why being a creator in Finland is actually great:
💻 Easy to create a company, min bureaucracy
🇫🇮 A culture that supports small businesses
🚀 Entrepreneurship societies and accelerators accessible
Just joined the Slack channel for @ljin18's Creator Economy course and I'm totally blown away by the caliber of individuals in this cohort.. So many impressive people building impressive products
Thank you @ljin18 for the miraculous Creator Economy Course🙏🏼I don’t know how to fully express my gratitude for the inspiring content, the wonderful team and the perfect cohort vibe🥰 It makes me feel this is where I belong❤️
More generally, that’s one of my favorite things about the course so far: how tactical and immediately applicable @lennysan’s teachings are. I’ve begun to apply lessons from the last few weeks and am already seeing the resulting positive impacts. Thank you, Lenny! (4/4)
Enjoying @ljin18's Creator Economy Course and thinking a lot about her notion of creator market fit aka cult/messiah fit.
Where is my @lennysan PM course' OGs at?
What a run we had! Thanks Lenny🙏
I'm thoroughly enjoying @ljin18's creator economy course. 💯
It's forced me to really think about who these creators are from first principles.
Here are 3 ingredients that I think define successful creators: Independent, Sustainable, and Scalable.
was fortunate to get an early run of @ljin18’s course on the creator economy. it had:
🤝 thoughtful group exercises
✅ comprehensive breakdowns
🤗 easily applicable frameworks
highly recommended for anyone curious about this space 🚀
Inspired by @BrandonMChu's AMA in @lennysan's course
He brought up that people are apprehensive of putting their ideas out there cause it's a reflection of the way you think & a very vulnerable thing to do.
While docs =/= blog, I think the same principle applies ‼️
@lennysan's PM course keeps on surprising! Last minute amazing speakers being added to the line-up, I'm living for it🙌
Met so many wild creators in this creator economy course!!! And the ideas that are coming out from this creators is 🤯🤯🤯
Thanks @ljin18 😌😌😌
Wish I had this course when I started out in PM! Congrats @lennysan and cohort 1 🎆🎆
Thank you @lennysan, for the insightful course .. so many insights and learnings to reflect on.
I’m really enjoying @lennysan's Product Management Fundamentals cohort-based course. I can't perfectly describe why it feels so special, but I want to try. I think it's four things
1. Curated Content
2. Curious Classmates
3. Collaborative Conversation
4. Committed Coaches
(1/6)
If you're new to product management or aspire to level up your skills, I strongly encourage you to consider taking @lennysan's product management fundamentals course. An excellent use of your time and your company and customers will reap the benefits.
Congrats Maven! In its first 4 months, instructors did over $1M of course sales 😮 Proud to be an investor, instructor, and excited fan. You can't go wrong when @wes_kao and @gaganbiyani team up.
They are hiring for some awesome roles. See thread for details 🧵
One non-product thing @lennysan's PM course has showed me: cohort based courses work well and I would bet that will become very popular.
Going to post a thread of some of my favorite take-aways this weekend.
Last week marked the end of @lennysan inaugural #ProductManagementFundamentals course. Highly encourage those who are starting their product careers to check out this program. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was able to immediately applying learnings in practice.
thank you so much for deciding to start your cohort course! This has been by far the best educational experience I have ever had (and the fantastic community is just the cherry on the pie)!!!
Wow, the value here is insane. Li Jin arguably knows more about the creator economy than anyone else on the planet and she's teaching a live course on it. Love it. This is the future of education.
For those with 2021 profit resolutions, take this course to check off one of those goals! ✅✅✅
So thankful to be able to learn from you, @lennysan, every day!
I’m currently doing @shl’s Minimalist Entrepreneur course. When it started I was convinced I’d be building a SaaS app. But that’s changed! I’m now making my own course to help demystify design for indie hackers. And it feels great! 🙌
If I were starting a company now, I'd take this course from @shl, founder of Gumroad and brilliant communicator. Check it out: sahillavingia.com/course
@lennysan's students in his PM Fundamentals course were asked to share their favorite PM article/book/advice, and they showed the power of community and cohort-based learning with so many resources! Here's a summarized list:
My first day of school outfit is ready for @lennysan’s product course tomorrow 🥵
Maven, a fully-remote startup offering online courses taught by creators and experts, raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Andrew Chen, a partner at Andreessen who has invested in Substack and Clubhouse, will join Maven’s board.
