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Assertion Partly supported
Von Ahn: MOOC platforms like Coursera have abysmal 1.5% completion rates
“A lot of the MOOC companies, they're the massively online course companies like Coursera and Udacity, et cetera. The retention numbers for their courses are abysmal. I mean, of the number of people that sign up, something like one and a half percent or two per…”
Luis von Ahn Oct 13, 2017 ▶ 10:30 20VC: Duolingo's Luis von Ahn on How CEO's Can Scale With The Company, How VC Herd Mentality In The Valley Really Works and How Chatbots & AI Play A Role In The Future of EdTech
Assertion Partly supported
G Squared returned $800M to LPs from Coursera investment
“We were the largest shareholder of Coursera. Eight hundred million dollars back to LPs on Coursera.”
Larry Aschebrook Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 0:04 Larry Aschebrook, Founder & MP @GSquared: How We Lost Money on Uber and Made Millions on Lyft · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
G Squared owned 16% of Coursera at its IPO
“We owned 16% of Coursera when it went public.”
Larry Aschebrook Jun 16, 2025 ▶ 41:50 Larry Aschebrook, Founder & MP @GSquared: How We Lost Money on Uber and Made Millions on Lyft · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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