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@Codecademy's first 4yrs, we were in the every wk. Those weeks, we made $0. The past 4 years, we've been out of the headlines. Now, we've raised $40m, our first raise in ~4yrs. How'd we go from the center of the hype cycle to the brink of bankruptcy and back? Read on...Diesen Thread anzeigenDanke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
To read more about where
@Codecademy is going:https://medium.com/about-codecademy/codecademys-quest-to-connect-learners-to-economic-opportunity-71a194206a8d …Diesen Thread anzeigenDanke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
We've learned these lessons
@Codecademy, but have tons more to learn. One of the hardest things in startups is to be persistent, but it's easier when what you're building makes the lives of tens of millions of learners better. Come join us: https://www.codecademy.com/about/careersDiesen Thread anzeigenDanke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
Most startups die of self-inflicted wounds, not because of their competitors. Keep your head down and focus less on competitors and more on product market fit. Hire the right people and remember that the user is your customer, and your investors and journalists aren't.
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Ignoring the hype: I find this one hard myself. Every day, one of your competitors is in the news or goes viral on Twitter. Don't pay attention. Your Twitter followers don't pay the bills. If someone *really* wants something you've built, they'll pay you for it.
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Building a sustainable company: raising money doesn't make you sustainable. Understanding how to make more than you spend does.
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This time, we raised not on hype, but on substance, with a business growing nearly 2x/yr scale, with a growing market and a product that helps millions of learners access economic opp. But we know the truth: fundraising doesn't mean much. Here's what does:
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For the past 4 years, we've built Codecademy to be a generational *and* sustainable company. We've built a $50m+ revenue business, controlling our own destiny, all while avoiding the hype we'd built the first four years of the business.
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We pledged to do things differently this time: we focused not on vanity metrics, but on real metrics. We stopped tracking press mentions and started tracking how quickly we could get to cash flow positive. It felt impossible, but we made it happen 18 months later.
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We struggled, but hit $1m ARR in ~6 months to raise a successful Series C to keep the company alive. On the way, we learned an important lesson: hype doesn't pay the bills.
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With a few months of cash left in 2015, we scrambled to build Codecademy Pro, our first paid product, with new courses and new features for learners. Going from the center of attention to the brink of bankruptcy was a rude awakening.
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We were off: the press loved it, we were on every 30 Under 30 list, won awards, and more. As a founder, all of this felt great...until we had to raise to stay alive. All the press clippings didn't add up to enough $ to demonstrate we'd built something people would pay for.
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We started
@Codecademy in 2011. With software eating the world and few ways to learn to create it, we saw a huge opportunity. In YC, we built Codecademy as "the easiest way to learn to code." We posted it to HN as a Hail Mary before Demo Day and got 200,000 signups in 3 days.Diesen Thread anzeigenDanke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
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Proud to announce that
@Codecademy has raised $40M in Series D funding! We’re thrilled to work with@OwlVC to help hundreds of millions of people around the world gain skills for the 21st century.http://tcrn.ch/3pNFnHlDanke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
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Our CEO
@zsims speaks with@Inc about the future of education and training for the November issue of Inc. Magazine.https://twitter.com/Inc/status/1326561390853836800 …Danke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
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Counting votes after election day is normal. Pass it on.pic.twitter.com/KfyAdkM3Fv
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excited to see
@julien and team launch@Trypractice!https://twitter.com/julien/status/1322215241053253632 …Danke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
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fun to talk with
@meaganloyst about the origins of@Codecademy and a bit more about our journey!https://twitter.com/meaganloyst/status/1318593203902255107 …Danke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen -
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Thank you to the great NY startup
@Codecademy for being a part of the@NYSITS led#NYSTechSWAT initiative. The work of state government never stopped during the pandemic. This pro-bono partnership helped ensure it.https://twitter.com/Codecademy/status/1293927926052855809 …Danke! Twitter wird dies nutzen, um deine Timeline zu verbessern. Rückgängig machenRückgängig machen
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