Maven, an online-course platform for creators, raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company hosts classes and workshops from influencer industry experts like Atelier Ventures' Li Jin and entrepreneur and Instagram influencer Louise Thompson. Enrollees pay a flat fee to take courses at the same time as other students. The company said four courses on its platform have earned more than $100,000 since it launched three months ago.
Maven, an Austin, Texas-based platform for cohort-based courses, raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
I just completed the 1st cohort of this course. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn in a fun & structured way over the course of a month amongst a broad & diverse community of like-minded people looking to. learn, invest or a new career path
@patel0phone @CJSakamoto15
I’ve really been enjoying @lennysan’s PM Fundamentals course these last few weeks, but today felt like a special treat (1/4)
"There are thousands of experts, creators, and practitioners around the world who have valuable knowledge to share but aren't traditional professors, and we think this is the best way for creators to monetize over the next decade," said Biyani. "We're creating the university of the future, built around these 21st-century professors."
If you are an aspiring entrepreneur and want to start a company, make sure you register to this course.
Taught by an amazing entrepreneur himself @shl, you will find so much value, you’ll regret not being part.
Start. Then Learn.
Join the #minimalistentrepreneurs movement
Completed the Minimalist Entrepreneur course on maven with @shl and @patel0phone. I’m a believer. It was the most lasting cohort experience I’ve been part of online.
Maven, a startup that helps professionals teach cohort-based classes, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The round places a16z general partner Andrew Chen on Maven’s board — and is his latest lead check in a creator-focused company, similarly pouring millions into recent rounds for Clubhouse and Substack.
I started 2021 wanting to learn more about building a business. This course by @shl really resonated with me as an alternative yet credible (and joyful) approach. Don’t miss it! The community is fantastic and @shl and the other speakers are authentic. #minimalist #entrepreneur
All minimalist (aka smart) early-stage founders should sign up for this invaluable course by @shl. gumroad.com/l/minimalist-e…
The quality of this first set of CBCs on Maven from @fortelabs @Julian @gregisenberg @chrisfralic @shl @lennysan @APompliano @jmikolay @shivanisberry @PatFlynn is just nutty. Wish I had time to apply to them all, amazing work @gaganbiyani @wes_kao! maven.com
.@ljin18's thinking around the "creator economy" has really inspired me.
Cohort-based education platforms like @nasacademy, @maven, etc. are amazing because they bake community into online education AND they allow the teachers of tomorrow to be superstars and high-earners.
I took this course in February, and it's hands down the best investment I made in myself.
The cohort-based approach helps you receive invaluable feedback from @shl, @juliemosow, coaches, and peers, thanks to which you can perfect your idea and develop a minimalist mindset.
Congrats, all!
@ljin18’s course already gave me an ROI of 40x, taught me a bunch, motivated me and introduced me to great people.
I bet I’ll be taking many more Maven courses in future.
I’m bummed I’m not also an investor!
Cheering you on 👊
What a week! Definitely a highlight was presenting to @APompliano's crypto course about working @ @coinbase. Always inspiring to meet people that are passionate about crypto & decentralized finance. Love seeing the interest increase over time! 🌛🚀
I left my job at @tiktok_us to join a crypto company after taking your course @APompliano
Spot the difference. Recreated our picture from @APompliano's Crypto Course down in Miami at #bitcoin2021. Meeting #internet friends in real life with @blaizebitcoin.
This course is for any entry level but is reasonably face paced. Extremely well organized and the coaches openly available. If you have no background, think of it as a deep primer. You will get reading lists to keep you busy for the next year or so 😜
Keep an eye on what these 3 powerhouses are building at Maven.
They're building a whole new roadmap for cohort based courses taught by A-list instructors (like @ljin18 @PatFlynn @gregisenberg) and I can't wait to see where they take it.
