Karnjanaprakorn: Filter startup ideas by whether you would commit for 10+ years
Michael Karnjanaprakorn · 955 How Skillshare Doubles YoY to $30m+ With Huge Content Library · Mar 6, 2018 · at 5:01
Michael Karnjanaprakorn, founder and CEO of Skillshare, shares how he narrowed down over 100 potential business concepts before deciding to launch Skillshare.
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“To narrow that list down, you know, the filter I had was like, would I be able to work on this for 10 plus years? And it narrowed it down to things that are very impact and mission driven.”
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