π I'm excited to announce @reforge has raised $21M from @andrewchen and @illscience at @a16z along with a group of product, eng, marketing, data, and design leaders...
Full Story -> reforge.com/blog/weve-raisβ¦
𧡠On where we've been and what is next π
Full Story -> reforge.com/blog/weve-raisβ¦
𧡠On where we've been and what is next π
π« Traditional education institutions have tried copying and pasting their university online for professionals and it hasn't worked. For the past 4 years, Reforge has been rebuilding education for professionals from the ground up ...
πͺ Our participants have grown into executive leaders at companies like Roblox, Plaid, Github, Adobe, Dropbox, Shopify, Credit Karma, Google, and more and we are excited to be building the place where top tech talent comes to scale. Some history...
In 2015 when I was at HubSpot, my team would always ask for recs on where to use their professional development budget. I'd do hours of research, and come up empty-handed 9/10 times...
At the same time, @andrewchen was experimenting with a cohort-based program called SVBR (Silicon Valley Business Review). We decided to partner up and create the V1 of Reforge...
What started as one simple course, has now become 10 programs across growth, product, and marketing with thousands of top operators as alums...
What we've learned is 3 things:
1. Navigating "The Messy Middle" of our career is critical but chaotic.
2. MBA's, Corporate Training, Conferences, etc are fundamentally broken.
3. Unlocking earned insights of industry leaders creates impact for you, companies and our ecosystem
1. Navigating "The Messy Middle" of our career is critical but chaotic.
2. MBA's, Corporate Training, Conferences, etc are fundamentally broken.
3. Unlocking earned insights of industry leaders creates impact for you, companies and our ecosystem
In his book @scottbelsky defined a concept called "The Messy Middle":
βWe love talking about starts and finishes, even though the middle stretch is the most important and often the most ignored + misunderstood. Creating something from nothing is a volatile journey."
βWe love talking about starts and finishes, even though the middle stretch is the most important and often the most ignored + misunderstood. Creating something from nothing is a volatile journey."
While Scott was talking about creating products, it also defines a core problem in careers. We spend most of our time in The Messy Middle of our careers where the journey is chaotic and volatile... 
Part of the challenge in navigating the Messy Middle is that the solutions are fundamentally broken.
1. Masters Degrees Are Broken At Their Foundation
2. Corporate Training Has an Enterprise Software Problem
3. Professionals Are Left To Fend For Themselves
1. Masters Degrees Are Broken At Their Foundation
2. Corporate Training Has an Enterprise Software Problem
3. Professionals Are Left To Fend For Themselves
To build something new, we need to solve for the thing that fuels our careers...creating impact.
@iambangaly wrote about this recently in Impact = Environment X Skills
reforge.com/blog/how-to-maβ¦
@iambangaly wrote about this recently in Impact = Environment X Skills
reforge.com/blog/how-to-maβ¦
So how do we create impact?
1. Unlock the earned insights of frontier leaders.
2. Help you acquire those earned insights in a meaningful way through cohort-based programs.
3. Help you execute on those earned insights to create impact for you and your company.
1. Unlock the earned insights of frontier leaders.
2. Help you acquire those earned insights in a meaningful way through cohort-based programs.
3. Help you execute on those earned insights to create impact for you and your company.
The future of professional development isn't a library of videos, but an ever-evolving ecosystem that helps you acquire new insights, execute on what you learn, and solve new problems....
A few special thank yous π
1. @onecaseman and @ShaunMClowes, for being the first two to take a leap and help create our first program beyond the Growth Series.
2. @matt_muffin , who has been not just a CTO, but a true partner.
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1. @onecaseman and @ShaunMClowes, for being the first two to take a leap and help create our first program beyond the Growth Series.
2. @matt_muffin , who has been not just a CTO, but a true partner.
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3. @ElenaVerna , @dariusmc , @britt_bingham , @far33d , and @fishmanaf and others for being early supporters, cheerleaders, + perennial featured guests.
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4. The entire Reforge team, but especially @danwolch, @thisisming, @_buf who were part of the early team and have stuck with me through many twists and turns.
Read more here -> reforge.com/blog/weve-raisβ¦
Read more here -> reforge.com/blog/weve-raisβ¦
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