Twa: Online course gurus prioritize volume and greed over student success
Neil Twa · 30,000 Units a Year, 17 Competitors: How Neil Finds Products With Amazon's Own Data · Aug 12, 2025 · at 17:02
Neil Twa, CEO of Voltage Holdings, discusses predatory dynamics and perverse incentives in the online course and business coaching industry.
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“When the money comes from that, you know, selling 10,003 thousand dollar courses a month, it's pretty hard to turn it down and you want to do it more. Greed and factors play into that more so than helping the individual people.”
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