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Severin co-founded Duolingo in 2011, to help people learn languages. Severin is the CTO…
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Proud of the Shaped team for securing $8M in Series A funding to revolutionize AI-powered recommendation and search. Huge thanks to our investors…
Proud of the Shaped team for securing $8M in Series A funding to revolutionize AI-powered recommendation and search. Huge thanks to our investors…
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Last week, Mike Maples, Jr launched his book Pattern Breakers (written with co-author Peter Ziebelman)! I've had the privilege of being Mike's…
Last week, Mike Maples, Jr launched his book Pattern Breakers (written with co-author Peter Ziebelman)! I've had the privilege of being Mike's…
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Thrilled to announce we’ve raised $150mm Series C at a $2.45bn post valuation led by Sequoia Capital alongside all our existing investors – Y…
Thrilled to announce we’ve raised $150mm Series C at a $2.45bn post valuation led by Sequoia Capital alongside all our existing investors – Y…
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Experience & Education
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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German
Native or bilingual proficiency
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France’s pension system is about to bankrupt the country. It’s contributing to the highest rate of social contributions in the developed world, a…
France’s pension system is about to bankrupt the country. It’s contributing to the highest rate of social contributions in the developed world, a…
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In 2020, I started a book club at Duolingo. We read about one book every month, voted on by Duos in the club. Here are my favorites: No Rules Rules:…
In 2020, I started a book club at Duolingo. We read about one book every month, voted on by Duos in the club. Here are my favorites: No Rules Rules:…
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It is such a privilege to do this work with the entrepreneurs, LPs and colleagues at Index Ventures . Here’s to making sure we keep the main thing…
It is such a privilege to do this work with the entrepreneurs, LPs and colleagues at Index Ventures . Here’s to making sure we keep the main thing…
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I'm super excited about Duolingo's second acquisition: Hobbes
I'm super excited about Duolingo's second acquisition: Hobbes
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We bid farewell to Aita Pult, our wonderful Head of Culture & Education at the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York. Over the past 4 years,…
We bid farewell to Aita Pult, our wonderful Head of Culture & Education at the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York. Over the past 4 years,…
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Since I joined Duolingo in 2015, we’ve grown from 20 engineers to a team of almost 400. I came across our first-ever employee handbook and our rules…
Since I joined Duolingo in 2015, we’ve grown from 20 engineers to a team of almost 400. I came across our first-ever employee handbook and our rules…
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Really excited about the announcement of Apple Intelligence! https://lnkd.in/gGMn25_B Our team worked hard on many of the platform foundations…
Really excited about the announcement of Apple Intelligence! https://lnkd.in/gGMn25_B Our team worked hard on many of the platform foundations…
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