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Capital G

Google's growth equity investment fund.

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At a glanceA Capital G board member pushed Duolingo to monetize
  1. 1Board member warnsNext round should be the last
  2. 2Plan to monetize requiredOtherwise no more funding rounds
  3. 3Duolingo starts monetizingAround 2016

From Cem Kansu on Sub Club

What was said about Capital G

  • A Capital G board member pushed Duolingo to build a monetization plan. Its board member told Luis von Ahn that the next funding round should be the last unless he had a plan to monetize. That pressure pushed Duolingo to start monetizing around 2016.

    The story comes from Cem Kansu, Duolingo's CPO, on the Sub Club episode about why free users are the real growth engine.

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