Maven.com is one to watch🚀
I started Pomp’s Crypto Course this week. it’s great + helping me explore working in the crypto industry. learning tons, having fun, and made my 1st meme! 🚀 @APompliano @CJSakamoto15 @kenny_degigs @MorganClemens7
maven.com/pomp/pomps-cry…
This is THE course you don't wanna miss: gumroad.com/a/1027413107/k…
I took this course back in February. It's the best investment I made as a "company of one" owner. During week #2, I closed my first @econubmap sales by applying @shl's minimalist approach — "Start then learn."
Best thing I did in 2021 was enrolling in @shl cohort based course: the minimalist entrepreneur.
@gaganbiyani new startup will disrupt the whole education industry🚀
Creator Economy Course... the only school where no one wants to graduate and everyone wants to be a student forever 🤓
Pomp’s crypto course is 🔥🔥🔥@APompliano @morganclemens7 @kodylow
@cjsakamoto15
Great resource for those who want to pivot into a crypto career. Day 1 I was in touch with recruiter at @BlockFi and a previous student who got hired there.
maven.com/pomp/pomps-cry…
If you want to transition into product management - this is the course for you!
I had the privilege to see some behind the scenes of it thanks to #mvn2 and I can say the content rocks!
Great job @baboonzero 🤘🏻
.@nathanbarry's bonus guest lecture in @ljin18's course was the most inspiring thing I've watched/listened to in a really long time.
If I was a PM, I would sign up for @baboonzero’s course...
On Maven @gaganbiyani @wes_kao
Truly feeling better equipped and empowered to follow through on this thanks to the Creator Economy Course 👏
Thanks @ljin18, I wish it didn't have to end!
I am actually taking part in @gregisenberg Community/Audience Building. I would recommend his course as a good resource and the book: The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging
CBCs are becoming especially popular, with Maven (@gaganbiyani @wes_kao) leading the way.
Want to learn about the creator economy? No one better than @ljin18.
Interested in product management? Check out @lennysan's course.
CBCs are engaging, interactive, and full of insight.
12:30am classes.
I paid $1,000 and stayed up until 2:30am for six lessons of Community College taught by @gregisenberg and the @latecheckoutplz team on Maven platform by @gaganbiyani and @wes_kao
Was it worth it? What are the secrets to community building?
👇 Thread
Guys, definitely check out Pomp's Crypto course! Phenomenal way to onboard yourself and your expand your knowledge base in Bitcoin, Blockchain & crypto
@APompliano
pompscryptocourse.com
#BTC #Bitcoin $BTC
Inspired by the #14DayProduct Challenge, The Minimalist Entrepreneur course by @shl and Build Once, Sell Twice @jackbutcher
I helped my 8 years old son to set up the first online product.
5 Skins £1
Last day of @gregisenberg’s Community College course. He gave away all (most?) of his secrets. But the best part has been the people. Highly recommend!
It was an amazing course and I'm glad I was in the first cohort! @gregisenberg @davidzeee
Currently in @gregisenberg's course on building community-powered products. It's wayyyy better than the other one I was in that I dropped out of and got a refund on (not gonna name names our of respect).
Reason Greg's is great is simple: He actually knows his stuff. No BS.
Great work David and team. Prob. the best online course i’ve attended. Totally recommend 👌🏻👆🏻💯
I took this course earlier this year and it gave me a great minimalist framework to launch my own design course from. @shl walks the walk alongside you.
Thanks for building that course and running the show! Learned a lot and had a blast learning with others.
Last month, I took a course taught by @gregisenberg about building community based products.
Over the past 30 days, I’ve built online communities around @PhishTour2021 on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
This is what I’ve learned about what works on each platform.
Thank you @gregisenberg, @davidzeee, & @marlowmadison, for an incredibly valuable course!
This was my first online cohort-based course and it set the bar high!
Just wrapped up the last few months working alongside @gregisenberg as the co-designer and Course Director of Community College.
I am still utterly blown away from the experience.
As I sit here trying to process it all, I wanted to share a few things I learned along the way.
Amazing course for #productmanagement people that will transform careers. I've had a sneak peek at @baboonzero's course content and it rocks. But of course it does, he's worked at Zynga, Disney and Google (so he knows a thing or two...)
