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Prediction Didn’t hold up
MasterClass will be in every American home within five years
“It will be in every home in America. And then after that, we will go more internationally and broad.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 27:29 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
Assertion Supported
Rogier validated MasterClass demand using a fake website with 100 courses
“So what I decided to do was I created a fake website that had a hundred different online classes that I did not have. I paid a firm in Argentina, I think like I actually helped build the site. I hired some people on TaskRabbit to help write the class text inst…”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 16:18 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
Assertion Supported
Signing early MasterClass instructors took up to 12 months
“That was hard. That probably took like eight to 12 months, and it was only possible because of that first half million.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 18:05 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
Assertion Supported
Dustin Hoffman was MasterClass's first signed instructor
“And then I remember the first time that we got our first yes was from Dustin Hoffman.”
David Rogier Apr 26, 2019 ▶ 18:38 20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & Increase Probability In Your Startup & Why You Should Not Send A Pitch Deck Pre-Investor Meeting with David Rogier, Founder & CEO @ Masterclass
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