MasterClass

13 statements across 2 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 6, 2017 by Chase Jarvis · said 28 times in 8 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Sep 6, 2017 negative
Opinion
Jarvis: Serena Williams Does Not Care About Teaching MasterClass Courses
“I've photographed Serena. I know her. I know she doesn't love teaching. She doesn't care about it. She's a great tennis player. Obviously the best in the world, the history of the sport, but I know also that she, you know, if she could get offset as fast as po…”
Chase Jarvis Sep 6, 2017 ▶ 17:32 774: CreativeLive's Chase Jarvis: If Linkedin Offered You $200m Do You Take It?
Sep 9, 2017 bullish
Disclosure
Rogier: MasterClass headcount is 68 and will exceed 100 by year-end
“We're now at 68 and by the end of the year we'll be at over 100.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 8:41 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Rogier: MasterClass customers receive lifetime access to purchased courses
“They choose what they want, and they have access forever to it.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 3:35 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Rogier would instantly reject a $300 million buyout offer for MasterClass
“No way.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 23:51 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017
Disclosure
Rogier: MasterClass has raised at least approximately $50M in capital
“Approximately at least fifty million.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 8:01 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Rogier: Every MasterClass course costs a flat rate of $90
“Every class costs the exact same at 90 dollars.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 3:22 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
MasterClass was instantly profitable on a user's first purchase at launch
“It made it so that on the first per, when somebody buys a class, we are able to make money on the first.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 12:15 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017
Assertion Supported
MasterClass debuted with courses by Dustin Hoffman, James Patterson, and Serena Williams
“We had three classes up. Dustin Hoffman. James, James. James Patterson and Sir, it was Sir. Serena Williams.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 12:31 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rogier: 50% to 80% of MasterClass students are first-time online learners
“About half to 80% of our students have never taken an online class before.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 22:53 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 positive
Assertion Supported
Rogier: Serena Williams reviewed student video submissions at home for MasterClass
“I'll give you an example with her, for example, I mean, she had people in her class upload clips of them playing and she sat at home, watch it and gave notes to people in, in, In, inside her class.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 16:24 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 positive
Opinion
Rogier: MasterClass instructors teach out of desire, not for the money
“If the instructors want to earn a lot of money, there are tons of options for them to go do. The instructors are teaching and doing this because they actually want to teach.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 15:06 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017 positive
Assertion Supported
Rogier: James Patterson selected a MasterClass student as his next co-author
“He was so impressed by the students in this class that he actually picked one student to be his next co-author.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 18:59 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
Sep 9, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rogier: MasterClass spent under $100k on launch-day paid marketing
“Less than a 100,000.”
David Rogier Sep 9, 2017 ▶ 13:53 777: Will Masterclass Win Online Course Wars?
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