It's been really great being a part of @ljin18 CBC around the creator economy. Being from Melbourne, Australia we lack sophisticated investors who eat, sleep, breathe this space and I was able to 'find my tribe' from around the world in this course. creatoreconomycourse.com
I can’t think of a better course for you creators out there. Turn your ideas into incredible digital products with Justin’s guidance! 🔥
is new to startups – but learning fast.
He took @gregisenberg's phenomenal class on Maven, and came out of it with transformative connections + a newsletter! Check it out 👇🏽
oneprismatic.substack.com
If you are a creator or invested in the creator economy, do read my post on income uncertainty for creators in India.
anuj.substack.com/p/creator-econ…
Even after years of building for creators, have learnt so much from @ljin18 @gilly @drorpoleg and more in the Creator Economy course.
Before I go into it, I want to highlight that @heatherpayne and the Team at Juno did a great job providing tips and tricks for Job Search. I would HIGHLY recommend people take this course. I know it will only get better from here!
maven.com/junocollege/jo…
Best experience of '21 so far deep-diving into the DeFi ecosystem with super instructors @ai & @kedric & an amazing set of peers who kept the discord channels always buzzing. Highly Recommend! Check out the link for June cohorts here on Maven-maven.com/anandiyer/defi…
It was a fantastic course, cohort and with ur hands on the tiller now a community. Thank you
Mazal tov to Lenny - My friend, mentor, and inspiration on completing the first cohort of his product management fundamentals course!!! 🎉🤯 The feedback below showcases how transformative it was. 👏🏻Learn from the best, literally: productmanagementfundamentals.com
Excited for Week 3 of DeFi Masterclass! @kedric & @ai have been doing a great job educating the group on all things DeFi. Check out the course here: maven.com/anandiyer/defi…
Seriously amazing!
Just saw that @ShaanVP is joining.
Love to see top-quality thinkers and leaders on Twitter sharing their expertise on Maven 🙌
brings a ton of expertise and experience in helping mid-career product managers accelerate their careers.
Definitely check out his course-based course on Maven for mid-career product managers.
Power Writing course schedule 🔥🔥
"Go ahead and mark it down in your calendar. June 16th, 2021. The day you became a better writer."
@ShaanVP
Working with @ShaanVP on his new course. Later will share more about how this ace has changed the way I look at courses.
Tnx to everyone who pitched me here:
Just came out of @gregisenberg's community college course, lesson 1.
My mind is absolutely blown by the level of clarity Greg has simplified the process of building community led products.
Hanged out with some cool people in breakout rooms & excited for the next lessons!
This is why CBCs and platforms like Maven are so transformational. It's less on the what/why and more on implementing tactics (how) while getting critical feedback from peers!
@ShaanVP Power Writing does this well. Taking 10 min breaks mid session to practice/implement the how
Day 1 of @ShaanVP's writing course has us looking at "Cold Emails."
Something I don't do a lot of currently but looking forward to gleaning some insight.
I know from experience it can be a high-leverage tool when done well.
I’ll be in @ShaanVP’s first cohort for his Power Writing course on Maven!! Honestly feels like I just won a raffle for a brand new pair of Jordans...
Public writing has always been a drag for me. It's time to look the beast in the eye! I’ll be sharpening my writing skills with @ShaanVP. I'm grateful and excited to join the first cohort of his Power Writing course.
I cold emailed @ShaanVP a month ago about getting his advice.
My ask was WAY to big and I didn’t offer anything in return. I am a stranger. Naturally, he never responded.
His power writing course has already been an immense help! Money well spent.
Ben Franklin: An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest
Me: An investment in @ShaanVP power writing course is 🙌👊
Oh heck yes I got into @ShaanVP writing course!
(Would have sold all my crypto just to get into this)
*slow clap* *standing ovation* thank you for an amazing 3 weeks @lennysan! I’ll surely miss the workshops - so valuable and insightful. Feels like I’ve now got everything I need to make waves as a PM. Huge props!
[THREAD] @ShaanVP Power Writing Course is all about (or at least partly) learning by doing.
