Inside Duolingo Unhinged Growth to a $500M Business | Cem Kansu (Duolingo) from Behind the Craft

Inside Duolingo Unhinged Growth to a $500M Business | Cem Kansu (Duolingo)

41 minutes Posted Nov 3, 2024 at 1:00 pm.

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My guest today is Cem Kansu.

Cem is the Head of Product at Duolingo. Over 8 years, he helped Duolingo grow to 100M+ monthly active users and $500M+ in annual revenue. I had a super fun chat with Cem about Duolingo's unhinged product culture, the top drivers of Duolingo's user and revenue growth, and whether AI will democratize education.

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Where to find Cem:

X: https://x.com/cemkansu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cemkansu/

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