Duolingo CEO's guest appearances

Duolingo CEO

Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer

Fortt Knox

This Is Success

TechCheck

Max Levchin

Jason Calacanis

Reid Hoffman

Alexis Ohanian

Tony Xu

Bracken Darrell

Ellen Pao

Lisa Su

Marc Lore

George Kurian

Luis von Ahn

Steve Case

Casey Newton

Ben Silbermann

Jeff Bezos

OwlTail

Ryan Roslansky

To start off the show, our anchors break down Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft earnings all released after the bell yesterday. Then, Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn joins in a First on CNBC Interview as the company makes its market debut today. Staying on the topic of IPOs, CNBC’s Kate Rooney covers all the risks to Robinhood ahead of its public debut. Then, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin covers the highlights from Spotify’s earnings report after speaking with CEO Daniel Ek on the quarter. Plus, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky joins in a rare interview after the social media company hit $10 billion in revenue for the fiscal year. We also discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s latest comments on crypto regulation.

Breaking Down Big Tech Earnings, Duolingo CEO on Upcoming Market Debut & LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky

Luis von Ahn is familiar with the idea that education is a great equalizer, but the reality he’s observed is different. More often than not, the opportunity for an exceptional education is available only to the wealthy – and it makes them even wealthier. So what can be done about it?  Von Ahn was born in Guatemala, where much of the population is poor. So after he struck it rich selling a company to Google, he decided to build technology that really does address the wealth gap, by targeting one type of education that does make a difference: language.  That was the genesis of Duolingo. Today, it has touched 300 million users, and has both ad-supported and subscription versions. 

Luis von Ahn is familiar with the idea that education is a great equalizer, but the reality he’s observed is different. More often than not, the opportunity for an exceptional education is available only to the wealthy – and it makes them even wealthier.  So what can be done about it?  Von Ahn was born in Guatemala, where much of the population is poor. So after he struck it rich selling a company to Google, he decided to build technology that really does address the wealth gap, by targeting one type of education that does make a difference: language.  That was the genesis of Duolingo. Today, it has touched 300 million users, and has both ad-supported and subscription versions.

96 - Luis von Ahn, Duolingo CEO: Could Language Be Key to Closing the Wealth Gap?

If you’ve verified you’re not a robot online, you’ve used something Luis von Ahn has created. He tells "Success! How I Did It," that he doesn’t read stories about himself, and he’s probably the only CEO our host, Rich Feloni, has ever interviewed who believably says he doesn’t care about money. Von Ahn is the CEO of Duolingo, a popular language learning app. He’s also one of the guys who developed CAPTCHA, those online tests that ask you to type in a word or series of letters when you buy tickets or set up an email account. Von Ahn grew up in Guatemala and he came to the US to be part of the tech scene. He was driven by a goal of getting millions of people to work together online. It made him a pioneer of the now ubiquitous crowdsourcing movement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you’ve verified you’re not a robot online, you’ve used something Luis von Ahn has created. He tells "Success! How I Did It," that he doesn’t read stories about himself, and he’s probably the only CEO our host, Rich Feloni, has ever interviewed who believably says he doesn’t care about money. Von Ahn is the CEO of Duolingo, a popular language learning app. He’s also one of the guys who developed CAPTCHA, those online tests that ask you to type in a word or series of letters when you buy tickets or set up an email account. Von Ahn grew up in Guatemala and he came to the US to be part of the tech scene. He was driven by a goal of getting millions of people to work together online. It made him a pioneer of the now ubiquitous crowdsourcing movement.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn