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Nagpal: Most course creators can double prices without hurting conversion rates
“What we found is most creators could double their price and see no change in conversion rate.”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 59:44 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nagpal: 50% never open online courses, but higher prices increase completion
“Like, 50% of times people wouldn't open the thing. When you charge more money, you actually got better results, ironically. A lot of people were more likely to take the course, more likely to report a happier satisfaction just by charging more”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 58:53 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Insight
Nagpal: Overplaying mission over winning attracts hires who struggle under pressure
“Last time, I think we overplayed the mission side because like, again, mission is important, but we still wanted people who are primarily there to win. But last time we're like, Hey, you know, education is really important, but then we ended up getting a lot o…”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 5:25 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Nagpal: Teachable doubled ARR from $25M to $50M three months post-sale
“Our business, like we sold the company at about twenty five million in ARR and we doubled to 50,000,003 months later.”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 52:36 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Disclosure
Nagpal: Teachable's $250M acquisition was half cash, half stock
“I mean, half of it was cash, half of it was stock.”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 12:00 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Nagpal: Teachable reached $40K-$50K monthly sales within nine months
“The first month we processed maybe like 3000 dollars in course sales. But every single month after that, we process a little bit more until eight or nine months in, we were doing 40, 50,000 dollars a month in course sales across, I want to say 15, 20 creators.”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 23:56 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
Opinion
Nagpal: Startups become less fun to manage once headcount hits 100
“At least for me, I would say up to about 50 was really fun. When it got to a hundred, it started feeling less fun.”
Ankur Nagpal Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 2:05 $250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal
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