Interested in the future of learning and work. CEO @mavenhq, previously @tpt_official, Providence Equity, @goldmansachs
New York, NY
Joined May 2009
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Iโm honored and excited to take on a new role as CEO at @MavenHQ.
I joined Maven almost 5 years ago. Combined with my prior stint at @TPT_Official, Iโve spent the last decade building education marketplaces. (Not the traditional path for someone who started as an investment banking analyst). Iโm unusually excited by incentivizing and scaling great teaching.
At Maven, weโve defined the category of live, expert-led learning. Our product makes it much easier to run a live course, and has inspired top experts to become instructors. Theyโve now earned $100M+ from 100K+ student alumni. Students have increasingly been learning AI skills, which make up 80% of sales.
Recently, a new opportunity has emerged with B2B. AI has created an urgent need to upskill across roles and levels, and the Maven catalog offers a company-wide solution. Weโve set up pilots with companies like Notion, Lattice, and Salesforce, with great results. If youโre interested in exploring a pilot partnership, send me a DM.
I feel lucky to be joined by the high-agency, fun-loving, small-but-mighty team of 20 at Maven. Iโm also grateful to have worked closely with each of our founders that shaped our team today. @gaganbiyani demonstrated how to lead with clarity and conviction. Iโll tap him often in his new role as Chairman.
Mavenโs mission from 2020 was to โbuild the university of the futureโ - that remains, and has only become more important for professionals in the AI era. Pumped for the next chapter!
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
The best PMs Iโve worked with are โfull stack.โ And I think the rise of full stack PMs will usher in a new golden age for product managers:
Companies are shrinking team size, AI is creating more leverage per employee, and product leaders are gaining more scope and influence.
For some PMs, this will be a challenge. For others, a huge opportunity.
To take advantage, you have to get your hands dirty. Do some of the analytics yourself, run growth experiments, and leverage AI to speed up your workflows.
You may never be as good as the specialists - thatโs OK. Youโll be faster when you do things yourself, drastically improving your productivity. And when you have a team of experts to work with, youโll be a much more effective leader because you can get in the weeds and work directly with the specialists.
I see this with Mavenโs Head of Product, Rishin. He can work with nearly every team. He understands the business strategy, and also gets knee-deep on user flows and customer research.
PMs who can stretch like this will dramatically increase their scope and responsibility.
In our new series The Full Stack PM, weโve brought together the PMs doing this best, to share their tactical tips with you.
You can get started right now with these free lessons: bit.ly/full-stack-pm.
Hear from:
- The PM behind Figma Slides, @mihikapoor, on how to make an idea go internally viral
- Analytics founder turned Stripe product lead, @g_xing, on how to build dashboards that drive alignment and action
- The original IC PM, @talraviv, on how experienced product managers use ChatGPT
- VP Product at Microsoft, @amitfulay, on how to ace high-stakes product reviews with executives
- Former Director of Growth at Gitlab, @HilaQu, on how to create a data blueprint for product-led growth
Proud of what our small but mighty product team shipped in 2023!
Our product team is 8 people (5 engineers, 2 designers and a product manager). Here's just a few of the features we launched this year...
AI-generated recommendations
Instructor self serve
Lead magnets
Alumni referrals
Affiliate links
Maven labs
Student onboarding
Cohort launch campaign
Event reminders
2-step checkout
Trending courses
Email defaults
Lead magnet on CLP
Attribution data
Native lesson editor
Pre-course module
Completion tracking
Lifecycle emails
Bulk purchases
Notification email design
AI landing page
Google rich results
Mobile courses grid
Homepage topics
Email click tracking
High-volume emails
Category pages
Student home nav
School pages
Promo codes
Project channels
Connected reviews
5-star rating display
Free syllabus preview
Add to calendar
Connected syllabus
Mid-course survey
Course analytics
CLP brand logos
Native recordings
Import syllabus
Transfer course
Recs on blog pages
New course cards
โฆ.lots more to come in 2024!