The 2nd lesson was an exciting one: "THE SECRET TO VIRAL WRITING" 🖊️
Here are some examples of the students' early results from the course. 👇
Love this slide from @ShaanVP power writing course!
I couldn't agree more.
We all make decisions emotionally about everything. We just rationalize it with numbers and logic to justify to ourself and others.
Today’s me - rarely write or post anything online, don’t know how to sell things online. So I’m taking a course with @ShaanVP to get gud at writing and sell some shit.
Thumbs up for @ShaanVP first session of the Power Writing course yesterday. Definitely some nuggets I'm bringing home.
Also interesting: the corporate diversity of the attendees.
I created a Twitter List of all their handles here:
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoying his course and tangible examples so far!
Cohort-based courses by maven.com (@gaganbiyani) have the best parts of learning + accountability
Really looking forward to @ShaanVP’s new course
Love Shaan’s Maven course! 💯 My favorite part is how he deconstructs emails live to apply the frameworks he just shared.
@joegiufre More examples re: focusing on the how if you want to nerd out
weskao.com/blog/super-spe…
Loving @ShaanVP's course on writing to get results.
First lecture was on cold outreach:
1. Attention
2. Personal touch
3. Benefits
4. Credibility
5. Simple ask
Here are some do's and don't from real messages (mostly from recruiters) that I've received:
Today in @ShaanVP's power writing course we took on "The Secret To Going Viral."
This is a topic @ShaanVP and @theSamParr touch on somewhat frequently on @myfirstmilpod. They talk about it at length in episode #162 "Why Clubhouse Will Fail."
I am PUMPED for this collab between Maven & @shivanisberry (Ascend - leadership for women).
@shivanisberry designed her program with care & empathy. She learns, iterates & gives her knowedge away for free (check out her twitter!).
Looking forward to a new wave of women leaders!
Vetting a startup idea:
Is your customer's hair on fire? Yes!
Do you solve this problem? Yes! Good idea.
Is your customer suffering from a million paper cuts? Yes!
Do you solve it? Yes! Still not a good startup idea - no urgency.
- @ShaanVP's live Power Writing course
Shout out to @shaanVP for getting me to write this, his Power Writing course is awesome.
Stoked to be in the first cohort of @ShaanVP's course!
Tweet skills are about to be dangerous 🔪
Excited to start the week with @SahilBloom @Julian Audience Building course:
1. Write thoughtful posts to rise above the noise
2. Understand what you enjoy reading, what you can write consistently, & what solve problems
3. Build a system that creates content consistently
There's a lot that needs to be figured out with online education, but after taking @chrisfralic's course the last two months, the future is certainly bright!
Interesting way to better edit your content: change the font.
Red, bold, Comic Sans... here I come.
Unexpected insight from @Julian and @SahilBloom 's Audience Building course.
A simple formula for growing anything.
1. Find people who have done what you want to do.
2. Listen to them.
3. Do what they did.
Learning a ton from @SahilBloom and @Julian in their Audience Building course.
Really appreciate you guys putting this together!
Brilliant approach! Doing @SahilBloom and @Julian's course on Maven and loving it!
Started power writing course by @ShaanVP When I saw @dharmesh on it, knew it was going to 🔥 and it was 🔥🔥
My top gold nugget of the session was:
Start from what you want the reply to look like. Then work backwards!
Check rest of takeaways from @joel_hansen_
Here’s a piece I wrote on the idea of a #contentdiet last Fall. Still think this idea of focusing on high-quality inputs is under-appreciated. @Julian and @SahilBloom hit on it in their recent audience building course.
gregcampion.substack.com/p/we-are-what-…
This world of venture and tech is really noisy but @chrisfralic stays true to being authentic✨ and this course is really bringing it home. Feeling thankful for his awesome insights in this course 💯
Great session with @scottharrison in the first session of the Maven course organized by @chrisfralic. Looking forward to rest of the series! @charitywater
Highly recommend this course. What @chrisfralic's teaching is absolutely critical for ambitious ppl that want to make meaningful things happen.
Sharing w @NewStoryCharity team to see who wants to use some of their l&d budget on this course. And all proceeds go to @charitywater!
