How 2 Guys Learned to Code and Then Made $2M Teaching Others
Ankur Nagpal is the co-founder and CEO of Fedora, a platform that enables anyone to easily create and sell online courses. The company was founded in 2013 and to date has raised $2M in funding. Prior to launching Fedora, Ankur launched a business while at college building social widgets between classes which generated over a $1M. Bloomberg Business called him a widget mogul.
In this episode we talk about:
- How you can create an online course, even if you're not an expert
- How 2 guys learned to code and made $2M creating an online course
- How to get positive reviews for your course and deal with negative ones
- How an online course can help you build authority in your market
- How you can use an online course to sell services or a SaaS product
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Success Quote
- “It’s always better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission”
Book Recommendation
- “Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way” by Richard Branson – Amazon.com | Audiobook
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Links, Resources & People Mentioned
Contact Information
- Ankur Nagpal – @ankurnagpal
- Omer Khan – @omerkhan
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