S1 Ep 8. Bob Meese: Duolingo
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This is a podcast episode titled, S1 Ep 8. Bob Meese: Duolingo. The summary for this episode is: <p>In this episode we cover:</p><p>Resources & People Mentioned</p><ul><li>Duolingo Investors: <a href="https://www.kleinerperkins.com/">Kleiner Perkins</a>, <a href="https://www.usv.com/">Union Square</a>, <a href="https://www.nea.com/">NEA</a>, <a href="https://www.drivecapital.com/">Drive Capital</a>, <a href="https://www.generalatlantic.com/">General Atlantic</a>, Ashton Kutcher’s <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/a-grade-investments">A-Grade Investments</a>, <a href="https://tim.blog/">Tim Ferriss</a></li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store">Google Play</a> - the App store for Android</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemawhinney/">Dave Mahwinney</a>, Executive Director at Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at CMU</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Rubin">Andy Rubin</a>, co-founder and CEO of Android</li><li>Duolingo co-founders: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_von_Ahn">Luis von Ahn</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/severinhacker/">Severin Hacker</a></li><li>Andrew Moore (CMU and google)</li><li>Luis previously founded <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/">reCAPTCHA</a> that was acquired by Google in 2009</li><li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/">Carnegie Mellon University</a></li><li><a href="https://englishtest.duolingo.com/">Duolingo English Test</a></li></ul><p><br />Connect with Bob</p><ul><li>Connect with Bob on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmeese/">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.duolingo.com/">Duolingo</a> Website</li></ul><p>Connect with Tim</p><ul><li>Follow Refinery Ventures on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RefineryVC">@RefineryVC</a></li><li>Connect with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timschigel/">Tim on LinkedIn</a></li><li>Follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/refinery-ventures/?viewAsMember=true">Refinery Ventures on LinkedIn</a></li></ul><p><a href="http://eepurl.com/hbJORv">Subscribe to Fast Frontiers</a></p>
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In this episode we cover:
Resources & People Mentioned
- Duolingo Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Union Square, NEA, Drive Capital, General Atlantic, Ashton Kutcher’s A-Grade Investments, Tim Ferriss
- Google Play - the App store for Android
- Dave Mahwinney, Executive Director at Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at CMU
- Andy Rubin, co-founder and CEO of Android
- Duolingo co-founders: Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker
- Andrew Moore (CMU and google)
- Luis previously founded reCAPTCHA that was acquired by Google in 2009
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Duolingo English Test
Connect with Bob
Connect with Tim
- Follow Refinery Ventures on Twitter: @RefineryVC
- Connect with Tim on LinkedIn
- Follow Refinery Ventures on LinkedIn
Today's Host
Tim Schigel
|Managing Partner at Refinery Ventures
Today's Guests
Bob Meese
|Cheif Business Officer