.@SahilBloom & @Julian have grown their Twitter followers to over 180K at a meteoric pace.
They consistently put out incredible content AND they just ran a course on exactly how they do it.
Here are 10 practical takeaways.
(h/t to @JordanMenashy for this updated post)
Last week I got to level up with @Julian and @SahilBloom in their Audience Building Course.
Fantastic job and takeaways. Thank you both for making my writing better.
Just sent out a newsletter to 10k+ subscribers!
Using Maven as a student for the first time in @chrisfralic's relationship-building course and it's been a great experience. The instructors are 🔥 and it still feels like an intimate learning experience.
offers a phenomenal class (just wrapped up as part of his first cohort) on how to better build relationships
Email was one of the core focuses of the course. Can't recommend it enough, sign up when he launches cohort 2!
Midas List investor, @chrisfralic, developed this course based on his decades of deal-making. It's regularly taught at Yale, Wharton and other top b-schools. Now it's available publicly.
Oh and Chris is donating 100% of proceeds to @charitywater
Took @chrisfralic's relationship-building course. Highly recommend it if you want to be more thoughtful about your network and building/nurturing relationships. I've created my own system during the course :). Join the waitlist now as it will fill up fast!
maven.com/chrisfralic/bu…
Reframe of the week from @ShaanVP in his Power Writing Course -“you know that panic feeling you have before doing something new, that’s the oh shit.., I’m about to get better! “
Genius
Loving every minute of this course taught by @chrisfralic. Bringing in amazing speakers and inspiration every week.
Thank you to Chris and everyone making this course such a success!
"Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas." - Austin Kleon
You don't need 100% original content to build a course or grow communities. Ways to remix: curation, guests, and pure talk👇
Thanks for another great session @jonahwolfraim @edurqc #MVN2
What a morning. 🤯 conversations about frameworks and course mechanics .. all at the crack of dawn. It’s like watching poetry in motion.
#mvn2
Today was the last session of @chrisfralic's Maven course. This course is about building authentic relationships. There are tips and tricks that folks can learn at all career stages. Chris poured his heart into this course. Sign up here! maven.com/chrisfralic/bu…
Advice to aspiring course creators:
Start small.
Start with a group program of like-minded people.
Instead of saying "I am going to teach you" say "I am going to do this thing WITH YOU"
Figure out what works from this small group, and iterate
#MVN2
Excited to share my Spiky Point of View (SPOV) from our #MVN2 cohort. The Maven class has awesome so far and our CBC is coming together quickly! My SPOV:
"most financial advisors do not act in their clients best interest."
@wes_kao @jonahwolfraim @PlayWithFIRECo
Cohort-based courses by talented teachers are disrupting (in the truest sense of disruption theory) executive education courses taught by universities #MVN2
Want to learn more about Dickie Bush's Ship 30 for 30🚢 course journey?
@edurqc chatted with @dickiebush today during a special Maven (#MVN2) fireside chat.
Thread below on starting and growing a Cohort-Based Course and more 🧵👇
Financial Independence 101 Update: @robertshaye and I just wrapped up Maven's Week 1 with @wes_kao @jonahwolfraim and @edurqc leading the charge. The level of talent in the cohort is incredibly inspiring, from the instructors to the coach's and the students! 👇 #mvn2
"A good product just won’t sell itself.
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The biggest takeaway from today's workshop with @david_perell
#MVN2
If your learning objectives have the word “learn” in them, you don’t know what you’re actually teaching.
Example:
❌ You will learn how to design pixel-perfect mockups
✅ You will design pixel-perfect mockups"
#MVN2
Wanna hear my brutally honest review of @ShaanVP's copyrighting course?
- Easy 9.5/10
- Learned more writing tips here than my degree
- Looking forward to reviewing the notes annually
- Humbling to be in the same zoom room as @dickiebush @mrsharma and @dharmesh
"If your learning objectives have the word “learn” in them, you don’t know what you’re actually teaching." – @norman_tran
Spiky point of view from Norman in #mvn2 !
