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Thread: The @OpenClassrooms story: Teaching tomorrow’s skills w/ @m_nebra, Cofounder 🔖
We were honoured to have Mathieu at @_TheFamily with @emiliebmaret!
Here are the key stories & learnings of this fireside chat 👇
#edtech #education #MOOC #onlinecourses
We were honoured to have Mathieu at @_TheFamily with @emiliebmaret!
Here are the key stories & learnings of this fireside chat 👇
#edtech #education #MOOC #onlinecourses
1/ Openclassrooms started in 1999 as a side project out of frustration bcs he struggled finding resources online to make a website.
The courses were always free.
They monetized 1st through ads but it prevented people from learning.
So they focused on a subscription model.
The courses were always free.
They monetized 1st through ads but it prevented people from learning.
So they focused on a subscription model.
2/ About moving from learning skills to learning jobs 👉
They listened to people. When they wanted books, they did it. Projects? Mentorship? Diploma? They did it.
@m_nebra also always did things by himself (giving online courses, being a mentor).
They listened to people. When they wanted books, they did it. Projects? Mentorship? Diploma? They did it.
@m_nebra also always did things by himself (giving online courses, being a mentor).
3/ They refund people if they don’t find a job as the mission is to make education accessible.
The vision is how you implement your mission. It can change every 5-10 years.
To be serious about the mission you must be penalised, it’s a moral imperative.
The vision is how you implement your mission. It can change every 5-10 years.
To be serious about the mission you must be penalised, it’s a moral imperative.
4/ @Harvard is great but you have to be rich. It’s limited.
@OpenClassrooms is all about accessibility. It can scale infinitely. It’s fully online, zero walls.
@OpenClassrooms is all about accessibility. It can scale infinitely. It’s fully online, zero walls.
5/ Course completion is not the goal.
It’s something easy to fix. Make people pay 1000e & the rate is higher.
As it’s free, when you want to become a student, courses are not mandatory. Courses are like a bibliography. Completing projects & not courses - here is the value.
It’s something easy to fix. Make people pay 1000e & the rate is higher.
As it’s free, when you want to become a student, courses are not mandatory. Courses are like a bibliography. Completing projects & not courses - here is the value.
6/ Everyone at @OpenClassrooms is always in touch with students' feedback, and interacting with the feedback.
They regularly open their office to students 🤲
This provides huge value to understand their pain points & aspirations.
They regularly open their office to students 🤲
This provides huge value to understand their pain points & aspirations.
7/ Try to find a mentor.
You have to ask people who you truly admire to become mentors.
It was super useful for @m_nebra. Finding the right one helps moving forward so much.
Just ask you never know. @stephanemaarek knows 😂
You have to ask people who you truly admire to become mentors.
It was super useful for @m_nebra. Finding the right one helps moving forward so much.
Just ask you never know. @stephanemaarek knows 😂
8/ EdTech startup? Do it now, fail & act 🤜
Hard to sell to government so try to avoid it.
Education is complex so don’t address 1 thing, be more global in your approach, address the whole process of your problem.
Education is long run.
Hard to sell to government so try to avoid it.
Education is complex so don’t address 1 thing, be more global in your approach, address the whole process of your problem.
Education is long run.
✨ BONUS ✨
The video is out, check the whole interview here
The video is out, check the whole interview here