P.S. We're hiring a few more engineers and one product marketer!
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
Today's a big day for anyone who wants to learn how to use AI.
I'm proud to announce Mavenโs AI vertical. Practical, live, cohort-based courses taught by true experts in their field.
Hereโs our vision for how you can use Maven to get you up to speed on AI ๐
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
โจ Big news: After 2 years of private beta and hundreds of hours of engineering workโฆ
Previously, teaching on Maven was invite-only. That changes today.
Now, anyone can use @MavenHQโs course builder!
Check it outโitโs free to get started.
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
Two years ago, if you wanted to build a course, you needed to be an:
- Expert
- Teacher
- Video editor
- Community manager
- Experienced marketer
Today, with Maven you mainly need to be an expert.
Here are 6 instructors & how you can turn your knowledge into a course:
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
I'm super excited that my Product Strategy course is featured in Maven's Marketplace launch!
I've really enjoyed being part of the Maven community. From a product perspective, here are some things I think they do well:
"Kahoot! at Work used in 97% of Fortune 500 companies for corporate learning and engagement; Kahoot! at School used by ~9 million teachers in the classroom"
Wow. Can't think of many other products with that penetration in K-12 *and* enterprise. Kudos to Kahoot!
@Kahoot is focused on improving lifelong learning with its unique portfolio of brands that sits at the intersection of digital learning and audience engagement. GA is proud to partner with Kahoot! as they strive to engage more users across their work, home, and school markets.
We're live on ProductHunt! An exciting launch milestone to get more eyes on what we've been building. An upvote would be much appreciated!
After:
โข 2 years of building
โข 10,000+ students taking Maven courses
โข Hundreds of instructors teaching what they love
We are delighted that Maven launched on @ProductHunt today ๐โจ
An upvote and comment would go a long way ๐
producthunt.com/posts/maven-โฆ
Team has been working hard on this launch for the last few months. Proud to unveil a new Maven.com and 100+ amazing courses!
Looking forward to learning from this group!
1/ โก๏ธlast year, we tried an experiment - what would happen if we brought 30 of the best operators & founders all dedicated to ed & future of work together? the results were magic.
today, we're excited to announce the SECOND cohort of reach roadrunners! medium.com/reach-capital/beeโฆ
Rishin Banker ๐ retweeted
The Maven Course Accelerator is open. ๐ฅ
We're looking for experts, operators & execs who want to share their knowledge.
โ๏ธ Build with a community
โ๏ธ Turn expertise into a curriculum
โ๏ธ Launch a course MVP in 2 weeks
The program is free but by application only.
Apply below
Truly a unique education conference.
Thanks @mbateman @josephjconnor @raygirn for posing deep questions that spanned philosophy (what is the good life?), policy (who should decide?), research (what has worked?), and tech (what is now possible?).
I left inspired and optimistic!
Ran a mini conference this weekend, with @josephjconnor, as an experiment. Goal was depth and debate.
@DTWillingham, @FreeRangeKids, @delk, @bpsense, @drlauramazer, @gw_smiles, @raygirn, Joe, myself, and others were speakers or panelists. 60 wonderful attendees.
Will do again.
Proud to see @TpT_Official featured this year as the #8 consumer-facing marketplace startup (and #1 in education) by @a16z.
Market for K-12 educational resources is bigger than you might expect!
This yearโs Marketplace 100 is out โ a ranking of the largest consumer-facing marketplace startups and private companies.
See who comes out on top and learn about emerging marketplace trends in this report by @omooretweets and @brandonlbarros.
Thanks to @eightsleep for showing me what consistently good sleep feels like. This month, I finally reached that elusive 8 hrs of sleep average (vs. usual 6 hrs) and my body appreciates it!
Highly recommend the combo of blackout shades, icy cold bed temp from @eightsleep, and cozy weighted blanket like this one from @yaasastudios: yaasa.com/product/signature-โฆ.