Duolingo
Also known as Duolingo, Inc.
American education technology company behind the Duolingo language-learning app and the Duolingo English Test.
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- Duolingo is an American educational technology company that makes learning apps and offers language certification.
- Its app teaches 42 languages, plus music, math and chess, through short gamified daily lessons.
- It also runs the Duolingo English Test and the children's literacy app Duolingo ABC.
- Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker founded it in 2011; von Ahn is CEO.
Key facts
- Founded
- 20111
- Founders
- Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker1
- Courses
- 42 languages, plus music, math and chess1
- Other products
- Duolingo English Test; Duolingo ABC1
- CEO
- Luis von Ahn1
- Listed
- NASDAQ: DUOL1
People
Led by
- Luis von Ahn
CEO 1
People
- Jackson ShuttleworthPerson
Group PM, retention team and streaks (as of December 2024) 2
- Nickey SkarstadPerson
Director of product management (as of July 2022) 3
Links
Sources
- Wikipedia: Duolingo (opens en.wikipedia.org)
- Lenny's Podcast: Behind the product: Duolingo Streaks | Jackson Shuttleworth (Group PM, Retention Team) (15 December 2024) (opens lennysnewsletter.com)
- Lenny's Podcast: Nickey Skarstad (Airbnb, Etsy, Shopify, Duolingo) on translating vision into goals, operationalizing product quality, second-order decisions, brainstorming, influence, and much more (18 July 2022) (opens lennysnewsletter.com)
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