Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Zach Sims is the co-founder and CEO of Codecademy, the leading online learning platform for technical skills.
Since its founding in 2011, Codecademy has helped over 50 million people from 190+ countries learn how to code. The company has raised over $82M from investors like Union Square Ventures, Naspers, Owl Ventures, Y Combinator, and Kleiner Perkins, supporting its vision to close the technical skills gap and transform people’s lives through engaging, flexible, and accessible online education.
Zach and Codecademy have been recognized by reputable thought leaders as technology pioneers, appeared on numerous 30 under 30 lists, and won many awards. Yet, behind all the hype, things were not always smooth sailing.
In this episode, we talk about the story of Codecademy with Zach and dive into some of his key learnings throughout the journey: the difference between building a movement vs. building a business, the industry's attitude towards VC fundraising, the future of education, and more.
Topics
00:22 — Introduction with Roxanne Varza
01:05 — The background and growth stories of Codecademy
05:08 — Key learnings around VC funding from the early days of Codecademy
06:50 — Codecademy in a few numbers
08:06 — The type of people that Codecademy addresses
08:51 — How Zach learned to code
09:46 — The evolution of coding since 2011
11:00 — The importance of coding education and no-code
12:08 — How Codecademy keeps up with the no-code trend
13:14 — Life-changing stories from Codecademy learners
15:16 — Code education for kids
16:11 — Countries that are leading the way in code education
17:17 — The future of education
19:18 — The user experience on Codecademy
21:00 — The importance of community on Codecademy
22:20 — Zach on what he finds exciting in the education space
24:46 — What to expect from Codecademy in the coming months: international markets and Codecademy for Business
This episode is hosted by Roxanne Varza and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre.
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