I'm still reeling from the quality of people building together in the 10x Creator Course
We're two weeks in and it's obvious we're going to have breakout products and stars
Meet the hand-picked inaugural cohort (and follow them to build relationships now):
If the 2-min pitches for concept loops are any sign of what's to come, the next round of #MVN2 courses are going to be 🔥🔥🔥
Shoutout to @workflowwonder @ChristianWattig @tomomiq @catmulvihill @laraortizluis Arry and Noah for sharing their incredible ➰s !
I'm 2 days into teaching my first course through @MavenHQ to 25 amazing, diverse, and interesting founders. Definitely an intense and rewarding experience so far. If you're thinking you might want to teach a course, there's no better way to get better at something than to do it.
This one picture captures the intensive, exhausting work over the past 3 months. 💚
I got done with week 1 of my first online, cohort-based course: Mind Like Water ft. Notion 🌱
A week of ideation, slide creation, collaboration with my team of 4, and actually delivering the content in the live classes to these ~40 wonderful students, who range from undergrad students to industry veterans to entrepreneurs. 🎉
One of the core lessons I learned this week: Unlike writing articles or books, everything in a live course is dynamic. It’s a dance between you and your students, where you have to be so attuned to their needs and be willing to completely change your flow if it’s warranted. 💡
1 week down, 3 more weeks to go. 🚀
More to share soon!
P.C. Kudos to Oindrilla Sinha for creating this work of art. ⭐️
A big thank you to the Maven team: Gagan Biyani, Wes Kao, Ryan Jennings 🕺, Jonah Wolfraim, Runqiu (Rachel) Cai, Aarushi Singhania and everyone 🙏
#mindlikewater #course #launch #notion #planning #gtd
9/ I learned everything from the best and it's my turn to execute otherwise what's the point of learning.
I love LinkedIn growth and I'm sure you do too!
If you do so, then you'll love this: maven.com/mayur/create-g…
Thanks @gaganbiyani , @wes_kao and entire @MavenHQ team 🙌
Huge thanks to @gaganbiyani @wes_kao and the @mavenhq team for all the learnings and backend support through their accelerator to help get this going!
This is so cool. I have a bunch of students right now in separate breakout rooms working on assignments in class. 🤓 love that @MavenHQ taught me how to do this right!
The first cohort of "Practical Intro to NLP" starts with 13 awesome NLP learners from 4 countries.
Excited about today's launch. Powered by @MavenHQ
There was a moment, sometime around 9 PM on a Wednesday last week, when I looked up from brainstorming on one of the modules for my course to pause and think,
“I cannot believe my dream of launching an online course is coming true finally.”
I wrote the footprints for my course “Mind Like Water” (mlwnotion.com/home) all the way back in December 2020.
But it wasn’t until I got accepted into the Maven program on May 28th, 2021 that the momentum for the course creation really picked up.
In less than 8 weeks, what was a mere fantasy in my head achieved fruition.
The best part? The course is going to live on forever now, achieving a greater impact with every cohort.
I could not have imagined this to happen without Maven’s resources and guidance in the form of actionable content, incredible coaches, and an ambitious set of peers who all had a similar vision.
I understood the value of learning in a cohort before, but now I actually believe in it. =)
Thank you, Wes Kao, Gagan Biyani, Runqiu (Rachel) Cai, Jonah Wolfraim, Ryan Jennings 🕺, Aarushi Singhania, David Nebinski, and the other coaches & students. _/\_
#course #launched #mindlikewater #thankyou
7/ Connect communities
Take @MavenHQ: there are the 100's of entrepreneurs, instructors, & alumni in the broader community. Find them.
Even better: Intro an adjacent community.
Role models: @therealjohntan exposed us @dickiebush's #ship30for30 & @DanesaGlez to #tweet100
Was an honor to be part of cohort 3.
I went in wanting to learn about course design and live facilitation.
And I walked away being so confident now!
Thanks to Maven!
This is very true. But it's not just online learning that needs to change.
Our antiquated #education systems worldwide need a massive overhaul on the fundamental level.
I like the @MavenHQ approach though. Definitely a step in the right direction.
Yes, I learned from @wes_kao and @gaganbiyani
@MavenHQ is the one stop solution.