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Severin co-founded Duolingo in 2011, to help people learn languages. Severin is the CTO…
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Exciting news! Our new NYC office at 4 World Trade Center is officially open and I am so proud to share the story behind it. We designed the space…
Exciting news! Our new NYC office at 4 World Trade Center is officially open and I am so proud to share the story behind it. We designed the space…
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Duolingo's NYC offices officially opened today! Each of our conference rooms is named with a term from music, math, or language. And for fun, they…
Duolingo's NYC offices officially opened today! Each of our conference rooms is named with a term from music, math, or language. And for fun, they…
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Excited to be back in New York the week of September 8th - especially to spend time with the European's in New York! 🗽 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 After our last…
Excited to be back in New York the week of September 8th - especially to spend time with the European's in New York! 🗽 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 After our last…
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Education
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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German
Native or bilingual proficiency
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We at Betr are thrilled to announce we have acquired a license to Huddle Tech’s Sports Gaming Technology IP. We expect this transaction to be…
We at Betr are thrilled to announce we have acquired a license to Huddle Tech’s Sports Gaming Technology IP. We expect this transaction to be…
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We launched our first-ever pop-up store in NYC today! The “Streak Society” is the most exclusive club you can get into… and all you have to do is…
We launched our first-ever pop-up store in NYC today! The “Streak Society” is the most exclusive club you can get into… and all you have to do is…
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EthonAI has been named one of the 20 Rising Stars in the Forbes Cloud 100 list. 🤯 I couldn’t be prouder of our amazing team. Your dedication and…
EthonAI has been named one of the 20 Rising Stars in the Forbes Cloud 100 list. 🤯 I couldn’t be prouder of our amazing team. Your dedication and…
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Duolingo achieved two major milestones in Q2: we reached more than 100 million monthly active users (MAUs) and 8 million paid subscribers. This is…
Duolingo achieved two major milestones in Q2: we reached more than 100 million monthly active users (MAUs) and 8 million paid subscribers. This is…
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Here’s something you might not know: At Duolingo, engineering management is a 🚪two-way door🚪 Like many tech companies, we have two career paths…
Here’s something you might not know: At Duolingo, engineering management is a 🚪two-way door🚪 Like many tech companies, we have two career paths…
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Fun Fact: Our Duo (employee), Zexuan Wang, is an alternate player for Canada's table tennis team at the Olympics. He started playing in China at the…
Fun Fact: Our Duo (employee), Zexuan Wang, is an alternate player for Canada's table tennis team at the Olympics. He started playing in China at the…
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Today marks the 3 year anniversary of our IPO. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to work with such a great team - many of whom are still…
Today marks the 3 year anniversary of our IPO. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to work with such a great team - many of whom are still…
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Proud of the Shaped team for securing $8M in Series A funding to revolutionize AI-powered recommendation and search. Huge thanks to our investors…
Proud of the Shaped team for securing $8M in Series A funding to revolutionize AI-powered recommendation and search. Huge thanks to our investors…
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Last week, Mike Maples, Jr launched his book Pattern Breakers (written with co-author Peter Ziebelman)! I've had the privilege of being Mike's…
Last week, Mike Maples, Jr launched his book Pattern Breakers (written with co-author Peter Ziebelman)! I've had the privilege of being Mike's…
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Thrilled to announce we’ve raised $150mm Series C at a $2.45bn post valuation led by Sequoia Capital alongside all our existing investors – Y…
Thrilled to announce we’ve raised $150mm Series C at a $2.45bn post valuation led by Sequoia Capital alongside all our existing investors – Y…
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France’s pension system is about to bankrupt the country. It’s contributing to the highest rate of social contributions in the developed world, a…
France’s pension system is about to bankrupt the country. It’s contributing to the highest rate of social contributions in the developed world, a…
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In 2020, I started a book club at Duolingo. We read about one book every month, voted on by Duos in the club. Here are my favorites: No Rules Rules:…
In 2020, I started a book club at Duolingo. We read about one book every month, voted on by Duos in the club. Here are my favorites: No Rules Rules:…
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It is such a privilege to do this work with the entrepreneurs, LPs and colleagues at Index Ventures . Here’s to making sure we keep the main thing…
It is such a privilege to do this work with the entrepreneurs, LPs and colleagues at Index Ventures . Here’s to making sure we keep the main thing…
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