Carson: Treehouse employs about 80 full-time people
Ryan Carson · 947 Is He The New King of Education? 80k Student Customers and $24m in Revenue Says "Yes!" · Feb 26, 2018 · at 9:37
Ryan Carson, founder and CEO of online learning platform Treehouse, discusses the company's headcount and distributed work model.
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“We're about 80 full-time people.”
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