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Assertion Supported
Shariff: 1.5 billion people globally are actively trying to learn English
“There's about 7.58 billion people in the world. Six billion of them don't know English. And by the way of those 6000000001.5 billion are actively trying to learn it right now.”
Sameer Shariff Aug 5, 2022 ▶ 7:27 Cambly CEO Sameer Shariff: Why I Raised $60M and Didn't Touch a Dollar | 20VC #914 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Shariff: Bloom's study showed 1-on-1 tutoring improves outcomes by two sigma
“Bloom's two Sigma problem. But it's this really interesting study that was done decades ago now where basically they compared one-on-one tutoring To a traditional classroom environment. And what they found is that the traditional the one-on-one tutoring was fa…”
Sameer Shariff Aug 5, 2022 ▶ 34:33 Cambly CEO Sameer Shariff: Why I Raised $60M and Didn't Touch a Dollar | 20VC #914 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Shariff: Cambly has always been a demand-constrained marketplace
“So we've always been a demand constrained marketplace.”
Sameer Shariff Aug 5, 2022 ▶ 36:03 Cambly CEO Sameer Shariff: Why I Raised $60M and Didn't Touch a Dollar | 20VC #914 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
Shariff: Global language learning market demand is overwhelmingly centered on English
“As we looked at the market, we quickly realized that the world wants to learn English.”
Sameer Shariff Aug 5, 2022 ▶ 2:31 Cambly CEO Sameer Shariff: Why I Raised $60M and Didn't Touch a Dollar | 20VC #914 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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