Recording of the Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #178 (12/17) with Amir Nathoo, who's the Co-founder of Outschool. Outschool is a leading online education marketplace that makes it easy for kids to access education & learning through virtual classes. Outschool has been listed on a16z's Marketplace 100 list as one of the fastest growing marketplaces the past few years and they've also raised over $190M+ in capital from top investors like Lightspeed Ventures and Union Square Ventures.
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0:06 Intro
‍1:17 Amir's background
‍2:23 The founding story & first steps for starting Outschool
‍5:06 How Outschool solved the cold start problem
‍9:23 How Outschool initially constrained markets
‍9:48 How Outschool pivoted to online classes
‍16:14 An overview of Outschool as a leading online education marketplace today
‍17:41 How Outschool has expanded categories
‍20:49 How Outschool has approached growth
‍29:42 The fundraising journey & key learnings after raising $190M+ from top investors
‍32:33 Group Q&A on how AI is impacting education & online learning
‍36:12 Group Q&A on how Outschool built liquidity
‍41:13 Group Q&A on the role trust & safety plays with Outschool as a marketplace
‍46:04 Group Q&A on marketplace personalization
‍48:04 Parting marketplace advice
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Amir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirnathoo
Outschool: https://www.outschool.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie⁠⁠
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You can also find this group chat in audio format as an episode on our Everything Marketplaces podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also connect with marketplace founders & leaders from our group chats in the Everything Marketplaces community.